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VISUAL VOCABULARY SLIDES( DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY-DIKE)
Fatmeh Ali
Dr. Janell Simpson
AP Environmental Science
2 April 2012
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Department of Energy(DOE)
A U.S. Government agency created in 1977 with the goal of advancing the energy and economic security of the United States
Application: Sustainability, Economics, and Equality
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Deposition
The accumulation or depositing of eroded material such as sediment, rock fragments, or soil
Application: Earth Systems
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Desalination
Definition:
The process of removing the salt from salt water
Application: Water Resources
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Desertification
Definition:
The transformation of arable, productive land to climate change or destructive land use
Application: Industrial Farming Methods
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Detritivore
Definition:
An organism that specializes in breaking down dead tissues and waste products into smaller particles
Application: Energy Flows through the Ecosystem
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Developing Country
Definition:
A country with relatively lOW levels of industrialization and income
Application: The Human Population
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Developed Country
Definition:
A country with relatively HIGH levels of industrialization and income
Application: The Human Population
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Development
Definition:
Improvement in human well-being through economic advancement
Application: Resource Depletion
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Die-off
Definition:
A rapid decline in a population due to death
Application: Population and Community Ecology
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Dike
Definition:
A structure built to prevent ocean waters from flooding adjacent land
Application: Water Resources