Chapter Summaries Flashcards
1
Q
Soil arability has been compromised by what four human activities
A
agricultural techniques
erosion
deforestation
irrigation techniques
2
Q
What zone of the atmosphere does weather take place in
A
troposphere
3
Q
what influences a region’s climate? (average temperature and precipitation)
A
air circulation from convection cells and the rotation of the Earth
4
Q
Five major biogeochemical cycles
A
water carbon nitrogen phosphorus sulfur
5
Q
what are ecotones
A
regions where different biomes overlap
6
Q
Montreal protocol
A
Cut the emissions of CFCs by about 35 percent
7
Q
Kyoto Protocol
A
Designed to control the release of carbon dioxide
