Introduction to Physical Geography Homework: Chapter 15 Key Terms and Concepts (1-24) 1. Denudation is the total effect of all actions (weathering‚ mass wasting‚ and erosion) that lower the surface of the continents. 2. Weathering- the physical and chemical disintegration of rock that is exposed to the atmosphere. Mass-wasting- the short-distance down slope movement of weathered rock under the direct influence of gravity; also called mass movement. Erosion- detachment‚ removal‚ and transportation
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Abstract Based on regional-scale studies‚ aboveground production and litter decomposition are thought to positively covary‚ because they are driven by shared biotic and climatic factors. Until now we have been unable to test whether production and decomposition are generally coupled across climatically dissimilar regions‚ because we lacked replicated data collected within a single vegetation type across multiple regions‚ obfuscating the drivers and generality of the association between production
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APES Semester 1 Review Name______________________________ Date________________ Per___________ 1. What are the primary factors that determine an individual’s ecological footprint? _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is the average ecological footprint higher in the United States than in many other countries? __________________ ____________________________________________________________
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Most negative impacts came from land-based sources. Oils spills‚ garbage‚ acidification‚ untreated sewage‚ overfishing and marine litter are prime examples of negative impacts humans did to the marine biome. People have done positive impacts also to keep animals living in the marine biome living. Humans have picked up trash from beaches‚ prevented oil spills‚ watched what they put down sinks‚ prevented dumping waste into the ocean and many other positive things. Predation is the relationship
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Foreststation to Savannization The Savanna biome‚ distinct with its climates and organism‚ will have a major impact on the present and future life forms of Earth. This being predicted by Jose D. Anadón‚ Osvaldo E. Sala and Fernando T. Maestre‚ the authors and researchers of Climate change will increase savannas at the expense of forests and treeless vegetation in tropical and subtropical Americas.The authors work explores the dimensions of the impact of climate change on biomes that have received little attention
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extent do you agree that river landforms can be classified as either erosional or depositional? Many different landforms are made by either deposition or erosion and there are some cases where they can be classified as both. Erosional landforms are caused by erosion which is the breaking down and transportation of particles from one area to another. Depositional landforms are made when particles are deposited somewhere else. In my opinion I think that river landforms can be classified as one or
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I. WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING? Global warming is the gradual increase of the Earth’s average measured temperature overtime. This measured average temperature is derived from both the near-surface air as well as ocean waters. Scientists began measuring this temperature beginning in the mid-20th century and have continued to monitor fluctuations and deviations in measurements ever since. The average global temperature increased approximately 1.33°F over the past 100 years ending in 2005. This led the
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The freshwater biome | A lake at Acadia National Park‚ Maine. | Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration — usually less than 1%. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration (i.e.‚ ocean). There are different types of freshwater regions: * Ponds and lakes * Streams and rivers * WetlandsPonds and lakes These regions range in size from just a few square meters to thousands
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G1‚ G2 & G3 // 5.1‚ 5.2‚ 5.3 5.1.1 Define species‚ habitat‚ population‚ community‚ ecosystem and ecology Species: A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile‚ viable offspring Habitat: The environment in which a species normally lives or the location of a living organism Population: A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time Community: A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area Ecosystem: A community
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that we were given our local climatogram most resembled the mid latitude (temperate) grassland biome of Lawrence‚ Kansas . I arrived at this conclusion by comparing the two climatogram graphs and noticing a striking resemblance. The precipitation and temperature were almost exactly the same. Although they have similar qualities‚ the two climatograms also have many distinct differences. In our local biome we can observe that there is more rain in the summer months. We also that the temperature in the
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