2.4 Human - Environment Interaction Flashcards

1
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Thick haze of smoke and chemical

A

Smog

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2
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Chemical from air pollution that combine with precipitation.

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Acid rain

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3
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Buildup of certain gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, retain the sun’s warmth.

A

Greenhouse effect

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4
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Changing what crops farmers plant in a field from one culture to another

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Crop rotation

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5
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Cutting down of forest s without replanting new trees

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Deforestation

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6
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Careful use of resources to avoid wasting them

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Conservation

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7
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Process of collecting water and distributing it to crops

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Irrigation

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8
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Powerful chemical that kill crop-destroying insects

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Pesticide

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9
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Place shared by plants and animals that depend on one another for survival.

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Ecosystem

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10
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Area that include particular kinds of plants and animals adapted to condition there

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Biodiversity

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11
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A thickness or fold

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Layer

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12
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A method of accomplishing something

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Technique

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