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capter 7 geo
geo gilly
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| resource | something that is useful to people |
| natural resource | a material found in nature that has usefulness and economic value, such as trees, water, minerals |
| technology | the use of scientific knowledge and skills for useful, practical purposes to meet the needs and goals of people |
| renewable resource | a resource that can be replaced fairly quickly, such as forests and animals |
| non-renewable resource | a resource that cannot be replenished once it is used up, such as fossil fuels |
| flow resource | a resource that can be used and replenished at the same time, such as a river current or solar energy; it must be used when and where it occurs in nature |
| natural system | a balanced network of connected parts |
| water cycle | the natural system that creates a renewable supply of fresh water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |
| groundwater | water that is under the surface of the earth and can be reached only through wells |
| Selective cutting | companies select omly mature trees but this takes time and costes them money. |
| Shelterwood cutting | companies clear-cut smaller areas in forests where trees are of the same general species and age. They leave small patches untouchedso they can grow back whith is also costly. |
| Clear-cutting | companies prefer clear-cutting, claiming it is the cheapest and fastest but it is not very eco-friendly |
| continental shelf | the shallow zone of water along the edge of the continents |
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