Core Concepts 4

Question 1

natural resources

Answer 1

a useful material found in the enviroment

Question 2

renewable resources

Answer 2

a resource that Earth or people can replace. Examples are water, plants, and animals.

Question 3

nonrenewable resource

Answer 3

a resource that cannot be replaced in a relatively short period of time

Question 4

Fossil fuels

Answer 4

are nonrenewable resources formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals.

Question 5

Colonization

Answer 5

a movement of new settlers and their culture to an area

Question 6

Industrialization

Answer 6

the development of machine-powered production and manufacturing

Question 7

suburb

Answer 7

is a residential area on the edge of a city or large town

Question 8

Deforestation

Answer 8

the loss of forest cover in a region

Question 9

Biodiversity

Answer 9

is the variety of living things in a region or ecosystem

Question 10

pollution

Answer 10

waste that makes the air, soil, or less water less clean

Question 11

spillover

Answer 11

is an effect on someone or something not involved in an activity