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Geo Ch.5
ch. 5 terms
Question | Answer |
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natural resources | useful materials found in the env't |
raw materials | resources that must be worked to be useful |
renewable resources | resources that can be replaced |
nonrenewable resources | resources that can not be replaced |
deforestation | a loss of forest cover in a region |
biodiversity | a richness of different kinds of living things in an area |
civil engineering | structures that alter the landscape |
pollution | man-made wast that makes the air, water or soil less clean |
environment | natural surroundings |
manufacturing | large-scale production of goods by hand |
colonization | movement of new settlers |
industrialization | the growth of machine powered production |
first level activities | hunt, cut wood, mine, fishing |
second level activities | process the products |
third level activities | deliver products |