Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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- Q1all the members of a species living in a given areapopulation30s
- Q2the largest number of individuals of a given species that Earth's resources can support and maintain for a long period of time.Carrying capacity30s
- Q3the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.Deforestation30s
- Q4the development of desert-like conditions due to human activities and/or climate change.Desertification30s
- Q5the development of land for houses or other buildings near a cityUrban Sprawl30s
- Q6planting trees to replace trees that have been cut down or burned down.Reforestation30s
- Q7process of restoring land disturbed by miningReclamation30s
- Q8pollution from a single source that can be identifiedPoint-source pollution30s
- Q9pollution from several widespread sources that cannot be traced back to a single sourceNonpoint-source pollution30s
- Q10result of nitrogen and carbon compounds reacting in sunlight.Photochemical smog30s
- Q11rain or snow that has a lower pH than that of normal rainwater.Acid precipitation30s
- Q12mix of both liquid and solid matter in the airParticulate matter30s
- Q13an increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can lead toGlobal warming30s
- Q14the natural process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the sunGreenhouse effect30s
- Q15a scale that ranks levels of ozone and other air pollutants.Air Quality Index30s