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natural resource
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anything naturally occuring in the environment that humans use.
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renewable resource
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a resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time.
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nonrenewable resource
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a natural resource that is not replaced in useful time frame.
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sustainable use
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the use of a resource in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a certain period of time.
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ecological footprint
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the amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and to absorb the wastes that they produce.
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conservation
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the practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer
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pollution
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contamination of Earth's land,water,or air.
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point source
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a specific source of pollution that can be identified.
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non- point source
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a widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin
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environmental science
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the study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
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