SS Chapter 4 Vocabulary

a material found in nature that people can use

• conserve
• erosion
• natural resource

there is a large supply of something

• abundance
• conserve
• scarcity

animals and plants that live in the wild

• erosion
• wildlife
• natural resource

to use carefully

• scarcity
• conserve
• abundance

there is not enough of something to meet all of people's needs and wants

• natural resource
• abundance
• scarcity

the slow wearing away of land by water, wind, and other natural forces

• wood
• erosion
• conserve