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| the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that the planet will support |
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| the total number of individuals of a particular species in a specific area |
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| a rapidly increasing number of humans on Earth due to factors such as modern medicine, better sanitation, better nutrition, and more people surviving to the age when they can have children |
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| an area where waste is deposited |
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| poisonous,cancer-causing, or radioactive wastes that are dangerous to living things |
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| the careful use of resources to reduce damage to the environment by means such as reducing our use of materials, reusing items, and recycling materials |
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| the piling of yard wastes where they can gradually decompose |
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| any item that can be processed and used again in order to conserve natural resources and reduce solid waste |
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