Amazon geoterms Flashcards
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What does carbon-oxygen cycle mean?
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The process by which one carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals, and the environment.
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What does biodiversity mean?
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The variety of plants and animals living in one area. The term can also mean the great variety of all things on Earth.
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What does deforestation mean?
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Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming or ranching.
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What does sustainable development mean?
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Using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.
