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| When Do Individuals Have No Incentive To Conserve Common Resources? |
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| They Do Not Bear The Cost Of Using Those Resources. |
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| Cost or benefit not included in the price of a good. |
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| Define Tragedy Of Commons |
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| Lack of incentive to conserve common resources leading to the overuse of said resources. |
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| Define Maximum Sustainable Yield |
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| Largest amount of renewable resource that can be harvested indefinitely |
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| Harvesting at the Maximum Sustainable Yield Keeps The Resource Population Where? |
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| One Half The Carrying Capacity The Environment |
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| What Leads To A Miscalculation of Maximum Sustainable Yield and Overharvesting? |
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| Uncertainty About Population Dynamics |
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| List 4 Reasons Public Land Is Managed In The United States |
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Definition
Grazing
Timber Harvesting
Recreation
Wildlife Conservation |
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| What Agency Manages Rangeland that is used for grazing? |
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Definition
| Bureau of Land Management |
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| What Agency Manages National Forests? |
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Definition
| United States Forest Service |
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| List The 2 Methods Of Timber Harvesting |
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Definition
Cutting
Ecologically Sustainable Forests Methods |
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| List The Methods Of Cutting Timber |
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Definition
Clear Cutting
Selective Cutting |
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| What Agency Manages National Parks? |
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Definition
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| What Agency Manages National Wildlife Refuges? |
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Definition
| The Fish And Wildlife Service |
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| List The 4 Causes Of Urban Sprawl |
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Definition
Automobile Development
Construction Of Highways
Less Expensive Land At Urban Fringe
Urban Blight |
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| List The 3 Government Institutions And Policies That Contribute To Urban Sprawl |
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Definition
Highway Trust Fund
Zoning
Subsidized Mortgages |
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Term
| List The 3 Results Of Urban Sprawl |
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Definition
Automobile Dependence
Traffic Congestion
Social Isolation |
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| List The 2 Benefits Of Smart Growth |
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Definition
Consumes Less Land Than Dispersed Development
Numerous Other Environmental Beneftis |
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Term
| Smart Growth is a response to Urban Sprawl that advocates people to do what? |
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Definition
| Make more compact, mixed-use development that encourages walking, bicycling and using public transportation. |
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Term
| How Did The Green Revolution Transform Agriculture In The Twentieth Century? |
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Definition
| Industrialized farming, leading to its expansion and the increased use of fossil fuel ran machinery. |
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| List 2 Downsides To Irrigation |
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Definition
Draw down underground water supplies
Lead to soil degradation |
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| List 2 Ways Irrigation Leads To Soil Degradation |
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Definition
Water logging
Salinization |
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Term
| What Is A Downside To Fertilizer? |
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Definition
| Can run off into surface waters and cause damage to ecosystems. |
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| What Are The 4 Negatives Of Pesticides? |
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Definition
Pests Become Immune To Weaker Pesticides
The Continual Introduction Of Stronger Pesticides Causes Unintended Problems
Nontarget Species Elimination
Human Health Concerns
Surface Water Contamination |
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| List 4 Traditional Farming Techniques |
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Definition
Inter-cropping
Crop Rotation
Agroforestry
Contour Plowing |
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| List 2 Benefits Of Traditional Farming Techniques |
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Definition
Improve Agricultural Yields
Conservation Of Soil And Other Resources |
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| List 2 Benefits Of No-till agriculture |
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Definition
Reduce Soil Erosion
Reduce Soil Degradation |
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Term
| List 3 Benefits Of Integrated Pest Management |
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Definition
Less Pesticide Use
Saves Money
Reduces Environmental Damage |
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Term
| List 2 Downsides Of Integrated Pest Management |
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Definition
Requires More Labor
Practitioners Must Be Trained To Identify Hazards To Crops |
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| What Are The Two Focuses Of Organic Agriculture? |
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Definition
Maintaining Soil
Avoids The Use Of Synthetic Fertilizers & Pesticides |
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Term
| List The 3 Negatives Of Organic Agriculture |
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Definition
More Labor Intensive
Smaller Farms
Alternative Techniques Must Be Applied |
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Term
| List 2 Benefits of Animal Feeding Operations And Aquaculture Facilities |
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Definition
Efficient Animal Growth
Inexpensive Food Production |
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Term
| List 2 Negatives of Animal Feeding Operations And Aquaculture Facilities |
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Definition
Concentrated Animal Waste
Introduction of antibiotics and other waste products into the environment. |
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| Most fisheries in North America have been what? |
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