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enviromental science
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the study of air water and land surrounding an organism. it includes the impact of humans on the enviroment.
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ecology
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the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with there enviroment.
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Hunter gatherers
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get food by collecting plants and wild animals or scavenging their remains.
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Agriculture
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the raising of crops and live stock for food or for other products that are useful to humans.
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industrial reveloustion
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when people began relying on fossil fuels for energy
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resourse depletion
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useing up the stuff you need
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pollution
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not good for the earth
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loss of biodiversity
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differences in living organisms
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natural resourse
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natural resourses used by by humans, living things and non-living organisms(renewable or non-renewable)
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renewable resourses
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ex:energy from the sun
water wood soil air |
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non-renewable resourses
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ex:-metals such as iron, aluminum and cooper
non-matalic matierials such as salt,sand and clay- fossil fuels |
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biodegratable pollutants
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can be brocken down by natual processes and include matirials such as newspaper
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non-degratable
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cannot be brocken down such as mercury
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biodiversity
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variety of organisms or communities in a given area
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developed countries
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-higher incomes
-slower population groth -diverse industrial economies -stronger social support |
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developing comunities
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-lower incomes
simple argricuture-based communities, and rapid population groth |
