Changes in the Environment

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What is it called when a lot of rain falls at one time in an environment?

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flood

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The area where we live is

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our environment

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When new structures are being built in our environment we call this

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construction

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When humans put something harmful into the environment this is called

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polution

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When there is little or no rainfall for a long period of time, we call this

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drought

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A group of living things that lives in an environment is

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population

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What is it called when animals are killed by people for food or sport?

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hunting

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What is it called when humans cut down large amounts of trees in an area?

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logging

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Extreme weather like tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis are called

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natural disasters

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When a change on the environment causes good things to happen, this is called a:

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positive effect