Chapter 10 Vocab

The tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted if it is not regulated in some way.

The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service or otherwise accounted for.

The maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without compromising the future availability of that resource.

A U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction.

The belief that people should maximize use of resources, based on the greatest good for everyone

Land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging.

Grassland primarily used for grazing cattle.

A method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area

The method of harvesting trees that involves the removal of single trees or a relatively small number of trees from the larger forest.

An approach to removing trees from forests in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other noncommercial trees.

A large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree species.

A fire deliberately set under controlled conditions in order to reduce the accumulation of dead biomass on a forest floor.

A federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife.

An area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or landscape.

A 1969 U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits

A 1973 U.S. act designed to protect species from extinction.

A document outlining the scope and purpose of a development project, describing the environmental context, suggesting alternative approaches to the project, and analyzing the environmental impact of each alternative.

A plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project’s impact on the environment.

An area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area.

An area surrounding a metropolitan center, with a comparatively low population density.

Urbanized areas that spread into rural areas, removing clear boundaries between the two

The degradation of the built and social environments of the city that often accompanies and accelerates migration to the suburbs.

A planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods

A U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways.