Human Impact on the Environment

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What does agriculture include?

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Both growing and harvesting crops and raising animals

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What term describes all living things that belong to the same group and live in the same area, such as all the fish species found in Lily's aquarium?

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Community

Front

What term describes the interactions of living and nonliving things around a specific tree?

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Habitat

Front

What is the term for the water in a stream that can be used by people?

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Natural resource

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What are the chemicals called that protect plants from fungus, bacteria, insects, plant diseases, snails, slugs, or weeds?

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Pesticides

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What is the process called where rocks are broken down by natural forces such as wind or water?

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Erosion

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What term describes the variety of life observed in the Amazon rainforest ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process of processing raw materials or parts into finished goods through the use of tools, human labor, machinery, and chemical processing called?

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manufacturing

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What is it called when a local river near Arjun's home becomes contaminated with waste, chemicals, and other harmful substances?

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pollution

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What is a direct effect or change on the environment due to industrial activities called?

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impact