Ch 7 Vocabulary

environmental impact expressed as the amount of land needed to sustain use of natural resources.

• ecological footprint
• ecotourism
• biological magnification
• deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

alteration in the long-term patterns, possibly due to human impact

• deforestation
• sustainable development
• global warming
• climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere

• smog
• monoculture
• global warming
• climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year

• deforestation
• genetic diversity
• monoculture
• overharvesting

the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

• captive breeding
• deforestation
• overharvesting
• ecological footprint

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native

• habitat fragmentation
• invasive species
• habitat restoration
• biological magnification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water

• anthropogenic
• invasive species
• ozone layer
• pollutant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.

• smog
• monoculture
• ozone layer
• biological magnification

air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

• monoculture
• smog
• ozone layer
• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

toxins become more concentrated in successive trophic levels.

• ozone layer
• smog
• ecotourism
• biological magnification