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NRAHI Top 2 Exp 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| population growth | the increase individuals in a population or a particular group |
| exponential | growth at an ever-increasing rate so that the larger a population gets, the faster it grows |
| consumption | use of something |
| greenhouse effect | the trapping of heat near a planet surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere |
| climate change | a sudden or gradual change in Earth's climate |
| fluctuate | shift back-and-forth uncertainly |
| pollution | contamination of the earth's land, water, or air |
| conservation | the careful use of a resource to prevent it from being wasted and make it last longer |
| mitigation | the process or result of making something less severe or dangerous |
| correlation | a relationship or connection between two or more events |
| energy efficiency | using less energy to perform the same task |
| irrigation | the watering of land by artificial means to aid plant growth |
| levee | a bank constructed to prevent flooding |
| urban development | the process of developing a town or a city by building new buildings |
| desertification | the advance of desert-like conditions into areas that previously were fertile; caused by over farming, over gazing, drought, and climate change |
| retention | the act of holding something |
| wetlands | areas where water covers the soil, or is present at or near the surface of the soil for some or all of the year |
| land reclamation | the process of restoring an area of land to a more productive state |
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