Human Impact Vocab

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Sum of all living matter on Earth

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biosphere

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Use of resources (fuels, food) by populations

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consumption

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All living and nonliving factors in an area

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environment

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Permanent disappearance of a species from Earth

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extinction

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Place where an organism lives and grows

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habitat

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Things humans do

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human activity

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Resources existing in the environment without human intervention

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natural resources

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Average per person

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per capita

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A group of interacting individuals of the same species in the same area

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population

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Group of organisms with similar traits that can interbreed or exchange genetic material.

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species