| A | B |
|---|
| Acid Rain | Rain that can pollute or damage the environment |
| Recyclable resource | Resource that cycles naturally through the enviroment |
| Ecosystem | A community of living things |
| Fossil fuel | A nonrenewable resource that comes from the remains of plants or animals |
| Foreign aid | Economic or military aid given to another country |
| Deforestation | Clearing the land of trees |
| Commercial farming | Farming done by companies |
| Subsistence farming | Farming which provides food and animals to feed a family or village |
| Manufacturing | The process of turning raw materials into a finished product |
| Natural resource | Any useful material found in the environment |
| Renewable resource | A resource that the enviroment continues to supply |
| Global warming | A slow increase in the earth's temperature |
| Ozone layer | The layer of gas in the upper atmosphere that blocks most ultraviolet rays |
| Developing nation | A country with relatively low industrial production |
| Developed nation | A country with a modern industrial society |
| Plantation | A large estate on which crops are grown by workers who live there |
| Raw material | A resource that is in its natural state before manufacturing |
| Habitat | The area in which a plant or animal narually grows |
