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Geo Ch.5
ch. 5 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural resources | useful materials found in the env't |
| raw materials | resources that must be worked to be useful |
| renewable resources | resources that can be replaced |
| nonrenewable resources | resources that can not be replaced |
| deforestation | a loss of forest cover in a region |
| biodiversity | a richness of different kinds of living things in an area |
| civil engineering | structures that alter the landscape |
| pollution | man-made wast that makes the air, water or soil less clean |
| environment | natural surroundings |
| manufacturing | large-scale production of goods by hand |
| colonization | movement of new settlers |
| industrialization | the growth of machine powered production |
| first level activities | hunt, cut wood, mine, fishing |
| second level activities | process the products |
| third level activities | deliver products |