Unit 3 Test Flashcards
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Four types of natural resources
Renewable resources
Non renewable
Flow resources
Other resources
Examples of renewable resources
Soil, fish, trees
Examples of non renewable resources
Oil, gas, gold, diamonds
Examples of flow resources
Sunlight, wind, waves
Examples of other resources
Tourist sites
Sustainability
Using resources in a way that maintains the quality and health of the ecosystem and planet
Stewardship
How humans treat the natural world
4 levels of industry
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Primary stage
Extracts raw materials from the earth
Secondary stage
Taking the natural resources and making them finished and usable poducts
Tertiary stage
Selling the goods
Quaternary stage
Information industry that focuses on research and development
Primary jobs
Forestry, fishing, mining, and farming
Secondary jobs
Factories, power plants, construction
Tertiary jobs
Restaurants, hospitals, schools, banking, and retail stores
Quaternary jobs
Scientists, designers, research and development industry, technology, and media and advertising
Primary percent of workforce
5%
Secondary percent of workforce
22%
Tertiary percent of workforce
73%
Multiplier affect
Any changes to one level of industry could impact the other levels as well
Types of lodging
Clear cutting
Patch or strip cutting
Shelterwood or selective cutting
Clear cutting
All trees are cut down regardless of the health or age of the trees
Patch or stripe cutting
Cuts in smaller patches or stripes
Selective or shelterwood cutting
Cutting down only the mature trees and leaving the young healthy trees