Exam #1 Flashcards

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Scientific Evidence

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Information that is based in the scientific process.

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Alternative Facts

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Untruths told often in opposition of scientific evidence.

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Natural Resources

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Materials or substances that occur in nature that can be used for economic gain.

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Environmental Policy

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The commitment of organizations to the laws, regulations and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues.

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Environmental Management

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Often used in relation to improving environmental conditions or trying to stop them from getting worse

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Conservation

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Often used in relation to maintaining the “natural state” of the environment

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Restoration

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Often used when attempting to return a damaged area to its natural state

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Economic Valuation

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Assigning some sort of monetary value to parts of the environment

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Urbanization

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The movement of people from countryside to towns and cities.

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Emission

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The production or discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

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Carbon Footprint

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The total amount of greenhouse gasses produced to support human activity

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Biotic

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Living

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Biota

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A living thing

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Biodiversity

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The range of living things in an area (number of different species present)

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Environment

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The natural world as a whole or in a particular geographic area

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Ecology

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The study of complex interactions between organisms and their environment

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Applied Ecology

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The study of ecology for the purpose of understanding human impacts on the environment

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Ecosystem

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The biotic and abiotic part of an area functioning as one system

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Ecoregion

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Major large-scale ecosystems resulting from predictable patterns of climate influenced by latitude, global position, and altitude

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Physical Environment

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Anything used as a physical structure or any non living thing in an area

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Climate

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A combination of temperature, moisture, precipitation, and air/water currents of a given location

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Regional Climates

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Driven by massive circulation patterns of air and ocean currents

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Microclimate

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Smaller areas within regional climate that are influenced by proximity to water bodies and geographic features

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Weather

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Air motion driven by unequal heating

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Photosynthesis

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Using light to produce energy from carbon dioxide and water

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Atmosphere

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A layer of gasses surrounding the earth held in place by gravity.

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Solar Radiation

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Energy radiated from the sun and hits the surface of our planet as thermal energy

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Terrestrial Radiate

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Energy emitted within our atmosphere

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Soil

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A mix of organic and inorganic material capable of supporting life

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Wilting Point

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There is a low amount of water that sticks too well to the soil particles, and plants can’t use it

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Field Capacity

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There is too much water in the soil and it sinks due to the weight

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Concentration of Dissolved Oxygen

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Temperature (Direct)
Pressure (Altitude, depth) (Direct)
Salinity (Inverse: increase of salinity, less dissolved oxygen)
Photosynthesis (Direct)

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Concentration of Carbon Dioxide

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Temperature (Direct)
Pressure (Direct)
Salinity (Inverse)
Depth (Direct)

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Nutrient

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Compounds organisms need to survive

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Nutrient Limitation

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Supply is lower than need