Soc. Studies-Chapter 7 Vocabulary

The part of the environment we live in

• nature

• organism

• habitat

Living beings such as plants and animals

• nature

• organism

• habitat

A specific natural place in which every living being resides

• nature

• organism

• habitat

Terrain that is characterized by the presence of vegetation

• green areas

• natural reserves

• pollution

Spaces that have been protected to preserve all of their inhabiting species

• green areas

• natural reserves

• pollution

Occurs when we soil something by tossing physical o chemical waste

• green areas

• natural reserves

• pollution

Materials that we take from nature

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

Those natural resources which grow and can be renewed rapidly

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

Resources that take a long time to be replenished

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

To use the fewest resources possible

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle