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What action best exemplifies the Tragedy of the commons
Farmers sharing fertile land to help with crops
Resources shared by individuals are regulated
Large logging operations in TRF is economic gain only
developing recycling programs to help reduce waste
The BLM focuses on rangeland health of the ecosystem. What does BLM stand for?
Bureau of land miners
Bureau of long mining
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land memoirs
This type of forest cutting involves cutting out of trees that are mature & defective only
Clear Cutting
Selective cutting
Shelterwood cutting
Sustainable cutting
A downfall of using rangelands for farms is.....
Takes less land from a farmer
the land is too dry to farm
They lose their natural biodiversity
Takes less fossil fuel
This type of forest cutting involves managment that protects waterways, pesticide use and slows erosion.
Shelterwood cutting
selective cutting
clear cutting
Sustainable cutting
This type of cutting involves cutting the forest completely down.
shelterwood cutting
selective cutting
Sustainable cutting
clear cutting
The farmer digs trenches along crops & fill them with water. What type of irrigation is this?
Flood irrigation
Spray irrigation
Drip irrigation
Furrow Irrigation
This irrigation uses a slow dripping hose that is buried beneath the soil.
flood irrigation
drip irrigation
spray irrigation
furrow irrigation
This irrigation pumps water from a well into an apparatus with a series of spray nozzles that spray water across the field.
drip irrigation
Flood irrigation
furrow irrigation
Spray irrigation
The method if irrigation floods the entire field with water & letting water soak in.
furrow irrigation
Spray irrigation
Flood Irrigation
Drip irrigation
Which of the element groups is considered to be fertilizer?
C,H,O
Fe,Ni,Ag
He,Bi,C
K,N,P
Which compound is considered to be a synthethic fertilizer?
Sevin
Manure
Banana Peels
Plant Scraps
This planting method uses a single species variety only.
Furrow Cropping
monocropping
Drip cropping
spray cropping
This pesticide targets species of insects that consume crops
insecticides
Herbicides
Rodenticides
fungicides
This type of pesticide targets plant species that compete with plants
Herbicides
Fungicides
Insecticides
Pesticides
What is an advantage to using synthetic fertilizers instead of organic?
Adds soil texture
Organic runs off more quickly into the water
Remains in the soil longer
More targeted macronutirents to the crop
