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| anything that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people |
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| contamination of Earth's land, water, or air |
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| a specific pollution source that can be identified |
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| widely spread pollution that cannot be tied to a specific origin |
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| the study of the natural processes in the environment and how humans affect them |
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| a resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time |
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| resources that are not replaced in a useful time frame |
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| using a resource in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a certain period of time |
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| the amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb the waste they produce |
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| the practice of managing the use of resources wisely so the resources last longer |
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| when a population grows at an ever-increasing rate |
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| the process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once |
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| cutting down only some trees in a forest and leaving a mix of tree sizes and species behind |
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| an amount of a renewable resource such as trees that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply |
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| an area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms |
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| the practice of raising fish and other water-dwelling organisms for food |
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| the number of different species in an area |
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| a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem |
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| located within cells and carry the hereditary information that determines an organism's traits |
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| the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth |
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| species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future |
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| species that could become endangered in the near future |
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| the loss of a natural habitat |
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| breaking larger habitats into smaller, isolated pieces |
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| the illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats |
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| the mating of animals in zoos or on wildlife preserves |
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