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Environmental Studies, The Blue Planet, Chapter 17
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2012

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Agriculture
Definition
The cultivation and domestication of renewable resources, both flora and fauna.
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Anthroposphere
Definition
The influence of humans on earth systems.
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Common Property Resource
Definition
Resources communally owned or managed.
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Non-Renewable Resource
Definition
A resource that's not renewable. Even if they're replenished very very slowly.
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Perpetual/Inexhaustible Resource
Definition
A resource that, for all practical purposes, is infinite.
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Renewable Resource
Definition
Exactly what it says on the tin.
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Resource
Definition
Something useful or necessary.
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Resource Cycle
Definition
The life cycle of any natural resource.
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Stock
Definition
A reservoir or mass of a resource.
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Capture Fisheries
Definition
Where fish are caught in the wild.
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Deforestation
Definition
Self-Explanatory
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Old Growth Forest
Definition
What it says on the tin.
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Plantation (Forest)
Definition
A tree farm.
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Sustainable Yield
Definition
Taking only as much as you can replace each year.
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Aquaculture
Definition
The raising of seafood in captivity.
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Arable Soil
Definition
Soil that is suited for growing crops.
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Green Revolution
Definition
A period in time when there was an enormous increase in agricultural productivity and technological advances.
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Sustainable Devlopment
Definition
The cautious planned utilization of earth resources to meet current needs without degrading ecosystems or jeopardizing the future availability of those resources.
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Water Scarce
Definition
When the available water supply drops below 1000 m^3. The lack of water represents a serious constraint on agricultural growth and health.
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Water Stressed
Definition
A term for a country or region where their annual renewable water supplies are 1000-2000 m^3.
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