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The physical growth of cities, or taking the characteristics of cities
Urbanization
Mined from: –Open pit –In situ –Underground for nuclear energy
Uranium and Plutonium
A type of mining that is NOT: In situ
Surface or subsurface
All the different life forms in an area
Biodiversity
•Plants are exposed to grazing with insufficient recovery period
Overgrazing
characterized by loss of bodies of water and plant life
Desertification
What type of mining is digging tunnels?
Sub surface
•Gathering of resources from the surface of the Earth
Harvesting
Apart from wood, name something that is gathered from earth's surface that is non renewable
Peat
pavement absorbs heat all day and releases it at night making the surrounding area warmer
Heat island
What human activity can cause both lung disease and contamination of soil and water?
Mining
Caused by the weight of cattle pressing on land so it makes soil too compact for plants to grow
Desertification
How is freshwater being depleted from agriculture?
Irrigation
Gradual loss of farmland from rising salt. Dryland ______
Salinity
Two products that are farmed that aren't edible
cotton, ethanol
Two effects of deforestation
loss of habitats, Increased erosion, drought, Less photosynthesis