Geoterms 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.
2
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Deforestation
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Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming and ranching.
3
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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 future generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.
4
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Tropical rainforest
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A broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the Ecuador.
5
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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.
