Monday, March 14, 2011

1.10 Questions

1: Resources are any materials that can be used by humans.
2:  Renewable resources are living animals or plants which can be re-produced within a human lifetime.
Non Renewable resources take thousands or millions of years to form and therefore can't be reproduced during a human's lifetime
3: Renewable resources can become non renewable through over use or over exploitation.
4: Soil is a valuable resource as it is the building  block for growing agricultural products and is a basis for Australia's successful agricultural industries.
5: Silviculture is the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests to meet diverse needs and values of the many landowners, societies and cultures.
6: 164.4 million hectares
7: Australia's fishing and aquaculture industries are worth $2 billion annually making it a big income for the economy. 
8: The Australian Fisheries Management Authority set a limit of 5265 tonnes for the south blue fin tuna catch. This can be put towards other species of fish to help reduce over fishing of one species.
9: Australia has the largest reserves of iron ore, lead, zinc, silver, uranium, industrial diamonds and mineral sands.
10: Australia's mineral reserves are increasing due to improved prospecting and extraction technologies

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