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ch3 4
geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any material in nature that people use and value | natural resources |
| resources earth replaces naturally | renewable resources |
| resources that can not be replaced | nonrenewable resources |
| clearing of trees | deforestation |
| planting trees to replaced lost forestland | reforestation |
| nonrenewable resources found by plants and animals from millions of years ago | fossil fuels |
| petroleum pumped out of the ground | crude oil |
| factories that process crude oil into usable oil and fuels | refineries |
| the production of electricity through the power of water, like rivers and dams (renewable) | hydroelectric power |
| wind power is another renewable source of energy (1 example) | wind mills |
| solar energy is renewable energy (1 example) | solar panels |
| heat in the ground; pipes in 10 foot deep ditches to warm/cool the air | geothermal |
| from splitting atoms; waste produced is radioactive for thousands of years | nuclear waste |
| 4 mineral resources | metals,salts,rocks,and gems |
| natural resources(5) | plants,animals,minerals,water,etc. |