Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

Naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, or biological.

The movement of large groups of people from one geographical area to another.

A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.

A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.

Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment.

An advantage or gain from something

A forecast or observation under specific conditions

Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.

per-capita consumption

The average amount goods and services used per person.

agricultural efficiency

The ratio of agricultural outputs to inputs to find the optimal sustainable amount of land, labor, water and other resources

Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.

Design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment and on the location of different activities within it.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

photosynthetic biomass

Performs the act of primary production, the initial step in the manifestation of life.

A reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

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9.1 Vocab

Term	Definition
Natural Resources	Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
Natural hazards	Naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, or biological.
Mass migration	The movement of large groups of people from one geographical area to another.
criteria	A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
constraint	A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.
simulation	Imitation of a process
limitation	Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment.
benefit	An advantage or gain from something
prediction	A forecast or observation under specific conditions
sustainability	Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
per-capita consumption	The average amount goods and services used per person.
agricultural efficiency	The ratio of agricultural outputs to inputs to find the optimal sustainable amount of land, labor, water and other resources
conservation	Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.
urban planning	Design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment and on the location of different activities within it.
biodiversity	The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
photosynthetic biomass	Performs the act of primary production, the initial step in the manifestation of life.
ocean acidification	A reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

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