Unit 5 Flashcard

3. A map focused on one feature.
8. Administrative systems.
9. A survey of the number of people living in the United States and basic demographic information that is performed every ten years.
11. A substance introduced into the environment that has harmful effects or makes a resource less useful.
13. A law passed in 1966 that gives every American access to government documents, with some restrictions.
17. Rules and regulations.
18. The agency that encourages policy that benefits the environment and helps regulate businesses so that the pollutants they create do not overwhelm the environment.
19. The standards for encryption that define what keeps information safe.
20. Chemicals designed to kill certain plants, mostly weeds.

1. The top zone of soil and rock where water fills voids.
2. The science of agriculture.
4. The process of encoding information.
5. The practice of considering the natural environment as well as relevant social factors when determining a course of action.
6. A special status granted to someone, usually by the United States government, to verify that he or she is qualified to access confidential information.
7. A map illustrating geological features.
10. A map that highlights man-made borders.
12. Systems that take, record, store, and process spatial and geographical data.
14. Pollutants released into the environment.
15. An independent agency that provides Congress with auditing, evaluating, and investigating services.
16. The federal agency in charge of defining the standards for measurement in science, standards, and technology.