3.2 Flashcards
sustainability
the ability of an ecosystem to sustain ecological
processes
Land use
the ways we use the land around us for urban development, agriculture, industry, mining,
and forestry
Resource use
refers to the ways we obtain and use these materials
Habitat loss
to the destruction of habitats, which usually results from human activities
Habitat fragmentation
the division of habitats into smaller, isolated fragments (making high ways)
Deforestation
the practice in which forests are logged or cleared for human use and never replanted
Soil degradation
occur when water and wind erosion removes topsoil from bare land, happens more when trees and grass is removed etc.
Soil compaction
when soil particles are squeezed together and the air spaces between the particles are reduced.
resource exploitation
Resource use.
Contamination
s the introduction of chemicals, toxins, wastes, or micro-organisms into the environment in concentrations that are harmful to living things
Overexploitation
the use or extraction of a resource until it is depleted.
Overexploitation can result in extinction
Extinction
the dying out of a species
traditional ecological knowledge
h understanding of the plants, animals, and natural occurrences in their forest environment
