Resource Utilization

Question 1

agroforestry

Answer 1

when trees and crops are planted together, creating a mutualistic symbiotic relation

Question 2

aquaculture

Answer 2

raising of water species in captive for harvest

Question 3

bottom trawling

Answer 3

fishing technique, ocean flow is scraped by nets that smash everything

Question 4

by-catch

Answer 4

any other species of fish, mammals, or bursts that are caught that are not the target

Question 5

capture fisheries

Answer 5

fish production in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captive

Question 6

clear-cutting

Answer 6

the removal of all trees in an area

Question 7

conservation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

consumption

Answer 8

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

Question 9

contour plowing

Answer 9

rows of crops are plowed across hillside, preventing erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope

Question 10

deforestation

Answer 10

the removal of trees for agricultural purpose of exportation

Question 11

drift nets

Answer 11

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

Question 12

ecosystem capital

Answer 12

the value of natural resources

Question 13

fishery

Answer 13

the industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing or selling of ocean animals

Question 14

greenbelt

Answer 14

open or crested areas built at the outer edge of a city

Question 15

ground fires

Answer 15

smoldering fires that happen in bogs or swamps and can burn underground for days or weeks, originating from surface fires, ground fires are difficult to detect or extinguish

Question 16

intercropping

Answer 16

strip cropping, planting bands of different crops on a hillside

Question 17

long lining

Answer 17

in fishing, the use of long lines with bait hooks that will take numerous aquatic organisms

Question 18

malnutrition

Answer 18

porrnutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet

Question 19

mineral deposit

Answer 19

area where a particular mineral is concentrated

Question 20

mining

Answer 20

excavation of earth for ore or minerals

Question 21

monoculture

Answer 21

one plant is planted in a large area

Question 22

natural resources

Answer 22

biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems

Question 23

nonrenewable resources

Answer 23

form very slowly in geological processes, incapable of regenerating in realm of human existence

Question 24

no-till methods

Answer 24

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

Question 25

old growth forest

Answer 25

one that has never been cut, these forests have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years

Question 26

overgrazed

Answer 26

when greases are consumed by animals at a faster rate than regrowth

Question 27

preservation

Answer 27

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

Question 28

production

Answer 28

the use of environmental resources for profit

Question 29

renewable resources

Answer 29

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

Question 30

second growth forests

Answer 30

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

Question 31

selective cutting

Answer 31

the removal of select tress in an area, this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem

Question 32

shelter-wood cutting

Answer 32

when mature trees are cut over a period of time, 10-20 yrs. this leaves mature trees, which can reseed the forest, in place

Question 33

silviculture

Answer 33

the management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber

Question 34

slash and burn

Answer 34

when an area of vegetation is cut down and burt before being planted with crops

Question 35

surface fires

Answer 35

fires that burn on underbrush and hardly damage mature tress, serving to protect the forest from more harmful fire by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn quickly at high temperatures

Question 36

tailing

Answer 36

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

Question 37

traditional subsistence agriculture

Answer 37

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

Question 38

terracing

Answer 38

creating flat platforms on the hillside, reducing runoff from the slope

Question 39

tree farms

Answer 39

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

Question 40

uneven-aged management

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Cost benefit analysis

Answer 41

Analyzing how to use natural resources

Question 42

Marginal costs and marginal benefits

Answer 42

Additional costs and added benefits

Question 43

Externalities

Answer 43

Positive or negative results of using resources