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APES Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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climate

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general pattern of atmospheric or weather conditions

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weather

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local area’s short-term temperature or other physical conditions

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3 factors that affect distribution of air

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Properties of air, water, and land
Uneven heating of the earth’s surface
Rotation of the earth on its axis

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Coriolis effect

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the earth’s rotation causes winds to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

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currents

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caused by prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth

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thermocline

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differences in water temperature

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upwelling

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water density differentials

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8
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El Niño

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disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system

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Rain Shadow Effect

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Air travels over mountaintops and into slopes creating warm air. It has a lot of moisture but doesn’t release it. This creates dry plants and soil.

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10
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The Greenhouse Gases

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Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Water, Nitrous Oxide

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The Greenhouse Effect

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the gases get trapped in the atmosphere and warm the earth

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12
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biomes

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large terrestrial regions characterized by similar climate

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Tropical Rain Forests

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year round warmth with high humidity and heavy rainfall
evergreen vegetation
high biodiversity
canopy, emergent, sapling, and ground zones
poor soil quality

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Temperate Deciduous Forests

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moderate temperature fluctuates
few species: maple, beech, oak
slow decomposition of leaves

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Boreal Forests (Taigas)

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long dry and cold winters
few species: pine, cedar, spruce
needle leaves
low plant biodiversity
slow decomposition of needles
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Tropical Grasslands (Savannas)

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warm temperatures and alternating warm and dry seasons
large grazing herbivores
deep rooted plants

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Temperate Grasslands (prairie)

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rainfall
cold winters hot and dry summer
productive for crops
high winds

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Cold Grasslands (Arctic Tundra)

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frigid treeless plains
extreme cold (permafrost)
limited vegetation
animals like Arctic Fox

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Tropical Deserts

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little vegetation

extreme high daytime temperatures

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Temperate Deserts

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more precipitation than tropical deserts
drought resistant plants (cacti)
high daytime and low nighttime temperature

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21
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Cold Deserts

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sparse vegetation

extremely cold winters

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Turbidity

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measure of how cloudy water is due to sedimetn

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Salinity

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concentration of salts in given water

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Plankton

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bottom trophic levels

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25
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Phytoplankton

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dominant primary producers

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Euphotic zones

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upper layers of ocean that receives most sunlight

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Zooplankton

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drifting herbivores

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Nekton

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strong swimming like fish

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Benthos

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bottom welling organisms

30
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Dissolved Oxygen

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marine life depend on this

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Coastal Zones

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high tide mark in oceans to the continental shelf

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Estuaries

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freshwater meets saltwater

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Intertidal

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rising and falling tides

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Coral Reefs

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slow growing diverse ecosystems exist along equator in warm waters

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Open Ocean and Sea Floor

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great expanse of the continental shelf

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Bathyl Zone

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middle layer of ocean with little sunlught

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Abyssal Zone

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bottom lower receives very little sunlight

38
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marine snow

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organic waste that settles at floor from top layers

39
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Freshwater life zones: lentic

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standing bodies of water (lakes, inland wetlands, bogs , and ponds)

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Freshwater life zones: lotic

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moving bodies of water such as rivers and streams

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submergent

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underwater

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emergent

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rooted in water yet penetrates air/water boundary

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oligotrophic

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Clear, deep lakes that have low nutrient levels and therefore limited primary productivity

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eutrophic

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Once lakes have accumulated a high concentration of nutrients that support high levels of net primary productivity by producers

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Cultural eutrophication

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Large amounts of nutrients added due to lake systems due to human activities, such as runoff of fertilizers

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runoff

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Freshwater from precipitation and melting ice that flows from the earth’s surface and into bodies of water

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watershed

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The land area that delivers runoff to the river or small streams

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Source zone

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Contains rivers and streams that are directly fed by mountain snowmelt

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Transition zone

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Has streams and rivers with more turbid water due to the increase in sediments flowing into them.

50
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Background extinction

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Normal extinction of various species as a result of changes in local environmental conditions

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Mass extinction

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Major groups of species wiped out within a short time

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Biological extinctions

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Complete disappearance of a species from the earth

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Endangered species

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Organisms whose population size has decreased to such a low level that they are at extreme risk of becoming extinct

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Threatened species

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Organisms whose populations are declining due to human activity and could potentially become endangered in the near future

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Old-growth forest

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Has not been modified by human activities or natural disasters in 200 years or more

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Secondary-growth forest

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Form from secondary succession once land has been cleared due to human activity or some type of natural disaster

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Deforestation

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Removes large tracts of forested land for fuelwood, agriculture, or urban development

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Tree plantations

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Areas commercially maintained for timber resources

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rangelands

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Wide-open, Non-restricted areas for grazing by grass eating and shrub-eating livestock

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pastures

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Fenced areas that are maintained by ranchers through planting of domesticated grasses or shrubs

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Rotational grazing

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Cattle or livestock are contained in fenced-off spaces where they are rotated from one field to another over the course of the year.

62
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bycatch

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The unwanted fish and other marine creatures caught during commercial fishing for a different species

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