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Urbanization
Forestry
Mining
rAnDoM!
100
The three pillars of sustainability.
What are - People, Planet, & Profit
100
Something you can do to combat Urban Heat Island Effect.
Example Answers:
Use lighter color building materials, plant more trees, permeable surfaces - so water can evaporate and cool air, green roofs, etc.
100
Type of timber management that is more expensive to do but provides more stable jobs.
What is Selective Logging?
100
True or False: Only Surface mining methods have to go through a reclamation process.
What is False
100
The names of our class fish.
Who are Burnt Waffles & Lucky?
200
The type of succession that occurs when a wildfire destroys a forest and native plants slowly regenerate the ecosystem.
What is Secondary Succession?
200
What are at least 2 ways you can design a city so it is more sustainable?
Mixed land use, walkable, public transport, green roofs, permeable surfaces, sense of place, green space, etc.
200
Type of timber management that makes edge habitats that could actually benefit some wildlife.
What is clear-cutting
200
True or False: Only surface mines could result in acid mine drainage.
False - acid mine drainage could occur from a subsurface mine as well.
200
The resource that is stored in this structure.
What is salt?
300
True or False: Nonrenewable resources will never replenish themselves.
What is False? We are just using them at a rate faster than they can form
300
Urbanization can cause habitat fragmentation, especially from the spreading of roadways. What is a possible solution to this problem?
Wildlife Corridors
or could mention growing up instead of out
300
Type of timber management that would require ecological succession to regenerate.
What is Clear-cutting?
300
Does surface or subsurface mining affect a miner's health more?
Subsurface
300
The region that had the most sales in December?
What is East?
400
Type of timber management that results in more profit in a shorter amount of time.
What is clear-cutting?
400
What does it mean to have permeable surfaces in an urban environment, and why is it important? (verbal answer)
Prevent stormwater runoff and thus prevent overflowing the stormwater system and limit pollution runoff. Also, allows for the refilling of water tables.
400
Type of timber management that results in a multi-aged stand and more diverse habitat.
What is Selective Logging
400
The environmental impact that occurs when subsurface mines (like room & pillar) collapse.
What is Subsidence?
400
The day of the week that has the most energy consumption at 2 am.
What is Sunday?