Unit 5- Human Impact Vocabulary

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emissions

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Pollutants that are released into the air.

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overpopulation

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a condition in which the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support

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fossil fuel

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Energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms.

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erosion

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.

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deposition

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Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.

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petroleum

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liquid fossil fuel

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deforestation

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the removal of forests to use the land for other reasons

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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 a useful time frame.

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exponential growth

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A rate of change that increases more and more rapidly over time.