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Chapter 3-3
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Geography
6th Grade
02/04/2011

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CK-What is anything from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs?
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natural resource
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AL-What is a resource that can be replaced naturally or fairly quickly?
Definition
renewable resource
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JF- What is the term for the large scale production of food crops and livestock that usually uses machinery?
Definition
commercial agriculture
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TK-What is a resource that cannot be replaced because it was formed over millions of years?
Definition
nonrenewable resource
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SW-What is it called when a farmer grows only enough to feed himself?
Definition
subsistence farming
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AF- What energy is generated by falling water?
Definition
hydroelectric power
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HD-What is rain that carries large amounts of sulfuric acid from pollutants that combine to form precipitation?
Definition
acid rain
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CJ-What is the term for putting poisonous and impure substances into the land, water, and air?       
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pollution
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V.B- What is a substance that kills insects and also damages land and pollutes rivers and groundwater?
Definition
pesticides
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QO -What type of industry produces goods?
Definition
manufacturing
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AH-What are businesses that supply services instead of goods?
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service industries
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JG-What is energy produced by the heat of the sun?
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solar energy
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What term is used for the fuel sources of coal, oil, and natural gas?
Definition
fossil fuels
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