method of harvesting trees in which all of the trees are removed from a land area, as opposed to selective cutting

clearing trees from an area without replacing them

act of U.S. Congress to regulate the filing and settling of land claims in the West

the necessary structures, including roads, buildings, bridges, and sewers, that a society builds for public use

determining the location of homes, businesses, and protected areas before an area is developed

transportation facilities to move large numbers of people at a time

solid substance found in nature that consists of a single element or compound

minerals that have economic value and are useful to humans in some way

multiple-use management

term used to indicate variety of ways that land can be used to best serve the majority of people

rural land, such as forest, grassland, and farmland, that is not densely populated and that does not have a large infrastructure

method of mining in which large holes are dug in the ground to remove materials such as ore, sand, gravel, and building stone

areas purposely left undeveloped for the enjoyment of urban residents

Operation Green Thumb (OGT)

program sponsored by New York City’s Department of General Services enabling nonproﬁt organizations to create community vegetable and flower gardens

damage to a grassland caused by too many animals eating in a limited area; often so harmful that the grass cannot recover

grassland used for grazing animals

the process of restoring land to the condition it was in before mining operations began

process of replacing trees that have died or been cut down

method of harvesting only middle-aged or mature trees individually or in small groups

method of mining in winch huge machines clear away large strips of the Earth’s surface, as in phosphate mining

low-density development that spreads out around cities

land area with dense population and with the housing and infrastructure necessary for citizens’ wellbeing

condition in which more people live in a city than its infrastructure can support

movement of people from rural areas to cities

urban-renewal project

program to rebuild a worn-down urban area by providing improved facilities

designated natural area where the land and the ecosystems it supports are protected

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DSST Env.Sci. Chp. 8

vocab. for DSST Env.Sci. from Environmental Science by Karen Arms

Question	Answer
clear-cutting	method of harvesting trees in which all of the trees are removed from a land area, as opposed to selective cutting
deforestation	clearing trees from an area without replacing them
Federal Mining Act	act of U.S. Congress to regulate the filing and settling of land claims in the West
infrastructure	the necessary structures, including roads, buildings, bridges, and sewers, that a society builds for public use
land-use planning	determining the location of homes, businesses, and protected areas before an area is developed
mass transit	transportation facilities to move large numbers of people at a time
mineral	solid substance found in nature that consists of a single element or compound
mineral resources	minerals that have economic value and are useful to humans in some way
multiple-use management	term used to indicate variety of ways that land can be used to best serve the majority of people
non-urban land	rural land, such as forest, grassland, and farmland, that is not densely populated and that does not have a large infrastructure
open-pit mining	method of mining in which large holes are dug in the ground to remove materials such as ore, sand, gravel, and building stone
open space	areas purposely left undeveloped for the enjoyment of urban residents
Operation Green Thumb (OGT)	program sponsored by New York City’s Department of General Services enabling nonproﬁt organizations to create community vegetable and flower gardens
ore	rock that contains minerals
overgrazing	damage to a grassland caused by too many animals eating in a limited area; often so harmful that the grass cannot recover
rangeland	grassland used for grazing animals
reclamation	the process of restoring land to the condition it was in before mining operations began
reforestation	process of replacing trees that have died or been cut down
selective cutting	method of harvesting only middle-aged or mature trees individually or in small groups
strip mining	method of mining in winch huge machines clear away large strips of the Earth’s surface, as in phosphate mining
suburban sprawl	low-density development that spreads out around cities
urban area	land area with dense population and with the housing and infrastructure necessary for citizens’ wellbeing
urban crisis	condition in which more people live in a city than its infrastructure can support
urbanization	movement of people from rural areas to cities
urban-renewal project	program to rebuild a worn-down urban area by providing improved facilities
wilderness	designated natural area where the land and the ecosystems it supports are protected

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