Environmental Issues (EIs)
The process in which trees are cut down for human use
What is deforestation?
Animals graze too much in a concentrated area
What is one cause of desertification?
Irrigation becomes an unreliable way to grow crops
What is one effect of water pollution?
The proper term for the growing of crops
What is agriculture?
When water sources are contaminated
What is water pollution?
The farming process called Slash-and-Burn Agriculture burns down forests and uses the ash for arable land as a cause
What is deforestation?
The irreversible effect of the loss of arable land used for agriculture
What is desertification?
A period where rainfall is at a minimum
What is drought?
Areas of land that were once arable are now transforming into a desert
What is desertification?
Industrial waste is released into bodies of water
What is one cause of water pollution?
Communities must travel a long way to reach clean water sources
Someone who moves from place to place
What is nomad?
When one community has more access to clean water sources than others
What is unequal distribution of water?
Countries have no rivers or clean water sources flowing through them
What is one cause of unequal distribution of water?
When topsoil is cleared away, farmland can become less productive
What is one effect of deforestation?
When water is provided to crops through unnatural processes (pipes, ditches, etc)
What is irrigation?
Natural phenomena (wind, water, etc) wear away at land and sediment over time
What is erosion?
Little to no rainfall for a long period of time
What is one cause of desertification?
Disease from parasites is a common effect
What is water pollution?
When a resource is deficient
What is scarcity?