ES Ch 8 Vocab

Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more.

• old-growth forest

• second-growth forest

• tree plantation

• deforestation

Stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession. These forests develop after the trees in an area have been removed by human activities, such as clear-cutting for timber or cropland, or by natural forces such as wildfires and hurricanes.

• old-growth forest

• second-growth forest

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• succession forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Managed forest containing only one or two species of trees that are all the same age

• old-growth forest

• second-growth forest

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• succession forest

Temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, settlements, or other uses.

• conservative concession

• debt-for-nature swap

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• prescribed burn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Carefully planned and controlled fire that removes flammable small trees and underbrush in the highest-risk forest areas.

• conservative concession

• debt-for-nature swap

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• prescribed burn

Arrangement in which participating countries act as custodians of protected forest reserves in return for foreign aid or debt relief.

• conservative concession

• debt-for-nature swap

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• prescribed burn

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Strategy in which governments or private conservation organizations pay governments or landowners in other nations to preserve their land’s natural resources for a set amount of time.

• conservative concession

• debt-for-nature swap

• tree plantation

• deforestation

• prescribed burn

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Unfenced grassland in temperate and tropical climates that supplies vegetation for grazing (grass-eating) and browsing (shrub-eating) animals.

• pasture

• rangeland

• overgrazing

• deforestation

• second-growth forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Managed grassland or enclosed meadow often planted with domesticated grasses or other vegetation to be grazed by livestock.

• pasture

• rangeland

• overgrazing

• deforestation

• second-growth forest

Too many animals grazing an area for too long, leading to reduced grass cover, which in turn leads to erosion that compacts soil and reduces its capacity to hold water.

• pasture

• rangeland

• overgrazing

• deforestation

• second-growth forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5