AICE Environmental Management

Question 1

sustainability

Answer 1

to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future

Question 2

evaporation

Answer 2

water changing from the liquid state to a gaseous phase through the uptake of energy

Question 3

transpiration

Answer 3

process by which water vapour moves through and out of a plant before being released into the atmosphere

Question 4

condensation

Answer 4

water changes from gas to liquid through the release of energy, warming the environment

Question 5

precipitation

Answer 5

condensed water in clouds falls back to the surface of the earth

Question 6

interception

Answer 6

precipitation being blocked from reaching the ground by a plant foliage/canopy, or even a leaf filter

Question 7

through-fall and stem-flow

Answer 7

raindrops that are intercepted by plants collecting on the leaves and falling through the foliage and onto the soil

Question 8

run-off or surface water flow

Answer 8

water collecting on the surface of the land and flowing over the ground

Question 9

infilltration

Answer 9

process during which water is absorbed by the soil

Question 10

through-fall

Answer 10

water flowing through the soil

Question 11

groundwater

Answer 11

water below the earth’s surface usually within a few hundred feet

Question 12

photosynthesis

Answer 12

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

Question 13

salinity

Answer 13

measurement of salt in water or soil

Question 14

biosphere

Answer 14

life-supporting zone where the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere meet

Question 15

biomes

Answer 15

large-scale ecological zone characterized by its soil, climate, vegetation, and wildlife

Question 16

scientific method

Answer 16

a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses

Question 17

gross national income (gni) per capita

Answer 17

the measure of the total income of a country divided by the number of people in that country

Question 18

biome

Answer 18

a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat

Question 19

ecosystem

Answer 19

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

Question 20

population

Answer 20

al the inhabitants of a particular areac

Question 21

community

Answer 21

a group of organisms living in the same place or having a particular characteristic

Question 22

habitat

Answer 22

a natura home or environment of an organism

Question 23

niche

Answer 23

comfortable or suitable environment

Question 24

water cycle

Answer 24

continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth

Question 25

greenhouse effect

Answer 25

a process that occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat

Question 26

population dynamics

Answer 26

the study of how and why populations change in ize and how they can be managed

Question 27

migration

Answer 27

the movement of peoples from one place in the world to another

Question 28

population distribution

Answer 28

the way in which the population is spread out across a given area

Question 29

population density

Answer 29

the number of people living in a square kilometre (or other unit of area)