People and the Environment
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Marina Zouaghi
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People and the Environment
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Environment and Resources
A natural resource is a useful material found in the environment.
Renewable resources can be replaced in a short time. A nonrenewable resource takes millions of years to replace or cannot be replaced at all.
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Multiple Choice
What do you think, is wood a natural resource?
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Land Use
Earth’s land can be used in different ways. How people use it depends on the land and climate and on people’s culture and technology. In many countries, like the United States, most people live on land used as cities or suburbs. A suburb is a community on the edge of a city.
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Population
The world now has more than 7 billion people. Researchers look at birth rates and death rates to see how fast a population is growing. Problems occur when the population grows faster than the supply of food, water, and other resources.
Population density is a measure of how crowded an area is. Generally, most people have lived in areas with good soil, fresh water, and mild climates.
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Urbanization
In the last two hundred years or so, billions of people have moved from rural areas to urban areas, or cities. This change is called urbanization. It has taken place all over the world.
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Urbanization
If cities grow too rapidly, they cannot provide the housing, jobs, and other services that people need. Some areas of the United States are seeing suburban sprawl. This is the spread of suburbs farther from the central city. This spread can lead to more energy use and pollution.
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People and the Environment
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