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Natural resources
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A useful material found in the environment.
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Raw materials
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Materials that must be changed before they can be used
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Recyclable resources
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A resource or material that cycles through natural processes in the environment
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Renewable resources
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A natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replaces it is used
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Nonrenewable resources
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A resource that cannot be replaced once it used
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Top petroleum consumers
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1. USA (26.1%) 2. Japan (7.4%) 3.China (5.8%)
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Fossil fuels
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Any one of several resources coal oil, created from remains of plants or animals
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Top petroleum producers
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1. USA (12.1%) 2. Saudi Arabia (11.5%) 3. Russia (8.5%)
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OPEC
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Organization of petroleum exporting countries
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Stages of resources development
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*1st level- use land resources directly to make products
*2nd level-when people turn raw materials into things they use *3rd level-products are distributed to people who use them. |
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manufacturing
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The process of turning raw materials into a finished product
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Developed nations
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A country with a modern industrial society and a well developed economy.
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Developing nations
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A country with a relatively low industrial production often lacking modern tech.
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Commercial farming
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Farming that is done by companies;’ commercial farms are large and use modern tech.; also, the raising of crops and livestock for sale in outside markets
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Subsistence farming
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Farming that provides only enough food and animals for the needs of a family or village
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Plantations
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A large estate, usually in a warm climate, on which crops are grown by workers living there; plantations usually raise a single crop for export
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Foreign aid
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Economic and military aid to another country
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ecosystem
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A community of living things and their environment; the elements of and ecosystem interact with each other
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deforestation
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The process of clearing land of forests or trees usually to make room for farms and homes
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habitats
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The area in which a plant or animal naturally grows or lives live
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Acid rain
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Rain whose high levels of chemicals can pollute or damage the environment; usually caused by pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels.
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Ozone layers
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The layer of gas in the upper part of the atmosphere that blocks out most of the suns harmful ultraviolet rays.
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CFC
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Chlorofluorocarbons
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Global warming
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A slow increase in earths temp. due to the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere more heat than normal is trapped and the temp around the world will increase.
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recycle
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To reuse material to make new products
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