Unit 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
The approach to research management that says the resource Should be used as extensively as possible, for maximum profit:
Exploitation
The approach to resource management that a resource should be managed so that it is never exhausted.
Utilitarian
The largest store fresh water on earth is:
Glaciers
The greatest use of water in Canada is for:
Agriculture
What is a problem following the modification of runoff to increase water supplies
Sinkholes
Name the fishery management technique that limits fishing during breeding times
Closest seasons
Name the fisheries management technique that protects prime breeding stock
Size limits
The largest species fishery in BC
Salmon
The government agency responsible for management of ocean fisheries in BC is:
DFO
Management system that limits the total catch by all interested groups:
Quota management system
Storage site for water is a:
Sink
The average domestic use of water by Canadian households is (in cubic metres)
290
Involves the cutting of single or small group of trees:
Selective logging
Leave trees to reseed patches naturally:
Variable retention logging
Allows natural replacement, and prevents a monoculture:
Selective logging
The logging technique with the highest cost:
Selective logging
The login technique which leads to a monoculture of trees:
Clear cutting
Logging technique which closely mimics natural fire disturbances:
Clear cutting
The burning of fossil feels produces many harmful compounds. The cleanest burning fossil fuel is
Natural gas
Unconventional natural gases found
In bed rock
Conventional natural gas is found:
Above oil deposits
No one oil reserves are predicted to last how many years of the current consumption rates?
40 years
Which new technology could decreased reliance on fossil fuel’s in the future
Fusion
Cleanest form of energy to produce is:
Wind
