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13 Cards in this Set
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renewable recources?
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resources that are naturally replaced in a relatively short amount of time.
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Non-renewable resources
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recources that cannot be replaced as they are used
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What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
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Renewable resources can be replaced and non-renewable resources cannot
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Pollution
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Anything that has a negative effect on living things
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What are the three View points?
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Developement
Conservation Preservation |
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Which view point do you think is most important?
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Conservation because as long as we don't terribly over use or destroy a resource why shouldn't people get some use out of it instead of the resource being wasted.
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Clear Cutting
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proccess of cutting down all the trees in the forest at once
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selective cutting
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the proccess of cutting down only some trees in a forest.
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Clear Cutting
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proccess of cutting down all the trees in the forest at once
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Clear,selective
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clear+quicker,cheaper,safer
-damaging to forest,habitat changes Selective+less damaging -dangerous |
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fishery
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an area with a large population of water organisms
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aquaculture
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raising water organisms for food
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sustainable yeild
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regular amount of a renewable resource
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