L2 May 8‚ 2013 Physical Geography Agenda: • 1.Geological Structure and Relief • 2. Climate • 3. Rivers and Lakes • 4. Biomes 1. Geological Structure and Relief * Relief: means topography‚ or landforms such as mountains‚ lowlands‚ highlands etc. * Geology: is dynamics is the reasons for relief; we have interconnection between geological structures & relief. it is the inner structures of the earth.
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Mediterranean Scrub Introduction: Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30° and 40° latitude on the west coasts of continents‚ where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several regional expressions of this biome reveal interesting examples of convergent evolution in plant families and birds (but
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respiration‚ nutrition‚ irritability‚ growth‚ excretion‚ reproduction‚ death 4. Arrange the following from smallest to largest: population‚ biome‚ organism‚ community‚ ecosystem. Organism‚ population‚ community‚ ecosystem‚ and biome. Ecosystems: 1. Define the following: a. niche- the role of an organism in an ecosystem. b. decomposer- an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter. c. producer- an organism that captures energy from sunlight and transforms
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white man. My curiosity grew even more after watching and comparing both movies as to the differences in these two tribes and their attitudes towards the white man. As depicted in The Snow Walker‚ the Inuit Tribe was mostly contained within the Arctic Tundra. Whereas‚ in Dances With Wolves‚ the Sioux Indians were west of the Mississippi River in what is known as the prairies and plains. During the 19th century as Europeans ventured westward and began to settle in what we now know as the United States
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resides. For instance‚ landforms may be categorized based on how they are formed (such as by erosion) or what surrounds them (such as surrounded by water or mountains). Landforms are distinct from the biota (plant and animal life) that inhabit the ecosystems contained within the landform. Scale - The first characteristic of a landform to consider is its overall size. Landforms are classified by nested hierarchies from whole continents to runnels on a mountainside. The runnel may be part of a crevasse
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Chapter 1 Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability Summary 1. All life depends on energy from the sun‚ solar capital‚ and the resources and ecological services of the earth‚ natural capital‚ to survive. An environmentally sustainable society provides for the current needs of its people without undermining the ability of future generations to do the same. 2. The world’s population is growing about 1.2% per year‚ which adds about 77 million people per year. Economic growth
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forest 5) Trees are not usually found in the tundra biome because of A) insufficient annual precipitation. B) acidic soils. C) extreme winter temperatures. D) overbrowsing by musk ox and caribou. E) permafrost. 6) Which of the following levels of ecological organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least inclusive? A) community‚ ecosystem‚ individual‚ population B) ecosystem‚ community‚ population‚ individual C) population‚ ecosystem‚ individual‚ community D) individual‚
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Executive Summary The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) is a beautiful 19.6 million acre coastal plain‚ and is located in the Northeastern part of Alaska. ANWR is home to numerous species of wildlife and one of the largest untapped oil preserves in the United States. There is an immense debate between the opposing environmentalists and the politicians who want to drill for oil on a section of ANWR‚ which is only 1.8% of the refuge. Environmentalists who oppose drilling for oil in Alaska
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habitat for the arctic seals. Predict how a reduction in habitat could change the capture efficiency of the killer whales. How would this affect the carrying capacities for both the whales and the seals? 4. If another source of prey were available to the whales‚ what changes in population size would you expect for the seals and the whales? Bryn Celli Ddu6. What are the limitations of the population dynamics lab? Is the lab activity a realistic representation of an arctic marine ecosystem? Note: Please
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I would like to present to you the country of India. A country one-third the area of the United States (total land mass is 2‚973‚190 sq. kilometers) borders China on the northeast‚ Pakistan on the west‚ Nepal and Blutan to the north‚ and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. It is divided into three categorical geographic regions: the Gangetic Plain‚ the plateau region in the south‚ the Himalayan region in the north‚ which contains some of the highest mountains in the world and a central part. India
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