Amazon Geo Terms Flashcards
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Carbon-oxygen cycle
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The process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals, and the environment.
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Biodiversity
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The variety of plants and animals living in one area. The term can also mean the great variety of all living things on earth.
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Deforestation
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Removing or clearing away the stress from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear for farming or ranching.
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Sustainable Development
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Using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of furthers generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.
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Tropical Rainforest
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A broadleaf evergreen first found in wet or hot regions near the equator.
