Princeton Review AP Environmental Science hit parade
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| 686575219 | Agroforestry | when trees and crops are planted together, creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship | |
| 686575220 | Aquaculture | the raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest | |
| 686575221 | Capture Fisheries | fish production in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption | |
| 686575222 | Conservation | the management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself | |
| 686575223 | Contour Plowing | a process in which rows of crops are plowed across the hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope | |
| 686575224 | Driftnets | nets that drift free in the water and indiscriminately catch everything | |
| 686575225 | Ecosystem Capital | the value of natural resources | |
| 686575226 | Fishery | the industry or occupation devoted to catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals | |
| 686575227 | Greenbelt | open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city | |
| 686575228 | Ground Fires | smoldering fires that take place in bogs or swamps and can burn underground for days or weeks. Originating from surface fires, ground fires are difficult to detect and extinguish | |
| 686575229 | Intercropping | also called strip cropping, it is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside | |
| 686575230 | Long Lining | fishing method where a long line with baited hooks are used | |
| 686575231 | No Till Method | refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil | |
| 686575232 | Old Growth Forest | a group of trees that has never been cut, never been seriously disturbed | |
| 686575233 | Preservation | the maintenance of species or ecosystem in order to ensure its perpetuation, with no concern as to their potential monetary value | |
| 686575234 | Second Growth Forest | a group of trees that have arisen in an area where cutting has happened | |
| 686575235 | Selective Cutting | the removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an environmental impact | |
| 686575236 | Shelter Wood Cutting | when mature trees are cut over a period of time, leaving mature trees to reseed the forest | |
| 686575237 | Silviculture | the management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber | |
| 686575238 | Surface Fire | fires that typically burn the forest underbrush and do little damage to mature trees; serve to protect the forest from more harmful fires by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn more intensely | |
| 686575239 | Tailings | piles of gangue, which is waste material that results from mining | |
| 686575240 | Traditional Subsistence Agriculture | when each family in a community grows crops for themselves and relies on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops | |
| 686575241 | Uneven Aged Management | the broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation |
