| A | B |
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| Agroforestry: | Both forestry and agricultural techniques are used to imporve degraded areas |
| Greenhouse Effect: | Trapping of heat in the atmosphere |
| Greenhouse Gases: | Gases which absorb infrared radiation |
| Aerosols: | Tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere |
| Aerosol Effect: | Atmospheric cooling that occurs where and when aerosol pollution is the greatest |
| Chloroflurocarbons (CFC's) | Chemicals responsible for ozone loss in the stratosphere |
| Montreal Protocol: | An agreement stipulating 50% CFC reductions |
| Acid Depostition: | A type of air pollution including both wet and dry deposition |
| Wet Deposition: | Acids in aqueos precipitation (Sulfuric + Nitric Acids) |
| Dry Deposition: | Acids which settle out of the air |
| Forest Decline: | Gradual deterioration and eventual death of trees |
| Ultraviolet Radiation (UV): | Electromagnetic spectrum wavelenghts which try to penetrate ozone in the stratosphere |
