Natural Resource Distribution

Front

What are scientists who study how human activities affect living things called?

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Biologists

Front

What do we call things that humans use that come from the Earth?

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Natural resources

Front

What type of resources cannot be replenished within a lifetime?

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Nonrenewable resources

Front

What is the term for all the water on Earth?

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Hydrosphere

Front

What is made up of all the living things on Earth?

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Biosphere

Front

What are resources that can be replenished naturally called?

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Renewable resources

Front

What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?

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Atmosphere

Front

What do we call the solid part of the Earth, including rocks and soil?

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Geosphere

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which natural resources are used up faster than they can be replenished?

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Overexploitation