of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

the unsustainable, excessive consumption of natural resources—such as fishing, logging, or hunting—faster than they can naturally replenish, threatening biodiversity and leading to ecological, economic, and species collapse

the global ecosystem encompassing all living organisms (plants, animals, microbes)

the solid, inorganic portion of Earth, encompassing all rocks, minerals, soil, and sediments from the surface crust down to the metallic core

the total, combined mass of water found on, under, and above Earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice

The atmosphere is a layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface up many thousands of miles, becoming increasingly thinner with distance but always held by the Earth's gravitational pull.

protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.

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Term	Definition
Finite	. having limits or bounds.
Resilient	of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
overexploitation	the unsustainable, excessive consumption of natural resources—such as fishing, logging, or hunting—faster than they can naturally replenish, threatening biodiversity and leading to ecological, economic, and species collapse
biosphere	the global ecosystem encompassing all living organisms (plants, animals, microbes)
geosphere	the solid, inorganic portion of Earth, encompassing all rocks, minerals, soil, and sediments from the surface crust down to the metallic core
hydrosphere	the total, combined mass of water found on, under, and above Earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice
atmosphere	The atmosphere is a layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface up many thousands of miles, becoming increasingly thinner with distance but always held by the Earth's gravitational pull.
conserve	protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.

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