Vocabulary
Overusing resources
Exploitation
What is an example of surface water?
lakes, river, ocean
An example of a mineral is a
rock
Timber means
trees (wood)
What is petroleum?
Gasoline (like gas for your car)
Protecting resources to allow no human use
Preservation
What soil layer is composed of weathered rock
C Horizon (Weathered parent material)
What is an example of an ecosystem based management strategy?
Protecting any ecosystem using multiple species instead of one
Cutting down trees to use the wood
Logging
What does ecological refer to?
the ecosystem
Topsoil is moved from one place to another
Erosion
Weathering
Breaking down rock
Which resource management strategy uses as much of a resource as possible without letting it run out?
Maximum sustainable yield
What are two ecological values of forest ecosystems?
Stores carbon, habitat for animals, increases biodiversity
How does air pollution affect human health?
Asthma, lung cancer, respiratory diseases
Conservation
Which type of water is harder to clean, surface water or groundwater, and why?
Groundwater because it is underground and hard to access
What are the layers of the atmosphere starting from Earth's surface?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Where does most commercial logging occur in the United States?
Southeast Pines and Western Coniferous forests
How does the atmosphere affect weather?
Gases in the atmosphere traps heat and causes the Earth to be warmer
managing resources so they can be used long term without depletion
Sustainable use
What soil layer is the most fertile and vulnerable to erosion?
A Horizon (Top Soil)
Which resource management strategy monitors the environment and changes strategies based on what they learn
Adaptive management
What are two economic values of forest ecosystems?
What are the three types of rocks and how are they formed?
Igneous - lava
Sedimentary - sediments
Metamorphic - heat and pressure