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Prof Prac, Ecology, History

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PD 1096

  • structure constructed along a property line
  • no form of permitted opening
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Abutment

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PD 1096

unoccupied space between the faces of the building lines and a yard or another court, free, open and unobstructed from the ground upward

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Court

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PD 1096

court bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines

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Inner Court

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PD 1096

  • court bounded on three sides by building lines
  • one (1) side bounded by another open space
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Open Court

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PD 1096

  • court bounded on two (2) opposite sides by building lines
  • other opposite sides bounded by other open spaces
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Through Court

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PD 1096

portion of a yard for which the permitted limit of paving/hardscaping shall not exceed 50% of the area of the yard

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Courtyard

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PD 1096

  • public open space free of all forms of physical obstructions
  • may lie between the legally usable portions of a public or private property and natural or man-built bodies of water
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Easement

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PD 1096

  • part of the required Total Open Space within Lot (TOSL) created by setbacks along RROW
  • transition area b/w the sidewalk / RROW
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Front Yard

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PD 1096

lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground between the exterior wall of a building and a property line

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Grade

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PD 1096

horizontal distance measured 90º from the outermost face of the building/structure to the property lines

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Setback

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PD 1096

  • vacant space left between the outermost face of the building/structure and the property lines
  • preferably unpaved
  • may be considered part of the Total Open Space within Lot (TOSL), provided that it abuts a permanent public open space without any separation
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Yard

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Proposal to undertake a project for a specified amount

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Bid Tender

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notice of new instuctions to bidders prior to submission of bid tenders

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Bid Bulletin

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rate of compensation fo consultant’s personnel

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Basic Rate

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  • rate for which client is billed
  • (basic rate) x (multiplier/billing factor)
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Billing Rate

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  • study from client stating impacts and recommended measures
  • predicts magnitude of impacts
  • reviewed by the Envi Mgmt Bureau (EMB)
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Environmental Impact Assessment

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  • assessment of site’s attributes
  • can be standalone or EIA component
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Environmental Baseline Study

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  • approval by DENR to proceed with development
  • comes with collateral Environmental Guarantee Fund (EGF)
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Environmental Compliance Certificate

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  • calls to shortlist a pool of consultants / contractors
  • specify documents to be submitted
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Invitation for Prequalification

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rated / computed in proportion

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Pro rata

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entitles the consultant to be compensated for work actually accomplished

up to when the agreement has been suspended/ terminated

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Quantum Merit

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22
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partial release of funds

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Tranche

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23
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work stopped by consultant/ contractor without notice

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Work Abandoned

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pause in work due to:
- force majeure
- client / consultant request

billing is temporarily suspended

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Work Stoppage

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25
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material deposited by running water

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Alluvium

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total mass of living organisms and recently died plant material in an area

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Biomass

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sediments deposited from hillslope weathering & erosion

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Colluvial

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deposition of sediments that are caused by wind

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Aeolian

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  • erosion by flowing water / glacial action
  • removal of surface snow or ice by sublimation, melting, or evaporation
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Ablation

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underground point of origin of earthquakes

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Focus / Hypocenter

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deposited by running water

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Alluvium

Fluvial - river action

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32
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  • baked by the sun after deforestration
  • high iron and aluminum hydroxide
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Laterite

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symbiotic relationship between fungus and moss

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Lichen

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relationship of fungi and vascular plants that allows for the uptake of water and minerals

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Mycorrhizae

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35
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ecological role of a species in a community

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Niche

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36
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  • forest of the cold, subarctic region
  • coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches
  • largest land biome
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Taiga

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  • treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains
  • colder than taiga
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Tundra

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  • a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay
  • a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land
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Gulf

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  • normal sea water
  • salinity is between 30 and 40
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Euhaline

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  • partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean
  • brackish water - water whose salinity is between that of fresh and marine water
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Estuary

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  • highly weathered soils of tropical and subtropical regions
  • rich in iron and aluminum oxide
  • few minerals
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Oxisol

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  • soil with dark colored surface horizon
  • high in content of organic matter
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Mollisol

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  • ashy gray, acidic soils with a strongly leached surface layer
  • subsurface accumulation of humus
  • “wood ash”
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Spodosol

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soils that are too dry for the growth of mesophytic plants

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Aridisol

45
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Persian garden

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Bagh

46
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Indian-Mogul water stair

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Chadar

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Underground irrigation channel

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Quanat

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  • Roman water-catchment pool system from the compluvium (roof opening)
  • basin in the floor of an atrium
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Impluvium

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Central open space (Medieval / Dark Ages)

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Cloister

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Enclosed garden (Medieval / Dark Ages)

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Garth / Hortus Conclusus

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Islamic ritual of washing/ cleansing the body

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Ablution (Tank)

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Grove of trees

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Bosco

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Trompe L’oeil

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False Perspective

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Radial avenues (French)

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Allees

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  • Group / clump of trees
  • French formal plantation of trees
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Bosquet

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(Eng) Offskips
(Jap) Shakkei

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Borrowed Scenery

57
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England’s first publicly-funded park

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Birkenhead

Paxton

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England’s first public park

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Derby Arboretum

Loudon

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  • Location of first botanical garden
  • Palace garden of Emperor Montezuma
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Oaxtepec

Aztecs

60
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Collection of Philippine plants by Fray Manuel Blanco (1897)

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Flora de Filipinas

61
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Japanese garden manual (Heian pd)

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Sakuteiki

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Rule stating that organisms at higher latitudes should be larger and thicker than those closer to the equator to better conserve heat

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Bergmann’s Rule

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Rule stating that mammals from colder regions generally have shorter ears and limbs to minimize heat loss

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Allen’s Rule

64
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  • (French) goosefoot
  • radiating avenues popular in the French Baroque and English High Renaissance
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Patte d’oie

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (Andre Le Notre)

65
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Ancient Greek city-state

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Polis

66
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(Greek) Delimited sacred precinct

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Temenos

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Puebloan sunken / subterranean ceremonial room

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Kiva

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Islamic (Moorish) Spain

  • Small elevated square structure in an Indial Moghul garden
  • open gazebo over a water channel
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Chabutra

69
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Symbols of endurance and spiritual freedom (respectively)

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Plum (endurance)

Lotus (spiritual freedom)

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Japanese

Kare sansui

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Dry Landscape

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Japanese

Interior courtyard meant only for viewing

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Tsuboniwa

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NCCA IRR RA 10066

Category of:
- world heritage sites
- national cultural treasures
- landmarks
- shrines
- monuments

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Grade I

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NCCA IRR RA 10066

Category of important cultural properties; works of
- manlilikha ng bayan
- national artist

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Grade II

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NCCA IRR RA 10066

Category of other cultural property in the Registry of Cultural Property not under Grade I & II

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Grade III

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Japanese

washbasin provided at the entrance to a holy place for visitors to purify themselves

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Tsukubai

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  • aquatic plants growing in or near water
  • emergent, submerged, floating
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Macrophyte / Hydrophyte

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  • Narrow zone (~1mm) of the earth influenced by root secrations
  • Associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiom
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Rhizosphere

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Silt-sized sediment formed by accummulation of wind-blown dust / glaciers

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Loess

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  • Dominantly organic soils
  • Organic deposits in marshes, bogs, moors, or peats & mucks
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Histosols

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  • inland wetland with ocean-derived salts
  • has trees, shrubs & emergent vegetation
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Palustrine

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Lacustrine

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of or relating to lakes

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Conversion of biomass to / decomposition of organic matter into soluble inorganic forms available for plants

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Mineralization

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  • Red clay soils
  • Strongly leached
  • Acidic
  • Low fertility
  • Good at retianing plant minerals
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Ultisol

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Paleogeography

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Study of historic landscapes

85
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Paleoecology

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Study of past ecosystems

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Phylogeography

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  • Geographical distribution of genealogical lineages
  • Patterns of speciation in biogeographic communities
87
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  • Domesticated ecosystem
  • Intermediate between natural (grasslands and forests) and fabricated ecosystems (urban areas)
A

Agroecosystem

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  • solid, outer part of Earth
  • includes crust and upper mantle regions
A

Lithosphere

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  • process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface
  • generates some of the world’s most fertile ecosystems
A

Upwelling

90
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Pluvial

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relating to or characterized by rainfall

91
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Accumulation of rock debris carried or deposited by a glacier

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Moraine

92
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  • Meditteranean forest biome
  • hot and dry
  • impenetrable thicket
A

Chaparral

93
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  • system where energy and matter are transferred between living organisms and non-living parts of the environment
  • occurs as animals and plants consume nutrients found in the soil, and these nutrients are then released back into the environment via death and decomposition
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Nutrient Cycling

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Biogenic

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produced by (action of) living organisms

95
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  • Nature’s calendar
  • Timings of cyclical / seasonal biological events
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Phenology

96
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Energy circuit that refers to the direct consumption of living plants and plant products

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Grazing circuit

97
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  • Upper boundary of the zone of groundwater
  • Underground area where the Earth’s surface is permanently saturated with water
A

Water table

98
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  • used to give directives for minor changes to the contractor to expedite the work
  • doesn’t involve a change in the contract price or time
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Field Order

99
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Vacant space left between the building and lot lines

less than 2m in width

A

Setback

LALE (9 decks)

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