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1. | mixture of decomposing organic matter used as a fertilizer and soil conditioner; guy on Bill Nye video had a toilet that collected this |
3. | raising aquatic organisms for human use or consumption |
4. | site of world's worst nuclear reactor accident in the Ukraine in 1986 |
5. | planting crops with the flow of the shape of the land; helps prevent erosion |
6. | saves on 80% of water lost in normal spray irrigation |
8. | the basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, sewers, and hospitals |
10. | how many spaces soil has |
13. | transfer of heat energy to an object |
16. | scenic or recreational space that is left in its natural condition |
17. | layer of soil with organic matter, living organisms, and rock particles |
18. | accumulation of salts in soil; problem in California |
20. | warm phase of ENSO in Pacific Ocean in which surface-water temperature becomes unusually warm |
21. | when atoms fuse together |
22. | warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases absorb UV rays |
23. | area in city where temperature is higher than in surrounding rural areas |
25. | this group of people were hurt during the green revolution because they couldn't keep up with the new technology of farming |
26. | period that started in the 1970's: greater crop variety, more technology, and more chemicals, such as fertilizers |
28. | land that can be farmed |
31. | last true layer of the atmosphere where both ions and satellites are (distinguished in two recognized layers) |
33. | a multitude of people move into cities because more jobs are there |
36. | distance north and south of equator; seasons and daylight change further from the equator |