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15 Cards in this Set
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Dsertification
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Area turns into desert & overgrazing
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Salinization
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Salty soil
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No Till Farming
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Dont plow, cut slits
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Urban Crisis
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City intrastructure of streets, schools, bridges, hospitals, etc.
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Solid Waste
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Any unwanted or discarded solid material
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Biodegradable
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decomposers in nature will break material down over time
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Nonbiodegradable
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Decomposers in nature cant break material down over time
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Hazardous Waste
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Solid waste that is toxic/ carcinogen/ mutagens/ teratogens/ flammable, chemically unstable corrosive
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Contour Farming
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Plowing with the land
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Strip Cropping
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A pattern so you dont have loose soil
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Agroforestry
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Planting pecan and orange trees because they have finger like roots
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Windbreaks
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Growing trees around your land to stop wind from blowing away your crops
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Erosion
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Less Nutrients, Less water holding ability, causes pollution, Kills organisms, cost US $3.4 million/hour
Best prevented by having plants with roots that hold the soil like fingers |
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Uses of 30% our Forests
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use- tumber, paper, fuel, medicines, oxygen, food, hold soil/water, regulate climate, habitat, recreation
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Problem with 30% our Forests
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problems-deforestation, clear cutting
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