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| conflicts with controlling water as a central feature |
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| gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane. ozone, and nitrous oxide, that warm the earth's atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation |
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| vector-born disease that is carried by mosquitoes and kills millions each year |
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| community of plants, animals, and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce, and interact in the same area or environment |
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| non-renewable sources of energy such as oil, gas, and coal |
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| what is the leading contributor to climate change |
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| effects, processes, or materials that are the result of human activities |
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| clearing of forests, usually by logging or burning, which not only releases carbon into the atmosphere but also often results in soil erosion, desertification, and the loss of habitats and biodiversity |
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| how does cutting down trees cause CO2 emission |
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| when trees are cut down they release carbon that mixed with oxygen in the air causing CO2 to form |
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| types of viruses that break down the body's ability to fight opportunistic infections |
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| human immunodeficiency viruses |
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| what is the second largest contributor of CO2 emissions |
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| particular group of inhabitants of a geographic space whose connections to that space are the earliest known human connections to that land |
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| deterioration of the ozone layer which serves to protect the earth from the dangerous ultraviolet light of the sun |
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| measure of a solution's acidity |
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| large marine formations created from the calcium carbonate skeletons of coral animals that support living corals and various forms of plant and animal life |
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| why are oceans important to CO2 emissions |
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| about half of CO2 emissions are absorbed by the oceans |
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| process by which plants, and some other species, use the energy of sunlight to create the sugars necessary for respiration |
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| whitening of corals resulting from the stress-induced expulsion of the algae zooxanthellae |
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| a relationship in which two dissimilar organisms rely upon each other for mutual gain |
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| single-celled algae that live symbiotically with corals |
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| warming of Pacific water that creates changes in climatic weather patterns |
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| unusually cold water in the Pacific that causes weather disruptions |
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| lacking enough water to meet basic daily needs |
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| land on the Jordan river that has been central to the conflicts in the Middle East |
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| largest single water-bearing unit in North America that is being drawn upon so heavily that water levels are dropping each year |
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| places where factory famrs store animal waste |
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| waste materials produced from the process of extracting minerals from ore |
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| accumulation of too much salt in water or soil |
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| land areas in which the soil is either permanently or seasonally saturated with moisture |
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| areas beyond suburbs that serve as commuter towns to nearby urban areas |
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| gradual transformation of habitable land into desert |
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| process whereby existing organix material is cut down and burned to clear land for farming |
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| cold-blooded vertebrates that can live in the water and on land |
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| transferred through water, this fungus attaches itself to amphibians' skin making it hard for them to breathe |
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| species whose presence, absence, or condition in an area indicates certain environmental conditions |
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| North and South America before Columbus landed |
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| pathogenic microorganisms that are transferred from host to host by blood-sucking arthropods like mosquitoes and ticks |
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| chemical substances that do not break down in the environment |
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| persistent organic pollutants |
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| to accumulate in a biological or ecological system over time |
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| effort by scientists to engineer fewe improved strains of wheat and corn in order to increase food supplies in developing countries |
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| surplus exlectronics that are not recycled |
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| technologies that cause limited to no harm ot the environment in a sustainable way |
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| environmental technologies |
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| fuel made from recently dead biological materials |
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| renewable energy source that uses heat from the Earth for energy |
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| unit of measurement that describes the amount of radioactivity in a sample |
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| refers to the floating pile of garbage in the Pacific Ocean that is generally trapped in a fixed location due to wind and water patterns |
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| gas produced when abcteria digest organic material |
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| production of unwanted materials as a by-product of economic processes |
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| what are the two main strategies used to dispose of human waste |
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| landfills and incinerators |
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| use of resources in such a way that human needs are met while environmental damage in minimized |
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| treaty requiring nations to protect biodiversity and the ecosystems upon which various species depend |
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| number and variety of different living organisms within an ecosystem as well as the genetic variation within each species |
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| use of microorganisms for inducstrial and commercial enterprise |
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| process through which sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that are emitted into the air mix with atmospheric water and oxygen and the nfall back to the land in the form of acid |
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