Ecological Issues
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Natural resources | any natural materials that are used by humans, such as water, petroleum, mineral, forests, and animals
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| Renewable resources | can be replaced relatively quickly by natural process
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| Nonrenewable resources | form at a slower rate than they are consumed (used up)
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| Pollution | an undesirable change in the natural environment
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| Biodegradable | can be broken down by natural processes
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| Nonbiodegradable | can't be broken down by natural processes
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| Biodiversity | the variety of organisms in a given area
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| Ecological footprint | calculations that show the productive area of Earth needed to support on person
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| Sustainability | the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely
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