Ch.02- The Physical Environment Flashcards

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Biotic

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of or referring to the living component of an environment

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Abiotic

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Of or referring to the physical or non living environment

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The physical environment includes:

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  • Climate: long term trends in temp and precipitation

- Chemical environment: -salinity, acidity, gasses - composition of soil determines availability of water and nutrients

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weather

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Current, temp, humidity, precipitation, wind, etc.

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Climate

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  • long term description of weather in a region measured over years and decades
  • climate includes variation
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