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| A condition in which people are unable to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, education, or health. |
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| Highly developed countries |
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| Countries with complex industrialized bases, low rates of population growth, and high per person incomes. |
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| Moderately developed countries |
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| Countries with medium levels of industrialized and per person incomes lower than those of highly developed countries. |
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| Countries with low levels of industrialization, very high rates of population growth, very high infant mortality rates, and very low per person incomes relative to highly developed countries. |
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| Natural resources that are present in LIMITED SUPPLIES and are DEPLETED as that are used. |
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| Resources that are replaced by natural processes and that can be used FOREVER, provided they are not over exploited in the short term. |
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| A situation in which there are too many people in a given geographic area. |
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| Consumption overpopulation |
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| A situation in which each individual in a population consumes too large a share of resources. |
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| Environmental sustainability |
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| The ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. |
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| The interdisciplinary study of humanity's relationship with other organisms and physical environment. |
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| The way a scientist approaches a problem, by formulating a hypothesis and then testing it. |
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