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13 Definitions Flashcards

(6 cards)

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Deforestation

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destruction of forests by clearing or burning as a result of economic development, such as building roads or conversion to cropland, or through changes in earth’s vegetation due to global warming

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urbanization

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growth of towns and cities, as people migrate from rural areas in search of work and other opportunities

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urban sprawl

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expansion of low density development, where land is not utilized in the most efficient manner, as in the expansion of cities and towns

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OPEC

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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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EEZ

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Exclusive Economic Zone. 320 km zone off the shore of a coastal country in which
only it alone can fish. EEZs was sanctioned by the UN in 1982.

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CITES

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Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna

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