Environmental Terms Flashcards

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Deforestation

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Mass destruction of trees

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Sediment

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Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

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Detritus

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Waste on the forest floor

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Herbaceous Plants

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Soft-stemmed plants

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Precipitation

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Material created by atmospheric condensation falling, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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Coniferous Trees

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Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

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Permafrost

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State of being frozen year-round

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Combustible

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Particularly burnable or easily burned

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Agroforestry

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Practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for help with food crops or pastures

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Afforestation

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Practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present