Environmental Science

3. Abbreviation Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resources Systems
7. Resources that cannot be replenished in our lifetime
9. Any water source not containing salt
10. Mulching & retaining walls are methods of this conservation method
13. The careful and responsible management of natural resources
14. MI Forest Land: over________ million acres
17. the United States had an estimated 249.8 billion short tons of recoverable _______ reserves
18. Covers 70% of the earths surface
20. Covered in coniferous trees tolerant to poor conditions
21. Also called a cold desert, receiving 6-10 in annually
22. The study of the environment and how humans interact with it

1. Term for crops that are planted on a field over winter
2. Rainy season coincides with most animal birth with abundant nutrients
4. Resources that can be replenished naturally
5. Covering up to 10% of the earths terrestrial surface
6. Defined by receiving less than 12in of rain annually
8. Timberland accounts for _____ percent of this forest land
11. Rainfall can vary from 20-59 in per year, with most released during the wet season
12. a type of ecological environment defined by their temperature and rainfall resulting in similar plant and animal systems
15. Vegetable that can only be grown every 3 year
16. Second most ___________ agricultural state
19. According to your notes how many biomes are there?