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Definition: There are three main types of mining (long wall mining, shaft mining and pillar mining) they are all dangerous for humans.
Sentence: Be careful when near mining for safety warnings towards human causes.
Example: Ores (metal elements), Precious Stones (diamonds), Building Stones (Granite) and Solid Fuels (Coal)
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86. Deforestation
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Defintion: Cutting down all the trees
Sentence: There is a major problem with deforestation around the world and many tribes are loosing their homes.
Examples: Population Growth/Expansion, Agriculture, Soil Erosion
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Definition: Farming impacts the land in a variety of negative ways but it can be done sustainably.
Sentence: Agriculture is the main industry, generally combined with cattle-raising.
Example 1: Conventional Agriculture
Example 2: Sustainable Agriculture
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Definition: When there are too many herbivores for a given area.
Sentence: Overgrazing is also practice of grazing too many livestock for too long a period on land unable to recover its vegetation.
Examples: The U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management
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Definition: Loss of forests due to building cities and results in "heat islands".
Sentence: Urbanization is also about population shifting from rural to urban areas and adapting to changes.
Examples: In the United Kingdom, theres some new urbanization like Swindon, Wiltshire, Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire.
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Definition: All land serves a purpose, it may filter water, hold ground water or supply nutrients for a forest.
Sentence: Land use is the natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats.
Examples: Arable Fields, Pastures and Managed Woods
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91. Non-Renewable Resource
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Definition: One that does NOT naturally replenish in a lifetime.
Sentence: Non-renewable resources in that their use is not sustainable because their formation takes billions of years.
Examples: Fossil Fuels, Oil, Natural Gas, Coal and Nuclear Energy
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92. Renewable Resource
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Definition: Natuarally replenishes itself over time.
Sentence: Sunlight/the sun is a renewable resource because we can use it to generate electricity without using all of it up.
Examples: Oxygen, Solar Energy, Biomass, Fresh Water
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93. Recyclable Resource
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Definition: One that can be processed and made into a new product
Sentence: Many items are recyclable resources use to create new things so it won't be waste.
Example 1: Aluminium, Paper, Glass
Example 2: Iron, Plastics, Textiles |
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