Monday, January 13, 2014

Chapter 9&10 Vocabulary

Chapter 9

 Aquifers • Saltwater intrusion • Dikes
• Unconfined aquifers • Floodplain • Dam
• Confined aquifers • Oligotrophic • Reservoir
• Water table • Mesotrophic • Fish ladders
• Recharge • Eutrophic • Aqueducts
• Springs • Impermeable surfaces • Desalinization
• Artesian wells • Levee • Hydroponic agriculture
• Cone of depression


Chapter 10

• Tragedy of the commons • Prescribed burn • Induced demand
• Externality • National wildlife refuges • Zoning
• Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) • National wilderness areas
 • Multi-use zoning • Resource conservation ethic
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • Subsidized mortgages
 • Multiple-use lands • Environmental impact statement (EIS)
• Smart growth • Rangelands • Environmental mitigation plan
• Stakeholders • Forests • Suburban • Sense of place
• Clear-cutting • Exurban • Transit-oriented development (TOD)
• Selective cutting • Urban sprawl • Infill
• Ecologically sustainable forestry • Urban blight • Urban growth boundaries
• Tree plantations • Highway Trust Fund • Eminent domain

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