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Human Impact on Land

by Kate Marshall

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Step 3:

Like a real scientist, do research! Read the article attached to learn

about "how we treat our soil like dirt!" (take notes if you would like)
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Notes:
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Step 4:

Review this important vocabulary from the article!
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Uninhabitable land - land where humans can’t live (polar areas, deserts, swamps, rocky mountains)
Habitable land - all of the other land that is not being used to feed us (forests, wild areas, developed cities and neighborhoods)
Erosion - wind or water blows away the topsoil 
Deforestation - clearing out trees in forest lands to use for building
Overgrazing - when livestock graze areas too much and too quickly and it damages the soil
Soil - the ground needed for farming because of its rich nutrients
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