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Increases in crop yields between 1950 and 1970 that resulted from the use of new crop varieties and the application of modern agriculture techniques
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The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
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The cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
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A plant, animal, or microorganism that has had its genetic material (DNA) altered using genetic engineering techniques
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The process in which a water body becomes overly enriched with nutrients, leading to the plentiful growth of simple plant life
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The phenomenon where urban areas experience significantly higher temperatures compared to surrounding rural regions due to the presence of heat-absorbing surfaces like buildings, roads, and pavement
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Land that is suitable for growing crops and is regularly plowed or tilled
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Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source, such as a pipe, ditch, ship, or factory smokestack
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Pollution occurs when runoff from rain and snowmelt carries pollutants into waterways such as rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, and even groundwater.
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A thick haze caused by the action of sunlight on air polluted especially by smoke and automobile exhaust fumes