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GEHSConservationQuiz
GEHSConservation Quiz
Question | Answer |
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sustained yield | balance between harvest and growth of trees |
overgrazing | allows weeds and poisonous plants to overtake an area |
prescribed burning | low intensity fires that native plants have adapted to |
crop rotation | planting different crops each year to replace minerals in soil |
terracing | building flat rows on the hill side to hold water and slow erosion |
contour plowing | plow across a hillside rather than up and down |
erosion | washing away of soil |
by catch | other animals caught in fishing nets |
desalination | taking salt out of water |
over-fishing | catching fish faster than they can reproduce |