Section 4 Human Environment Interaction Flashcards

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A thick haze of smoke and chemicals.

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Smog

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Chemicals in air pollution that can also combine with precipitation.

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Acid rain

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Buildup of certain gases in the Earth atmosphere.

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Greenhouse effect

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4
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Changing what crops farmers plant in a field from year to year.

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Crop rotation

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5
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Cutting down of forest without replanting new trees.

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Deforesation

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6
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Document that describes the structers.

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Conversation

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Process of cellecting water and distributing it to crops.

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Irrigation

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Powerful chemicals that kill cropdestroying insects.

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Pesticides

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Place shared by plants and animals that depend on one another for survial.

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Ecosystem

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10
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Variety of plants and animals living on tha planet.

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Biodiversity

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