sco 12.0

Question 1

those that are sourced from the biosphere - organic and living parts of the Earth.

Answer 1

biotic resources

Question 2

are those that are sourced from the non-organic and non-living parts of the Earth

Answer 2

abiotic resources

Question 3

are those that can replenish naturally after human use

Answer 3

renewable resources

Question 4

resource that do not replenish naturally after human use

Answer 4

non renewable resources

Question 5

are those that are neither renewable or non-renewable and are not exhausted by human use

Answer 5

flow resources

Question 6

how people utilize the land to benefit their needs and wants.

Answer 6

land use

Question 7

Small scale production of crops and raising of livestock to meet the immediate needs of families. Most common in LEDCs.

Answer 7

subsistence farming

Question 8

High yield farming that occurs on relatively small amounts of land.

Answer 8

intensive farming

Question 9

Low yield farming that occurs on relatively large amounts of land.

Answer 9

extensive farming

Question 10

The application of biological processes for agricultural purposes, which can improve output

Answer 10

biotechnology

Question 11

Large scale food production industry that is owned and operated by corporations. These corporations often produce the inputs required for agriculture

Answer 11

corporate farming

Question 12

the deterioration of the productive capacity of soil for either present or future use.

Answer 12

land degradation

Question 13

the removal of the nutrient-rich layer of topsoil by either wind or water.

Answer 13

erosion

Question 14

when human activities reduce the productivity of an arid or semi-arid areas to the point where it resembles a desert.

Answer 14

desertification

Question 15

When land is cleared for timber or more usually agricultural use the soil is exposed to erosion. This is particularly damaging in tropical area with higher annual precipitation.

Answer 15

deforestation

Question 16

When too many livestock cattle, sheep, or goats graze/feed on a particular area destroying the vegetation and exposing the soil to erosion.

Answer 16

overgrazing

Question 17

When expanding towns and cities take over more land that had been used as form land as well as wildlife habitat.

Answer 17

urbanization

Question 18

a temporary shortage of food

Answer 18

famine

Question 19

extreme hunger over a period of time

Answer 19

starvation

Question 20

medical condition of poor health caused by poor diet. Usually as a result of little to no food, not enough nutrients, etc

Answer 20

malnutrition

Question 21

insecure food supply over a long period of time, often times leads to starvation

Answer 21

chronic hunger

Question 22

remove salt from ocean water, but it is very expensive and requires considerable amounts of energy.

Answer 22

desalination

Question 23

has no political boundaries because it is part of the systems that circulate throughout the world.

Answer 23

global commons

Question 24

the capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water.

Answer 24

water security

Question 25

the process of solving an environmental problem.

Answer 25

remediation

Question 26

the most polluted river in the world because of pollution from the textile and chemical industries.

Answer 26

citarum river

Question 27

Large dams are used to protect against flooding, providing water for irrigation, and to produce hydroelectric power.

Answer 27

dams and irrigation

Question 28

The world’s largest dam

Answer 28

three gorges dam

Question 29

a very poisonous form of mercury. It forms when bacteria react with mercury in water, soil, or plants.

Answer 29

methylmercury

Question 30

the primary source of energy for the last 200 years. (oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydro)

Answer 30

conventional source

Question 31

sources of energy that are developed to avoid or lessen the impact of fossil fuel use.(solar, biofuels, wind power, and geothermal energy)

Answer 31

alternative source

Question 32

when we are running out of cheap, conventional oil

Answer 32

peak oil

Question 33

a way to store electricity generated from wind or solar power

Answer 33

pumped storage and hydricity