People's impact on environment Flashcards

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2.- Temperate climate

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Used mainly for farming

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1.- Reasons for land use

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When people use land it depends partly on the environment

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3.- Artic areas

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Used for hunting

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4.- What is colonization?

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Is the movement of new settlers

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5.- What is industrialization?

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It’s the development of a manufacturing machine

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6.- What is a suburb?

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It is a residential area on the edge of the city

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7.- What is deforestation?

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It is the loss of a forest

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8.- What is biodiversity?

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Is the variety of living things

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9.- What is pollution?

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Is the waste that makes dirty water, soil and air

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10.- What is economics?

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It’s the study of how people meet their wants and needs

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11.- What is scarcity?

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Having a limited quantity of resources

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12.- What is an opportunity cost?

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The cost of what you have to give up

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13.- What is a demand?

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The desire of certain good

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14.- What is a supply?

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Is the amount of a service

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15.- What are producers?

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People or businesses that make and sell products

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16.- Who are the consumers?

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People that buy products

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17.- What is an incentive?

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A factor that encourages people to act in a certain way

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18.- Land use

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Involves the management of natural environment to build settlements

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19.- How do humans affect environment?

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Positively: using technology to reduce pollution
Negatively: air, soil, water pollution; global arming