Water, Climate, and Vegetation: The World and Its People Chapter 2 Section 4
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Disneymom2hann on July 22, 2008
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florida, glencoe, social studies, seventh grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acid rain | chemicals in air pollution that combine with precipitation |
| deforestation | cutting down forests without replanting |
| crop rotation | changing what is planted in a field to avoid using up all the minerals in the soil |
| conservation | careful use of resources so they are not wasted |
| irrigation | the practice of collecting water and distributing it to crops |
| pesticides | powerful chemicals that kill crop-destroying insects |
| ecosystems | places where the plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival |
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