long-term changes in the global atmospheric conditions
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deforestation
the deliberate clearing of forested land, often causing serious environmental problems such as soil erosion
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Desertification
he spread of desert conditions into what where semi-arid areas
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Famine
a chronic shortage of food resulting in many people dying from starvation
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Fossil fuel
carbon fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas that cannot be ‘remade’because it will take tens of millions of years for them to form again (i.e they are finite)
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Global warming
a process whereby global temperatures rise over time
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Card 2
Front
deforestation
Back
the deliberate clearing of forested land, often causing serious environmental problems such as soil erosion
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