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Vocabulary for Topic 7 - Human Impact on Ecosystems

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Carrying Capacity   the largest population of any single species that survives by eating animals  
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Deforestation   forest destruction that results from human activity  
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Direct Harvesting   the destruction of an organism, or the removal of an organism from its habitat  
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Energy Flow   the movement of energy through an ecosystem  
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Fossil Fuel   a fuel, such as coal and gas, that comes form the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago  
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Global Warming   an increase in Earth's average surface temperature caused by an increase in greenhouse gases  
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Industrialization   the process of converting an economy into one in which large-scale manufacturing is the primary economic base  
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Nonrenewable Resource   any resource, such as fossil fuels and minerals, that cannot be replaced  
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Nuclear Fuel   an energy source that results form splitting atoms  
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Ozone Shield   the layer of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere that protects Earth from some of the sun's radiation  
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Pollution   a harmful change in the chemical make-up of the soil, water, or air  
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Renewable Resource   Earth's resources, such as our food supply and solar energy, which can be replaced  
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Technology   all of the practical scientific knowledge that has been used to meet human needs  
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Trade-Off   an exchange or agreement made to reach a compromise  
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Water Cycle   the process by which water continuously moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back  
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