LAKES Flashcards

1
Q

Its difference from oceans is it is smaller in sizes and has relative isolation

A

Lakes

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2
Q

They are a _____ in the landscape that collect water

A

Topographical depression

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3
Q

Where most of the worlds freshwater resides

A

The Great Lakes

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4
Q

Approximately 20% of all freshwater in the planet

A

The Great Lakes of North America

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5
Q

An additional 20% of freshwater are contained here

A

Lake Baikal

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6
Q

Deepest lake, has ____ m

A

Lake Baikal,
1600 m

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7
Q

Its remainder is contained in rift lakes of East Africa

A

Lake Tanganyika

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8
Q

Second deepest lake, has ____m

A

Lake Tanganyika, 1470 m

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9
Q

Where smaller, shallower lakes are concentrated

A

Lake Districts

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10
Q

Lake District examples

A

Northern Minisota,
Scandinavia

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11
Q

Shallowest water, where rooted aquatic plants may grow

A

Littoral Zone

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12
Q

Beyond the littoral Zone

A

Limnetic zone

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13
Q

Encompasses a surface layer of lakes

A

Epilimnion

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14
Q

Below the epilimnion

A

Thermocline (metalimnion)

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15
Q

Below the thermocline. Waters are cold and dark

A

Hypolimnion

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16
Q

Influence by many factors especially lake chemistry and biological activity

A

Lake Color

17
Q

Lakes become _____ as they heat

A

Thermally stratified

18
Q

Stratified during summer

A

Temperate lakes

19
Q

Stratified all year round

A

Tropical lakes

20
Q

Breaks down in temperate lakes as they cool during fall

A

Thermal Stratification

21
Q

Limit wind-driven mixing

A

Summer

22
Q

Stratification breaks down and wind driven vertical currents mis temperate lakes from top to bottom.

A

Spring and fall

23
Q

Ice forms a surface barrier that prevents mixing

A

Winter

24
Q

Much more variable than that of the open ocean

A

Lake Salinity

25
Q

Salinity of over 200%

A

Great Salt Lake

26
Q

Well -mixed lakes of low biological production. Nearly always well-oxygenated

A

Oligotrophic

27
Q

High biological production. Depletion of oxygen

A

Eutrophic

28
Q

Nutrient enrichment as a consequence of human activities can accelerate the process. Generally resulting in increased primary production

A

Eutrophication

29
Q

Increased production of algal blooms, oxygen depletion , and reduce biodiversity

A

Eutrophication

30
Q

3 African lakes

A
  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Lake Tanganyika
  3. Lake Malawi
31
Q
  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Lake Tanganyika
  3. Lake Malawi
    Contains
A

700 species of fish

32
Q

Human Influence

A
  1. Centers Human Population
  2. Dumping of nutrients
  3. Lake Erie
  4. Introduced Species
33
Q

One of the most altered Great Lakes

A

Lake Erie

34
Q

Flows before reaching lake. Fouled with oil and catch fire.

A

Cuyahoga River

35
Q

Flows before reaching lake. Fouled with oil and catch fire.

A

Cuyahoga River

36
Q

Healthy lake that turns into an algal soup

A

Lake Erie