Sect 2.28 - 2.31 Natural Resources

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What is the largest use of geosphere resources?

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Agriculture

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What is a complex mixture of eroded rock, minerals, ions, and partially decomposed dead organic material?

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Soil

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What is it called when we have enough of a resource to meet the needs of the present while preserving it for future use?

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Sustainable practice

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What do we call anything that comes from the environment and is used to support life?

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Natural resource

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally over time, while nonrenewable resources are finite and cannot be replaced once used.

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

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Solar energy, wind energy, or biomass.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

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What is overharvesting?

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The practice of harvesting a resource to the point of diminishing returns, leading to depletion.

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What is aquaculture?

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The farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, and plants.

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What is monoculture?

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The agricultural practice of growing a single crop species over a wide area for many consecutive years.