Kaylee7-7-7 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Megalopolis | Areas where cities have grown so large they run into each other |
Developing country | Countries seeking to industrialize, but still wanting to follow traditional ways |
Developed countries | Like the U.S., have long been industrialized and can offer a higher standard of living |
Standard of Living | The measure of a persons's wealth and personal well-being |
Deforestation | The clearing of forests |
Habitat | The special environments required for particular organisms to live |
Desertification | The turning of fertile land into desert |
Droughts | Long periods without rain |
Subsistence farmers | People who grow just enough food to meet their needs |
Slums | The rundown, poverty-stricken portions of a city |
Nonrenewable resource | Fuels that take millions of years to produce, when they run out, they will be gone forever |
Acid rain | Poisonous downpours |
Greenhouse effect | Gases that trap solar energy in the form of heat, the same way that a nursery greenhouse does |
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) | The gases used in aerosols, air conditioning, refrigerators, and foam packaging, has also raised concern among scientists |
Ozone layer | A thin, protective layer of gas in the upper atmosphere |
Ozone hole | Seasonal reduction of ozone over Antarctica |
Sustainable development | Economic development that does not limit the ability of future generations to meet their needs |
Green Revolution | A solution to feeding the world's population |
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