Hit parade (ch 7)

Question 1

The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest

Answer 1

Aquaculture

Question 2

A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path

Answer 2

Bottom trawling

Question 3

Any other species of fish, mammals, or birds that are caught that are not the target organism

Answer 3

By-catch

Question 4

Fish production in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption

Answer 4

Capture fisheries

Question 5

The removal of all trees in an area

Answer 5

Clear cutting

Question 6

The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself

Answer 6

Conservation

Question 7

The day to day use of environmental resources such as food, housing, and clothing

Answer 7

Consumption

Question 8

A process in which rows of crops are plowed across a hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope

Answer 8

Contour plowing

Question 9

The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation

Answer 9

Deforestation

Question 10

Nets that drift free in the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path

Answer 10

Driftnets

Question 11

The value of natural resources

Answer 11

Ecosystem capital

Question 12

The industry or occupation devoted to he catching, processing, or selling of dish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals

Answer 12

Fishery

Question 13

Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city

Answer 13

Greenbelt

Question 14

Smoldering fires that take place in bogs or swamps and can burn underground for days or weeks. Originating from surface fires, they are difficult to detect and extinguish

Answer 14

Ground fires

Question 15

The practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside

Answer 15

Intercropping (aka strip cropping)

Question 16

In fishing, the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms

Answer 16

Long lining

Question 17

Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet

Answer 17

Malnutrition

Question 18

An area where a particular mineral is concentrated

Answer 18

Mineral deposit

Question 19

The excavation of the earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals

Answer 19

Mining

Question 20

When just one type of plant is planted in a large area

Answer 20

Monoculture

Question 21

Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems

Answer 21

Natural resources

Question 22

Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes, so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence

Answer 22

Nonrenewable resources

Question 23

Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil

Answer 23

No-till methods

Question 24

A forest that has never been cut; these have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years

Answer 24

Old growth forest

Question 25

When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow

Answer 25

Overgrazed

Question 26

The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure its perpetuation, with no concern as to their potential monetary value

Answer 26

Preservation

Question 27

The use of environmental resources for profit

Answer 27

Production

Question 28

Refers to resources, such as plants and animals, which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.

Answer 28

Renewable resources

Question 29

Areas where cutting has occurred and a new, younger forest has arisen

Answer 29

Second growth forests

Question 30

The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem

Answer 30

Selective cutting

Question 31

When mature trees are cut over a long period of time (usually 10-20 years); this leaves mature trees, which can reseed the forest, in place

Answer 31

Shelter-wood cutting

Question 32

The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber

Answer 32

Silviculture

Question 33

When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops

Answer 33

Slash and burn

Question 34

Fires that typically burn only the forests underbrush and do little damage to mature trees. These fires actually serve to protect the forest from more harmful fires by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn quickly and at high temperatures

Answer 34

Surface fires

Question 35

Piles of gangue, which is the waste material that results from mining

Answer 35

Tailings

Question 36

When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and relies on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops

Answer 36

Traditional subsistence agriculture

Question 37

Creates flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface, which reduces soil runoff from the slope

Answer 37

Terracing

Question 38

These are planted and managed tracts of trees at the same age that are harvested for commercial use

Answer 38

Tree farms (aka plantations)

Question 39

The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter wood cutting fall; selective deforestation

Answer 39

Uneven-aged management

Question 40

When trees and crops are planted together, creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them

Answer 40

Agroforestry