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12 Cards in this Set
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OVERPOPULATION
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as a population of organisms get bigger, it uses more resources. resources such as food, land, polluted, or depleted.
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DEFORISTATION
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the practice of cutting down large areas of trees for development or use. the trees can be turned into wood and paper products. the land can also be turned into housing or a factory.
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HABITAT DESTRUCTION
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the loss of natural habitat. examples: building a highway, building a shopping mall, creating a cow pasture, filling a wasteland, or turning a lake into a waterpark.
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ENDANGERED
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a species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future because its population is dropping rapidly.
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EXTINCT
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the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth.
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RESTORATION
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restoring an environment back to its natural state by planting native species. sometimes, native animals are also re-located.
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FARMING
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land that is used to grow crops to feed organisms. as the Earths population grows, new farmland will need to be created, leading to a loss of natural habitat for plants and animals.
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CONSTRUCTION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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the construction of building, roads, dams, and other structures. this construction can be on newly deforested land or re-used land.
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SURFACE MINING
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removing resources just below the surface of the Earth by removing a strip of Earth, mining out the materials, and refilling the strip of Earth.
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LANDFILL
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a whole in the ground that holds non-hazardous waste, construction debris, agricultural, and waste industries.
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DAM
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a barrier that stops or slows water flow in a river, stream, or other body of water.
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7th
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grade
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