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A moving destructive vortex of rotating wind
What is a tornado
Changes that occur to one area of Earth such as a volcano or an earthquake
What are geologic events?
Scarce materials that were not made by humans and can be found in the environment
What are natural resources
the action of the surface that removes soil and rock
What is erosion?
the natural home or environment of people, animals, and organisms.
What is a habitat?
Shaking of the surface of the earth
What is an earthquake?
Movement of people from one geographic region to another
What is migration?
The number of people
What are populations?
coal or gas formed from geological organisms
What are fossil fuels?
amount of produce harvested at one time
What are crops?
An overflow of water covering a large surface area
What is a flood?
A modification to the overall patterns in an environment that lasts for decades or centuries
What is climate change?
a process of plants producing carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
a substance that has a molecular structure
What is a polymer?
a resource that cannot be replaced by natural means
What is a non-renewable resource?
allows lava and ash to escape the molten chamber
What is a volcano?
Events that can harm humans such as hurricanes, forest fires, and blizzards
Natural Hazards
People rely on this for drinking and growing crops
What is freshwater?
Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources
What is sustainability?
the upper outermost layer of soil
What is topsoil?
a seismic sea wave
What is a Tsunami?
the number of people or organisms that can be supported in a region
What is carrying capacity
moving from one habitat to another
What is migrate?
environmental pollution originating in human activity
What is anthropogenic?
a natural resource that can be replenished or replaced
What is a renewable resource?