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English for Science & Nature Glossary of Terms
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factory farming -
large-scale,
industrialized
agriculture.
factory ships -
industrial-style ships
used for the large-scale
collection and
processing of fish.
family planning
- a system of limiting
family size and the
frequency of
childbearing by the
appropriate use of
contraceptive
techniques.
fauna - the
total animal population
that inhabits an area.
federal land -
land owned and
administered by the
federal government,
including national parks
and national forests.
feedlots - a
plot of ground used to
feed farm animals.
fertility -
the ability to
reproduce; in humans,
the ability to bear
children.
fertility rates
- average number of live
births per woman during
her reproductive years,
among a given set of
people.
fiscal year -
a financial term
referring to any
twelve-month period,
usually to set a budget.
The federal government's
fiscal year begins
October 1.
fisheries - an
established area where
fish species are
cultivated and caught.
fissile material
- material fissionable
by slow neutrons. The
fission process and
the fissile isotopes are
the source of energy in
nuclear weapons and
nuclear reactors.
fission - the
process whereby the
nucleus of a particular
heavy element splits
into (generally) two
nuclei of lighter
elements, with the
release of substantial
amounts of energy.
flora - the
total vegetation
assemblage that inhabits
an area.
forest
certification - a
process of labeling wood
that has been harvested
from a well-managed
forest.
forests -
lands on which trees are
the principal plant
life, usually conducive
to wide
biodiversity.
fossil fuel -
a fuel, such as coal,
oil, and natural gas,
produced by the
decomposition of ancient
(fossilized) plants and
animals; compare to
alternative energy. |
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