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Mod. G 3-2 Resource
Module G Unit 3 Lesson 2 - Resource Use
Term | Definition |
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Pollution | is an undesired change in air, water, or soil that negatively affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms. |
Habitat Destruction | happens when land inhabited by an organism is destroyed or changed. |
Harvesting | is the gathering of living things for human consumption. |
Overharvesting | results when a species is used so much that the population becomes very small, sometimes putting the survival of a species at risk. |
Wind Turbine | is a device that captures the energy of moving air. |
Extinction | Something that no longer exists and has no living representative. |
Atmosphere | a mixture of gases that surrounds the planet. |