Vocabulary
A situation in which individuals, acting in their own self-interest, overuse and deplete a shared, publicly accessible resource, even though it is not in anyone’s long-term interest.
What is tragedy of the commons?
This is when DNA is altered in a plant to produce a specific result.
What is a Genetically Modified Organism?
This is the uncontrolled spread of a city.
Urban sprawl
This is the organized growing of marine organisms for consumption.
What is aquaculture?
This is a disadvantage of a CAFO
This is what CAFOs stands for.
What is "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations"?
This is a solution for monoculture.
What is crop rotation?
Why does runoff increase in urban areas?
increase in impermeable/impervious surfaces
This type of diet significantly increases land use, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions due to livestock production.
What is heavy meat consumption?
A greenhouse gas produced by livestock
What is methane (CH4)?
A forestry practice in which all or nearly all trees in an area are cut down at the same time, often leading to soil erosion and habitat loss?
What is clear cutting?
A downside to farm-raised salmon
Infected with parasites/sea lice, excessive use of antibiotics, potential use of pesticides
This is a solution to impervious surfaces that some cities are implementing.
Permeable Pavement
This is the least effective method of irrigation.
What is flood irrigation?
This is when we try to restore the land at a mining site to its' original state
reclamation
Agricultural practice resulting in soil degradation and increase erosion
What is tilling?
what is an alternative to clear cutting that preserves biodiversity?
Selective cutting
This has been shown to reduce CO2 concentrations, as well as increase infiltration in cities. (absorbs water from runoff)
Planting vegetation
The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in river water indicates what?
the water is contaminated with animal waste
This is the most efficient type of irrigation but can be expensive
drip irrigation
Biological controls are used to replace persistent chemical pesticides. What is a risk of using biological controls?
Control agent may attack beneficial species
This is the overall goal of Integrated Pest Management.
What is a reduction of synthetic pesticides?
environmental advantage to urban sprawl
lower carbon footprint, less land use
This is when saltwater/ seawater infiltrates a fresh water source like an aquifer underground.
Saltwater intrusion
The process in which water reacts with exposed sulfide minerals from mining, producing sulfuric acid that can contaminate nearby streams and kill aquatic life