Using land
Vocab
Development
Forest resources
Minersville history
100

A process that wears away form surface materials and move them form one place another 

Erosion 

100

Area where garbage is disposed and covered with soil to prevent con of land and water

Sanitary landfill

100

What does phyto mean? 

Plant

100

Does cutting trees affect the climate.

Yes

100

Who is the most recent D1 athlete from Minersville 

Dante Carr

200

How much of land is used for farmland?

16 Million km squared

200

Poisonous or cancer causing waste 

Hazard waste

200

Volume of water flowing past a point per unit of time.

Stream discharge 

200

Where do most of the deforestation occurs where?

Tropical regions

200

What is the high school’s zip code.

17901

300

Is land a natural resource?

Yes

300

Substance that causes chemical reactions to happen quicker

Enzyme 

300

Designed to prevent liquid wastes from draining into the soil

Landfills

300

What percent of forests is found in developing countries?

55%

300

What is our population?

4500

400

It’s takes around 1000 years for new soil to develop 

true or false 

True

400

one species occupying a particular area

population

400

From 1990 to 2000 the number of kilometers of urban roadways in the United States increased by how much?

13%

400

Destruction and cutting down of forest 

Deforestation 

400

Who’s scored the most points in minersville girls basketball history?

Kim Homa

500

What is the main use of land 

Agriculture

500

Substances that contaminnate the enviroment

Pollutant

500

Paving land prevents water from soaking soil.

true or false 

True

500

Which region has the most forested land?

Latin America and Caribbean

500

What year was Minersville founded 

1831

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