unit Nine Vocab

Question 1

kenaf

Answer 1

Woody annual plant that can be used as an alternative to trees in order to produce paper

Question 2

economical services of forests

Answer 2

fuel wood, lumbar, pulp to make paper, jobs, recreation

Question 3

ecological services of forests

Answer 3

support energy flow and chemical cycling, reduce soil erosion, absorb and release water, purify water and air

Question 4

debt for nature swamps

Answer 4

countries with tropical rain forest choose to protect those ecosystems in exchange for foreign aid and debt relief

Question 5

conservation concession

Answer 5

nation get money in exchange for not using or selling the resources associated with biodiversity hotspots like tropical rain forest

Question 6

rangeland

Answer 6

unfenced grasslands in temperature in tropical climates that supply forage or vegetation for grazing and browsing animals

Question 7

pastures

Answer 7

managed grasslands with fenced meadows usually planted with the domesticated grasses or other forage for livestock to graze on

Question 8

rotational grazing

Answer 8

cattle are confined by portable fences at one area for a short time and then moved to a new location to Graze

Question 9

riparian zones

Answer 9

maintaining thin strips of lush vegetation along edges of various bodies of water to reduce erosion and catch orbs or run off headed toward those bodies of water

Question 10

National parks

Answer 10

A scenic or historically important area protected by federal government for employment of public or perseveration of wildlife

Question 11

nature reserves

Answer 11

A tract of land managed to preserve plants, animals, and physical features

Question 12

restoration

Answer 12

trying to return a particular degraded habitat or ecosystem to recondition as similar as possible to its natural habitat

Question 13

rehabilitation

Answer 13

attempting to turn a degraded ecosystem back into a functional are useful in ecosystem without trying to restore it to its original condition

Question 14

replacement

Answer 14

replacing A degraded ecosystem with another type of ecosystem

Question 15

urbanization

Answer 15

% of people in a country living in an urban area

Question 16

urban growth

Answer 16

rate of increase of this %. increases through natural increase (births) and immigration (usually from rural areas due to poverty)

Question 17

urban sprawl

Answer 17

the edge development around cities decreases natural space and increase pollution due to car usage

Question 18

noise pollution

Answer 18

excessive, displeasing human, animal, or machine created environmental noise that disrupts the activity rebounds of human/animal life

Question 19

urban heat island

Answer 19

an area in a city that is significantly warmer than surrounding areas

Question 20

land-use planning

Answer 20

process for deciding the best present and future use of each parcel of land in an area

Question 21

zoning

Answer 21

regulating how various parcels of land can be used

Question 22

Smart growth

Answer 22

form of urban planning; recognizes that urban growth will occur that uses zoning laws and an array of other tools to prevent sprawl, direct growth took certain areas, protect ecologically sensitive and important lands in waterways and develop urban areas that are more environmentally sustainable and more enjoyable places to live

Question 23

healthy forest restoration act

Answer 23

2003 law that allows timber companies to cut down medium and large trees and 71% of the total area of national forests in return for clearing way for smaller more fire prone trees