World geo chap 16
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missbirdypoots on February 4, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nuclear radiation | a form of energy that comes from nuclear radiations |
| Transboundary Pollution | Pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundries into other contries |
| Industrial Revolution | The huge social and economic change in europe and the united states |
| Accidental pollution | The release of harmful substances into the enviorment |
| General pollution | The release of harmful substances into the enviorment as a result of everyday activites |
| Acid rain | rain that can cause damage to the enviorment because it contains acid created by chemicals in factory smoke and car exhaust |
| River system | a river and all the tributaries that flow into it |
| downwind | in the direction that the wind is blowing |
| Toxic chemicals | a chemical that us poisinous to humans and other living thing |
| Toxic waste | waste materials from industry that are poisinous to humans and other living things |
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