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(NEW) LIFE ON LAND Flashcards

1
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Tropical rain forest straddle at 3 major regions:

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Southeast Asia, West Africa, South America

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Area where conditions are warm and wet year round

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Temperature varies little from month to month.

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Often change a much in a day as they do over the entire year.

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Heavy rainfall gradually leach nutrients from its soil

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Keeps the quantity of soil organic matter low

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Rapid Decomposition

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Has rapid decomposition that keeps the quantity of soil organic matter low.

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Tropical Rain Forest (soil)

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Adept at conserving nutrients.

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Tropical Rain Forest (soil)

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9
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Get help in gathering nutrients from infertile soils by mycorrhizae.

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Tropical Rain Forest (soil)

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They get help in gathering nutrients from infertile soils from fungi associated with their roots, through mutually beneficial partnerships called _________.

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Mycorrhizae

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11
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Organisms evolved to use the ___________ provided by trees

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Vertical Dimension

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12
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Its organisms evolved to use the vertical dimension provided by trees.

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Tropical Rain Forest

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13
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Marked by intricate, complex, relationship between species.

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Rainforest ecology

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14
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Staple foods that are from tropical plants

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Corn, rice, banana, sugarcane

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15
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Staple foods and approx. 25% of all prescription drugs were from ________

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Tropical plants

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16
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Fast disappearing

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Tropical Rain Forest

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17
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Occupy a substantial portion of the Earth’s surface.

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Tropical Dry Forest

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18
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Between 10° and 25° latitude

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Tropical Dry Forest

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19
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Tropical Dry Forest are between __________ latitude

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10° and 25°

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20
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More seasonal (compared to TRF)

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Tropical Dry Forest (climate)

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21
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Less acidic (compared to TRF)

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Tropical Dry Forest (soil)

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22
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Richer in nutrients

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Tropical Dry Forest (soil)

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23
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Its plants are strongly influenced by physical factor

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Tropical Dry Forest

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24
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Plants of TDF are influence by _______

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Physical factors

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25
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Devastated by human influences

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Tropical Dry Forest

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26
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More easily converted to agriculture (compared to TRF)

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Tropical Dry Forest

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27
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Dry season makes them accessible and easier to burn.

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Tropical Dry Forest

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28
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Extend from the west to the east coast.

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Tropical Savanna

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29
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Re appear in south-central Africa

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Tropical Savanna

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30
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Life cycles to the alternating dry and wet season (like TDF)

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Tropical Savanna

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31
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Rain comes in summer and accompanied by intense lightning.

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Tropical Savanna

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32
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Soils with _________ maintain Tropical Savannah

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Low permeability

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33
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___________ help Tropical Savanna to persist in wet areas (south America)

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Impermeable soils

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34
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A great portion of biological activity in Tropical Savannah takes place in _______

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Ground level

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35
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Its great portion of biological activity takes place in ground level.

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Tropical Savanna

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36
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Has frequent fires

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Tropical Savanna

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37
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Has wandering animals that move in response to seasonal and year to year variations in rainfall and food availability.

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Tropical Savanna

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38
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Wandering animals that move in response to seasonal and year to year variations in _______

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rainfall and food availability

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39
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Was the classroom where early humans observed and learn to use, control, and make fire

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Savanna

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40
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Main source of livelihood in Tropical Savanna

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Livestock ranching

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41
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Its main source of livelihood is livestock ranching

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Tropical Savanna

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42
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Occupy about 20% of the land surface of Earth

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Desert

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43
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Drought conditions prevail during all months

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Desert

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44
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What prevails in desert during all months

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Drought

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45
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In desert, during some months ave. temp. exceed ______

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30°C

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46
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Desert soils are so low in organic matter that they are classified as ______

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Lithosols

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47
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Its soils are so low in organic matter

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Desert

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48
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Means stone or mineral soil

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Lithosols

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49
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Meaning of Lithosols

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Stone or Mineral Soil

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50
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Its plant covers are absent

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Desert

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51
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Many desert plants protect their photosynthetic surfaces from intense sunlight and reduce water loss with a dense covering of _________

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Plant Hairs

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52
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Its plants protect their photosynthetic surfaces from intense sunlight and reduce water loss with a dense covering of plant hairs

53
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Many desert animals use _______ to avoid environmental extremes

54
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Its animals use behavior to avoid environmental extremes

55
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A biome that, because of human activity, is increasing in area

56
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Desert is a biome that, because of human activity, is __________

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Increasing in area

57
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Occur in all the continents except Antarctica

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Mediterranean Woodland ad Shrubland

58
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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland occur in all continents except _______

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Antarctica

59
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Its climate is cool and moist during fall, winter and spring

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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland

60
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Its climate in summer are hot and dry

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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland

61
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Its soil is low to moderate fertility

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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland

62
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Its soil is considered fragile

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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland

63
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What is the state of Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland soil

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Low to moderate fertility

64
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Trees And shrub in Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland is typically _____

65
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Have small, tough leaves which conserve water and nutrients

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Trees and Shrub of (Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland)

66
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Have thick, fire-resistant bark

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Many mediterranean woodland trees

67
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What does the many mediterranean woodland trees have?

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Thick, fire-resistant bark

68
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Are product of an agricultural management system that is thousand of years old.

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Open Oak Woodland

69
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Open Oak Woodland are a product of an _______

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Agricultural Management System

70
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Open Oak Woodland is from?

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Southern Spain and Portugal

71
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Today, Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland is being covered by _____

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Human habitations

72
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It is being covered by human habitations today

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Mediterranean Woodland and Shrubland

73
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Largest biome in North America

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Temperate Grassland

74
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Temperate Grassland is the largest biome in _______

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North America

75
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Temperate Grassland receives between ______ and ______ of precipitation annually

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300 and 1000 mm

76
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Its climate receive between 300 to 1000 mm of precipitation annually

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Temperate Grassland

77
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The best soil of temperate grassland are: (4)

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  1. Deep 2. Basic/Neutral 3. Fertile 4. Contain Quantities of Organic Matter
78
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The best soil of temperate grassland are: (4)

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  1. Deep 2. Basic/Neutral 3. Fertile 4. Contain Quantities of Organic Matter
79
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The best soil of temperate grassland are: (4)

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  1. Deep 2. Basic/Neutral 3. Fertile 4. Contain Quantities of Organic Matter
80
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Its soil are best when deep, basic/neutral, fertile, contain large quantities of organic matter

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Temperate Grassland

81
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It is thoroughly dominated by herbaceous vegetation

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Temperate Grassland

82
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Temperate Grassland us thoroughly dominated by

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Herbaceous vegetation

83
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______ of the open grassland banded together in social groups

84
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Herbivores of the open grassland banded together in ______

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Social groups

85
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Its herbivores are banded together in social groups

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Temperate Grassland

86
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Their attendant predators are also banded in _____

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Social groups

87
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What are the attendant predators if temperate Grassland

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Steppe and prairie wolves

88
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The first human population in Temperate Grassland were, _______

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Nomadic hunters

89
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The second (next) who came to Temperate Grassland were the _______

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Nomadic Herders

90
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The last who broke the sod and tapped into fertile soil ______

91
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In asia, Tropical Forest originally covered much of (4)

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Japan, Eastern China, Korea and Eastern Siberia.

92
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In western europe, Tropical Forest extend from ______ to ______

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Southern Scandinavia to Northern Iberia

93
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Its geography covered much of Japan, Eastern China, Korea and Southern Siberia. And in Western Europe, it extend from Southern Scandinavia to Northern Iberia

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Tropical Forest

94
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It is either coniferous or deciduous

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Tropical Forest

95
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Tropical Forest are either _____ or ______

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Coniferous or Deciduous

96
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It occurs where temperate are not extreme

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Tropical Forest

97
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Its annual precipitation averages from about 650 mm to over 3000 mm

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Tropical Forest

98
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What is the annual precipitation of Tropical Forest

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350 mm to over 1000 mm

99
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Most fertile soil developed under ______

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Deciduous Forest

100
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It is vertically stratified

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Temperate Forest

101
Q

The first human settlement (TF) were along the ______, usually along the ______ & _______

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Forest margins, streams and rivers

102
Q

Its first human settlement were concentrated along forest margins, usually along the streams and rivers

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Temperate Forest

103
Q

Boreal comes from the Greek word for _____

104
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Boreal forest are confined to the _______

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Northern Hemisphere

105
Q

It is confined to the Northern Hemisphere

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

106
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Are found where winters are too long

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

107
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Are found where summers are too short

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

108
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Its soil is low of fertility, thin and acidic

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

109
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_______ & _______ impede decomposition pf plant litter and slow the rate of soil building

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Low temperature and Low pH

110
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Its low temp and low pH impede decomposition of plant litter and slow the rate of soil building

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

111
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Dominated by evergreen conifers

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

112
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Boreal Forest is dominated by _______ like ________ (3)

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Spruce, Fir, Pines

113
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Home to many animals like migratory caribou, reindeer, moose and bison)

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Boreal Forest (Taiga)

114
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What is the many animals in Boreal Forest

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Migratory caribou, reindeer, moose and bison

115
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What is the major predator in Boreal Forest

116
Q

Ancient paintings in Southern France and Northern Spain made during Ice Age revealed that humans lived off boreal forest animals, such as —–

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Migratory reindeer

117
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Ancient paintings in Southern France and Northern Spain made during Ice Age revealed that humans lived off ________ animals, such as migratory reindeer

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Boreal Forest

118
Q

Rings the top of the globe

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Arctic Tundra

119
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Covering most of the lands north of Arctic Circle

120
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Approx. 66.5 N in latitude

121
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Latitude of tundra

122
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Its climate is cold and dry

123
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Its soil building is slow

124
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Open tundra landscape is dominated by ________ of perennial herbaceous plants

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Richly textured patchwork

125
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Is dominated by a richly textured patchwork of perennial herbaceous plants

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Open tundra landscape

126
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The focus of intense exploration and extraction

127
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Airborne pesticide and radionuclides have been deposited to ______

128
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_____ and ____ have been deposited to Tundra

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Airborne pesticide and radionuclides

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