natural resources

Question 1

renewable resource

Answer 1

a resource that replaces itself unless badly mismanaged

Question 2

selective cutting

Answer 2

lumbering technique in which only trees of a certain type, size and quality are cut

Question 3

inshore fishery

Answer 3

commercial fishing that takes place within a few kilometers of the shoreline

Question 4

intensive farming

Answer 4

a large amount of labour, machinery, and fertilizers used on a small farm

Question 5

commercial forests

Answer 5

part of a forest that has large enough trees and is close enough to the market to allow it to be harvested by the forest industry

Question 6

fossil fuels

Answer 6

any mineral that can be burned to produce energy

Question 7

conventional energy source

Answer 7

well-established source of energy

Question 8

open pit mining

Answer 8

method of mining using a large hole that is dug for the purpose of extracting ore found near earth’s surface

Question 9

clear cutting

Answer 9

logging method whereby all trees in an area (except for very small ones) are cut at a time

Question 10

shelterwood logging

Answer 10

method of logging, often used in forests with trees of uniform age and size, that clear cuts part of a forest, leaving some seed bearing trees to regenerate the logged area

Question 11

noncommmercial forests

Answer 11

part of a forest that has trees too small to harvest or is too far away from the market

Question 12

aquaculture

Answer 12

production of fish and other marine products on fish farms

Question 13

nonrenewable resource

Answer 13

a resource that exists in a fixed amount or is being consumed much faster than nature can replace it

Question 14

extensive farming

Answer 14

type of farming in which small amounts of labour, machinery and fertilizers are used on large farms