Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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The amount of moisture in the air
A
Humidity
2
Q
The distance above or below sea level
A
Elevation
3
Q
Something in the environment that people use
A
Natural resource
4
Q
The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services
A
Economy
5
Q
Something people make or grow
A
Product
6
Q
Something that cannot be replaced or would take a long time to form again
A
Nonrenewable
7
Q
To limit the use of something
A
Conserve
8
Q
Something that can be replaced
A
Renewable
9
Q
To change to fit a new set of conditions
A
Adapt
10
Q
The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work
A
Technology
11
Q
The practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels
A
Irrigation
12
Q
An underground layer of porous rock that contains water
A
Aquifer
