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| Is the drainage area of a river. |
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| Is an enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea/ocean. |
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| Is the water found in cracks in sand, gravel and rocks below the earth’s surface. |
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| Is all the land draned by a river, stream, lake or other body of water. |
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| Is a natural system that in clude plants, animals, soil, air, and water. |
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| Is a porous rock layer underground that is used for hodling water. |
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| Is the amount of land and water needed to support one’s lifestyle using current technology. |
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Is pertainng to the edges of streams or rivers.
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| Is eroded soil particls that wash or get blown into a body of water. |
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| Is discharge entering a stream or other body of water at a specific, detectable point. This is polution that can be traked back to its source. |
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Non-point Source Pollution
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| Is diffused runoff from a large areas of land. Non-point source polution is polution that can NOT be traked back to a specific source. |
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| Is the rapid dence growth of alge tha takes away the waters oxygen as it dies and decomposes. |
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| Is the surplus water from rain and melted snow. |
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| Is an animal that does not have a backbone and is visible to the naked eye. |
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| Is an open space or connector along a natural corridor that is used for parks and trails. |
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