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a liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste |
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allowing more animals to graze in an area than the area can support
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an area of land not cultivated nor inhabited by humans |
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an area with a relatively sparse population |
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an area that contains a city |
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buildings, roads and bridges, pipes, sewer systems and electrical lines |
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Computerized system for sorting, manipulating and viewing geographic data |
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land that is used to graze livestock and wildlife |
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an area that is typically warmer than its surrounding areas |
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clearcutting/deforestation |
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cutting down trees without replacing them |
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land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment, and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems |
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land used to grow plants for food and fiber |
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movement of people from rural areas to cities |
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selective cutting down of trees |
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rapid expansion of a city into the surrounding countryside |
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First national park created |
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an organism that makes its own food |
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organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms |
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the process in which plants make sugar molecules from sunlight |
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Land that is not structurally sound/undesirable |
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an animal that exclusively eats other animals |
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another word for carnivore |
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an animal that exclusively eats only plants |
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another term for an herbivore |
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a carnivore that eats other carnivores |
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parks or preserves within a city |
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another name for a consumer |
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another name for a producer |
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materials that can be decomposed by natural processes; non-permanent |
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