TOPIC 7

The number of people born per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time.

• Pollution

• BlRTH RATE

• BIRTH RATE

• Death Rate

The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals in a certain period of time.

• Death Rate

• Exponential Growth

• Conservation

• Overpopulation

The practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer.

• Conservation

• Birth Rate

• Death Rate

• Pausing Time

A rate of change that increases more and more rapidly over time.

• Birth Rate

• Death Rate

• Pollution

• Exponential Growth

A condition in which the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support.

• Sustainable Use

• Overpopulatlon

• Overpopulation

• Pollution

Contamination of Earth’s land, water, or air.

• Exponential Growth

• Birth Rate

• Pollution

• Death Rate

The practice of allowing renewable resources time to recover and replenish.

• Sustainable Use

• Overpopulation

• Birth Rate

• Death Rate

Rain or another form of precipitation that is more acidic than normal, caused by the release of molecules of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the air.

• Ore

• AClD RAIN

• ACID RAIN

• Pollution

Pollutants that are released into the air.

• Emissions

• Acid Rain

• Methane

• Fossil Fuels

A widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin.

• Ozone

• Nonpoint Source

• Acid Rain

• Point Source