Environmechallenges
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Megalopolises | Area where cities have grown so large they run into each other.
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| Developing countries | Countries seeking to industrialize , but still wanting to follow traditional ways.
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| Developed countries | The United States have long , been industrialized and can offer a higher standard of living.
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| Deforestation | The clearing of Deforestation is one of the by-products of a growing world population.
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| Habitats | Special environment required for particular organisms to live.
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| Desertification | Organizing grasslands and overplanting fields leave the land exposed to erosion.
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| Acid rain | Poisonous downpours have killed forest in both North America and Europe.
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| Green house effect | The gases trap solar energy in the form of heat , the same way the nursery greenhouse dose.
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| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) , | the gases used in aerosols, air conditioning , refrigeration , and foam packaging , has also raised concern among scientist.
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| The ozone hole | This hole starts to appear each August and reaches its largest size by October.
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| The ozone layer | Absorbs most of the suns cancer - causing ultraviolet radiation.
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| Sustainable development | Economic development that dose not limit the ability of future generation to meet their needs is known as sustainable development.
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| Green revolution | Provided new strains of rice, corn, and other grains that have high yields.
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| Subsistences farmers, | growing just enough food to meet their needs.
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| Slums | The rundown , property-stricken portion of a city.
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| Nonrenewable resources | Such as coal , petroleum, or natural gas. It takes millions of years to produce these fuels.
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