Human Interactions Project

1. Extracting ore or minerals from the ground
3. a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
6. How light reflects off a mineral, Shine
12. The policy of constructing or creating man-made habitats, such as wetlands, to replace those lost to development
13. A process that reduces the amount of damage mining does to ecosystems is
15. A type of conservation in which energy resources are used in the most productive ways.
17. A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces.
18. a resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily (ex. gems, iron, copper, fossil fuels)
20. Resources provided by Earth, including air, water, land, all living organisms, nutrients, rocks and minerals.
21. Naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and a definite crystalline structure that forms from magma or from supersaturated solution.

2. Caused a shift from an economy based on farming to an economy based on manufacturing by machines in factories
4. Replacement of renewable resources at the same rate at which they are consumed.
5. Farming
7. Involves global management of Earth's natural resources to ensure that current and future energy need will be met without harming the environment.
8. Occurs when air contains harmful levels of pollutants; can be caused by natural phenomena, such as forest fires or volcanic eruptions, or by human activities, such as burning of fossil fuels.
9. A mineral's ability to break along a jagged surface
10. Any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
11. Movement of people from rural areas to cities
14. the color of a mineral in powdered form
16. islands urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat better than nonurban areas
19. The act of cutting down trees, can cause soil erosion