Geography Quiz Important Topics

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Important Vocabulary Words!

Sustainable= Something that lasts for a long time.

Renewable Resource= Renewable resources are resources that will grow back or reproduce themselves if they are managed properly.

Flow Resource= Resources that are always in motion and that can only be used where they are found.

Non Renewable Resource= Resources that we can't replace after its used.

By-catching= Catching Fish in Large Amounts

Clear Cutting= Cutting Trees drastically.

Staple= A regularly eaten food that makes up a large part of the diet of a population

Subsistence farming= Subsistence farming is small scale farming with a purpose to feed small families and farmers

Commercial Farming= Commercial Farming is large scale farming.

Soil degradation= The Loss Of soil quality and ability to grow plants.

Global Commons= Shared By All people[water]

Tailings= Big Piles of chemical waste.

Fracking= Extracting Natural Gas From Underground.

Bitumen= Thick, sticky form of crude oil.

Acidic Rain= Rain or other precipitation that is acidic due to chemicals and harmful gases in the air.

Smog= A mixture of air pollutants.

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