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24 Cards in this Set
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conservation
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preservation and careful management of the environment and of the natural recourses.
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restoration
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restoring an environment back to its natural state.
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preserving
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the act of preserving guarding or protecting
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construction and urban development
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the construction of building roads, dams, and other structures
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zoning
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land areas that are divided into zones or sections for different purposes.
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dam
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barrier that stops or slows water in a river stream or other body of water.
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local government
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committee of people decide how the land will be zoned
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overpopulation
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as a population of organisms get bigger, it uses more resources. the resources become quickly strained, polluted or depleted
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farming
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land that is used to grow crops to grow organisms
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extinct
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the disappearance of all members of a species from earth
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surface mining
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removing recources just below the earth's surface; removing the matierial from under earth's surface
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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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landfill
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hole in the ground that holds garbadge
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deforestation
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cutting down large areas of trees for devolpment or use
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habitat destruction
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loss of natural habitat.
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health
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condition of body and mind being free from disease and pain
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recreation
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activity that refreshes and recreates
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scenic
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locations that have beauty
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stakeholders
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person who holds in a company and is able to share in the profits and losses of that company or business
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local government 2
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people who hold petisions that help make decisions
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residential land
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land that is zoned for homes
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commercial land
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land that is zoned for businesses and factories
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mixed land use
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both residential and commercial land can be in that area
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goverment land
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land that the govermrnt owns and does not use for business
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