Land Use Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Type of commercial fishing using weighted nets that are drug along the bottom
  2. 3. Heating ore with chemicals to extract metals
  3. 6. Type of forestry where rows of trees are cleared to reduce erosion
  4. 7. Confined feet lot operation which fattens up livestock to decrease time to slaughter
  5. 11. Surfaces such as concrete and pavement where water quickly accumulates and runs off
  6. 12. Type of recycling were the resource is turned back into the same resource
  7. 13. Type of grazing and cultivation where animals and crops are rotated to reduce negative impacts
  8. 15. Shared resources among many people/communities
  9. 16. Water from rain or irrigation moving over the surface of land carrying soil and pollutants
  10. 17. Cutting all trees in a designated area
  11. 18. Genetic modifications to increase yields/resistance to pests, drought, etc.
  12. 19. Type of fertilizer such as manure or compost that is not composed of man made chemicals
  13. 22. Effect of city surface that cause them to have a higher temperature than the surrounding area
  14. 24. Type of commercial fishing used close to shore to catch fish by the gills
  15. 25. Chemical compounds that target crop pests such as insects and worms
  16. 26. Irrigating crops through a large rotating arm with adjustable sprayers
  17. 30. Type of mining where extensive tunnels are used
  18. 32. Type of CAFO where fish are grown in pens or tanks
  19. 33. Surfaces such as gravel and specialized concrete where water will infiltrate and be absorbed to reduce runoff
  20. 36. Turning of grassland to desert due to overgrazing
  21. 37. Type of grazing where cattle are free to range over a wide area of land
  22. 40. Increasing salt content of soil from high evaporation rate of irrigation water
  23. 42. Type of forestry where only diseased and other selected trees are cut in an area to decrease density
  24. 43. Roofs and walls that are covered with live plants to increase air and water filtration and reduce runoff and heat in cities
  25. 44. Type of commercial fishing targeting specific schools of fish near the surface
  26. 45. Type of mining where all soil and vegetation is removed on the surface
Down
  1. 1. The use of resources in a way that will not deplete them or cause environmental harm
  2. 4. Type of mining that excavates large pits/quarries
  3. 5. Type of agriculture that intercrops trees with row crops
  4. 8. Irrigating crops by inundating a field with water
  5. 9. Coined as a "footprint" the consumption of resources and waste produced by humans
  6. 10. Type of mining that uses explosives to reduce mountains
  7. 14. Type of mine drainage that occurs when rain percolates through mine tailings
  8. 15. Burning the understory of forests to reduce wildfire risk
  9. 17. Type of crop grown after harvest to hold down and increase nutrients in soil
  10. 20. Type of agriculture associated with the Green Revolution
  11. 21. Ability of a population to replenish itself
  12. 23. Irrigating crops with water applied directly to each plant through a tube/pipe
  13. 27. Type of recycling that turns resources into raw materials that can be made into many products
  14. 28. Irrigating crops by running water down troughs created between rows of crops
  15. 29. Growing of cities and the suburbs/sprawl that spills out from them
  16. 31. Composition of NPK nutrients to help crops grow
  17. 34. Cutting and burning of tropical forests to make way for cattle grazing
  18. 35. Chemical compounds that target weeds that compete with crops
  19. 38. Type of commercial fishing that uses miles hooks on lines
  20. 39. Growing many different crops in the same area to reduce need for chemical inputs
  21. 41. Pest management that incorporated biological and physical controls to reduce chemical use