human impact

A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

• species
• family
• population

The largest population that an area can support

• community
• carrying capacity
• crowd

Anything that causes pollution

• garbage
• food
• pollutant

Area where garbage is deposited and covered with soil and that is designed to prevent contamination of land and water

• parking lot
• jungle
• sanitary landfill

Any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

• garbage
• hazardous waste
• compost

Process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products

• reduce
• recycle
• reuse

process of gathering wastes, including kitchen and yard waste, in a manner that encourages decomposition

• composting
• trash compacting
• sewage disposal

pollution that comes from a specific site

• point source pollution
• non point source pollution

Pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single specific site

• non point source pollution
• point source pollution

a chemical used to kill insects, rodents, and other pests

• fertilizer
• pesticide
• herbicide