Human Impact on the Environment

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Part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things.

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natural resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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The removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.

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deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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The development of towns and cities on previously natural areas.

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Urbanization

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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The contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life.

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pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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The careful use of Earth's materials to reduce damage to the environment.

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conservation

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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Process of planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

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reforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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A process in which mined land is restored with soil and replanted with vegetation.

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reclamation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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An area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water.

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Aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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The contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke.

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Air Pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight.

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Photochemical Smog