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ConflictTwo or more groups who are at odds with each other.
ConservationThe preservation of what already exists.
CulturalSpecial features for a group of people.
Energy
(man-made)
Power such as electricity harnessed through man's inventions.
ExploitationTo make the most of.
ExtinctionNo longer existing
Greenhouse
(effect)
The trapping of warmth in the atmosphere that gradually raises the Earth's temperature.
IndependentNot reliant on others.
IndustrialManufacturing.
InterdependenceTo depend on each other.
LandfillRubbish Dump.
ManagementControlling of.
NeedsRequirement.
Over-populationToo many people for an area to sustain.
OzoneAn atmospheric Layer
PoliticsGovernment
PollutionThe addition of unnatural particles
ProtestTo object
RecyclingTo use again
ResourcesSomething of use.
Self-sufficientReliant only on oneself
WantsTo desire something





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