2.4 Human Environment Interaction Flashcards
1
Q
thick haze
A
smog
2
Q
chemicals from air pollution that combinee with precipitation
A
acid rain
3
Q
builup of certain gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, retain the sun’s warmth
A
greenhouse effect
4
Q
changing what crops farmers plant in a field from year to year
A
crop rotation
5
Q
cutting down of forests without replanting new trees
A
deforestation
6
Q
careful use of resources to avoid wasting them
A
conservation
7
Q
process of collecting water and distributing it to crops
A
irrigation
8
Q
powerfull chemicals that kill cropdestroying insects
A
pesticides
9
Q
system that sets rules for deciding what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them
A
ecosystems
10
Q
variety of and animals living on the planet
A
biodiversity
