unit 1 Flashcards
what are the 7 continents
asia
africa
south america
north america
Oceania
europe
Antarctica
what are the 5 seas?
atlantic
pacific
indian
artcic
southern
what does LIC mean?
low income country
what does MIC mean?
Middle income country
what does HIC mean?
High income country
what is LIC,MIC,HIC
worlds countries by there levels of economic delvelopment
what is sustainability
It is the protection of the enviorment and its natrual recources to protect the needs for the future generations and nature.
where does the water cycle go threw?
land,water bodies, and the atmosphere
what make up the atomosphere?
water vapor and dust particles, made up of 4 distinct layers, defined by their tempature charristics.
what is the greenhouse effect
it is a natrual process that causes warming of the atmosphere
where are abiotic and biotic components
the ecosystems, they very in size and biodiversity
what do organisms in a ecosystem for each other?
energy flows are divided in trophic levels so they consume ech other enrgey when dead and eaten.
what is photosynthisis and aerobic respiration?
the process by which the suns energy , water, and co2 are converted into stored energy in the form of gluecose and oxygen, and then released for use during respiration.
what is the carbon cycle?
the carbon cycle is a continuous movement of carbon atoms from the atmosphere ino living organisms and stores within the earth, then back into the atmosphere.
what is population dynamics
the study of how and why populations change in size and how they can be managed.
what is migration
the movement of peoples from one place in the world to another
what is population distribution
the way in which the population is spread out across a given area
what is population density
the number of people living in a square kilometere (or other unit of area)
