Vocabulary 1.3 - Intro to Environmental Science

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Environmental science

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The study of the environment and the solution of environmental problems.

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Agriculture

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The practice of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising animals for food, fiber, and other products.

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Industry

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Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of goods in factories.

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Natural resource

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Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

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Pollution

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The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.

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Biodiversity

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The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

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Environmental science

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Agriculture

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Industry

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Natural resource