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15 Cards in this Set
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Agroforestry
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Agriculture in which there is integrated management of trees or shrubs along with conventional crops or livestock.
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Meteorologic Drought
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Lack of rainfall.
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Deforestation
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Conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of tree canopy cover below the 10% threshold.
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Desertification
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Expansion of desertlike conditions, with forest and land degradation, and with the irreversible decline in the productive potential of an area.
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Drought
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Period of two years or more with rainfall well below average.
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Strip Cropping
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Cultivation in which crops of different types and habits of growth are sown alternatively in strips along the contours of a hill, to prevent soil erosion.
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Forest Ecosystem Management
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Managing a forests ecosystem through political, social, and agricultural means.
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Forest Degradation
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Any change within a forest class.
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Agricultural Drought
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Results when soils lacks the necessary moisture for plant intake or for effective plant growth.
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Hydrologic Drought
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Periods with low levels of stream flow.
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Soil Conservation
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Attempts to conserve soil through agricultural practices.
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Water Conservation
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Attempts to conserve water resources.
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Soil Degradation
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Change of a soil type due to agriculture and other factors.
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Selective Logging
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Cutting down trees in certain areas of a forest creating a gap.
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Wood-Fuel Consumption
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Refers to the harvesting of wood for fuel because it is the cheapest form of energy.
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