Natural Resources
Natural resources that originate from non-living, inorganic materials.
What are abiotic resources?
The day when humanity's demand for resources in a year exceeds what Earth can regenerate is known as this.
What is Overshoot Day?
The 4 Major Types of Industry
What is Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary?
Farming that avoids synthetic chemicals, focusing on natural methods.
What is organic farming?
This type of fishing is done for personal enjoyment and not for profit.
What is recreational fishing?
This type of natural resource is classified as both non-renewable and biotic.
Fossil Fuels
A metric used to estimate the environmental impact of an individual or community, expressed as the amount of land needed to sustain their use of natural resources,
What is ecological footprint?
Industries that convert raw materials into finished products, like manufacturing or construction, fall into this category.
What is secondary industry?
Crops or livestock modified at a genetic level for higher yield or resistance are called this.
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
This type of fishing is for survival or local consumption, typically done by small-scale fishers or indigenous groups.
What is subsistence fishing?
Natural resources that naturally replenish and can be used repeatedly without permanently depleting their supply, if done so sustainably.
What are renewable resources?
The 3 Dimensions of Sustainability
What is Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability?
The provision of goods and services, such as retail or hospitality, defines this sector.
What is the tertiary industry?
This term refers to commerce in farming and farming-related activities
What is agribusiness?
This fishing region along the Atlantic coast of North America, once abundant with cod, faces environmental challenges due to overfishing.
What is the East Coast Fishery?
Flow Resources
A measure of how much biologically productive space there is in a country, compared to its population.
Research, innovation, and knowledge-based services are part of this advanced sector.
What is the quaternary industry?
This agricultural practices use a lot of labor and resources compared to the amount of land it occupies.
What is intensive farming?
These fish, such as tuna and salmon, live in the open ocean and are typically caught in deep waters or near coastal regions.
What are pelagic fish?
This term refers to the arrangement or spread of resources, industries, or populations across a specific area.
What is spatial distribution?
This approach to progress aims to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This type of industry provides goods and services to the local market and does not generate external revenue.
What is non-basic industry?
The ability of land to support agriculture and other human uses is referred to as this.
Land Capability
This farming practice involves breeding and raising fish or shellfish in controlled environments, such as fish farms.
What is aquaculture?