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 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 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 is the term for resources that can be replenished naturally over time?

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Renewable resources.

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What are resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up?

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Nonrenewable resources.

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What is the process of using resources in a way that does not deplete them?

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Sustainable management.

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What is the term for the practice of growing a single crop over a wide area for many consecutive years?

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Monoculture.

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What is aquaculture?

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The cultivation of aquatic organisms, such as fish and shellfish, in controlled environments.

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources cannot.