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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY

BY: SYDNEY HENSLEY

NATURAL RESOURCES

WITHIN ENVIRONMENTS THAT EXIST RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED BY HUMANITY
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POLLUTION

POISON SOILS AND WATERWAYS, OR KILL PLANTS AND ANIMALS

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF THE LIVING AND NON-LIVING COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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RENEWABLE RESOURCES

ORGANIC NATURAL RESOURCE THAT CAN REPLENISH IN DUE TIME COMPARED TO THE USAGE
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NONRENEWABLE RECOURSES

EARTH MINERALS AND METAL ORES, FOSSIL FUELS (SUCH AS COAL, PETROLEUM)
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CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION IS THE ACT OF PRESERVING, GUARDING, OR PROTECTING
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EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

VALUE OF A MATHEMATICAL FUNCTION IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE FUNCTION'S CURRENT VALUE

CLEAR CUTTING

LOGGING PRACTICE IN WHICH MOST OR ALL TREES IN AN AREA ARE UNIFORMLY CUT DOWN
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SELECTIVE CUTTING

PRACTICE OF HARVESTING TREES IN A WAY THAT MOVES A FOREST

FISHERY

ENTITY ENGAGED IN RAISING OR HARVESTING FISH

KEYSTONE SPECIES

PLANT OR ANIMAL THAT PLAYS A UNIQUE AND CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE WAY AN ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
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EXTINCTION

IS THE END OF AN ORGANISM OR OF A GROUP OF ORGANISMS

THREATENED SPECIES

VULNERABLE SPECIES. ENDANGERED SPECIES. CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES.

HABITAT DESTRUCTION

PROCESS IN WHICH NATURAL HABITAT IS RENDERED FUNCTIONALLY
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POACHING

ILLEGAL HUNTING, KILLING, OR CAPTURING OF WILD ANIMALS,