Forestry & Resource Management
All the trees in an area are cut down.
Clear Cutting
A process that contributes most to the development of soil
Weathering of rocks
The process used to obtain fresh water from salt water
Desalination
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order from lowest to highest
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Name the four renewable resources.
Soil, water, animals, and timber.
Provide an example of traditional agriculture.
The use of farm animals
More than 97% of Earth's water is found in
The oceans
A boundary along which a mass of warm, moist air replaces a mass of cool dry air is called a
Warm front
Is the management of timber, wildlife habitat, & recreation.
Multiple Use Policy
Mining method contributes to excessive erosion, increased sediment, water pollution, and air pollution
Mountaintop Removal
An oil spill is an example of what type of pollution
Point-source pollution
The main chemicals responsible for the ozone hole are
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s)
Encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land.
Healthy Forest Restoration Act
TRUE OR FALSE
Fossil fuels can be recyclable.
False
Chlorine is often added during water treatment to
Kill disease-causing organisms.
TRUE OR FALSE
Sulfuric acid is a primary air pollutant
False
Encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land.
Healthy Forest Restoration Act
Most fresh water is used for
Agriculture
Carbon containing fuels that formed from the remains of living things are called
Fossil fuels
Acid deposition is caused by
Burning fossil fuels