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| Earth's surface and atmosphere, including living organisms, air, water, soil, and other resources necessary to sustain life |
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| a system composed of the interaction of all living organisms and their natural environment |
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| profound long-term harm to the natural environment caused by humanity's focus on short term material affluence |
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| regions of dense forestation, most of which circle the globe close to the equator |
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| patterns of development that expose poor people, especially minorities, to environmental hazards |
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| a rise in Earth's average temperature due to an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere |
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