Agriculture
- Some of the many types of agriculture include: livestock ranching, shifting cultivation, commercial grain farming, commercial plantations, live stock and grain farming, dairy farming, etc.
- Deforestation:The removal of trees
- Irrigation:Using ditches to supply dry land with water.
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| Human Nutritional Requirements |
- Pesticides include:insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, bactericides, fungicides, and larvicides.
Forestry
- Tree Plantations:Land consisting of at least an acre that is completely covered by trees.
- Old Growth Forests:Forests that have ancient trees, hundreds, even thousands of years old.
- Forest Fires:A fire that becomes out of control in a wooden area.
- Forest Management:Taking care of a forest in order to make sure it stays healthy for social and economic benefits.
- National Forests:A large forest that is completely controlled by the government.
Rangelands
- Overgrazing:Grazing so much to the point where the vegetation is damaged and the ground may erode.
- Desertification:The change of fertile land turning into desert.
- Federal Rangeland:An area of land ran by the government that livestock are free to live and graze on.
Other Land Use
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| Urban Land Development |
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| Transportation Development Mining |
Fishing
- Fishing laws and regulations are needed to keep the population of fish healthy and plentiful.
- Overfishing:Occurs when the stock of fish has been depleted.
- Aquaculture:The growth of water based animals and plants.
Global Economics
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| Tragedy of the Commons |
- Globalization:The growth to being worldwide.
- World Bank:An international bank which controls the economic distribution among members, and makes loans to the members in times of crisis.
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