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acid rain
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Rainfall with much higher acidity than normal, caused by sulfur and nitrogen oxides derived from the burning of fossil fuels being flushed from the atmosphere by precipitation, with lethal effects for many plants and animals.
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greenhouse effect
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A process in which the increased release of carbon dioxide and other gasses into the atmosphere, caused by industrial activity and deforestation, permits solar short-wave heat radiation to reach the Earth's surface but blocks long-wave outgoing radiation, causing a thermal imbalance and global heating.
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feedlot
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A factoy-like farm devoted to either livestock fattening or dairying; all feed is imported and no crops are grown on the farm.
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heartland
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The interior of a sizeable landmass, removed from maritime connections; in particular, the interior of the Eurasian continent.
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industrial landscape
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Industrial landscape forms that result from industrial activity
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language family
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A group of related languages derived from a common ancestor.
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livestock fattening
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a commercial type of agriculture that produces fattened cattle and hogs for meat.
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market gardening
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Farming devoted to specialized fruit, vegetable, or vine crops for sale rather than consumption.
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paddy rice farming
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The cultivation of rice on a paddy, or small flooded field enclosed by mud dikes, practiced in the humid areas of the Far East.
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population pyramids
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A graph used to show the age and sex composition of a population.
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ranching
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The commercial raising of herd livestock on a large landholding.
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swidden cultivation
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A type of agriculture characterized by land rotation, in which temporary clearings are used for several years and then abandoned to be replaced by new clearings; also known as "slash-and-burn agriculture."
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