How does water quality affect the ecology of a community?
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| model | A way of representing
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| simulate | To imitate how something happens in the the real world by acting it out using a model.
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| elevation | The height of a geographical location above a reference point, usually sea level.
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| claim | A statement about what a trend means.
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| watershed | The land area from which water drains into a particular stream, river or lake.
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| slope | A measure of steepness. It is the ratio of change in elevation to the change in horizontal distance.
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| raised relief map | A three-dimensional map that shows elevations.
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| nested watershed | One watershed that is part of a larger one.
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| erosion | A process in which Earth’s material are loosened and removed.
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| deposition | The settling down of Earth’s materials in another area.
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| land use | How people use Earth’s surface.
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| urban area | An area that has a large population and a lot of residential and commercial development.
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| urbanization | The growth and development of urban areas.
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| manufacturing | The making of or producing of anything.
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| deforestation | The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.
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| pollution | Substances that are added to air, water, or soil that cause harm to the environment.
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| point-source pollution | Pollution that originates from a single point or location.
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| non-point-source pollution | Pollution that comes from many sources over a large area.
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