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FishCrisis Hurricane

In lit book - vocab and key concepts - fish crisis and Hurricane

Question	Answer
to give intense attention to; to consider carefully	contemplate
to fall or drop straight downward; plunge	plummet
greatly reduced in amount	depleted
to weaken, wear away or destroy slowly	undermine
to use or develop for profit, usually in an unfair,unjust, or selfish way	exploit
to come together at a place; meet	converge
to increase extend	amplify
in a way that does not pay attention to differences; carelessly	indiscriminately
in a way that shows great attention, care, and effort	diligently
to aid or support with a contribution of money	subsidize
occupying a relatively small space or area; tightly packed	compact
to leave or clear an area	evacuate
the relationship of living things to their environment and to each other	ecology
highly uncommon; rare; one of a kind	unique
Summarize what happened to the world's ocean fish supply in the 1990's.	Overfishing, pollution, and construction reduced the number of fish in fisheries to a dangerously low level
longer: ruining or creating fishery?	creating
technical advances that have affected fishing?	sonar, so you know exactly where fish are
US congress: what did they do to solve problem?	passed landmark legislation requiring fishery managers to crack down on overfishing
what did UN do to solve problem?	produced a treaty promising to protect fish near coastal areas
why were scientists looking at computer models of storms?	so they could predict whether or not to evacuate
where/when did Andrew come Ashore?	August 24, 1992. near Key West in south FL
Describe path of destruction caused by Andrew	knocked down walls, roofs, trees, lamp posts, road signs, telephone poles,and traffic lights. 22 people died in Homestead & Florida City. It cut a path threw Everglades National Park
Plant/animal life: how was it affected by storm?	tore path through it; chemicals now sweep through it by water; foreign plants' seeds will spread and take over forest. Animals need nests, burrows, water, food.
Why is path of a storm hard to predict?	It changes
Why did people awake in terror?	The wind was tearing things of their houses

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