Unit 5 - Lesson C - Animal Survival Flashcards
1
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To divest or clear of forests or trees.
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Deforestation
2
Q
The processes by which an area becomes a desert.
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Desertification
3
Q
Having no living mehaving no living member remaining anywhere, not in the wild, in a naturalized population, nor in captivitymber remaining anywhere, not in the wild, in a naturalized population, nor in captivity.
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Extinct
4
Q
The natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism.
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Habitat
5
Q
The process of migrating.
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Migration
6
Q
To fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters).
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Overfishing
7
Q
The act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
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Pollution
8
Q
The uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
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Urban sprawl
