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Chapters 15 and 16

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biosphere   all organisms and the part of Earth where they exist  
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biota   collection of living things  
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hydrosphere   collection of Earth's water bodies, ice, and water vapor  
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atmosphere   air blanketing Earth's solid surface  
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geosphere   features of Earth's surface, such as continents and the sea floor, and everything below Earth's surface  
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climate   average long-term weather pattern of a region  
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microclimate   climate of a specific location within a larger area  
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nonrenewable resource   natural resource that is used more quickly than it can be formed  
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renewable resource   resource that replenishes itself quickly enough so that it will not be used faster than it can be produced  
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ecological footprint   amount of land necessary to produce and maintain enough food water, shelter, energy, and waste  
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global warming   worldwide trend of increasing average temperatures  
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sustainable development   practice of not using natural resources more quickly than they can be replenished  
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