Vocab 2

Question 1

Anthropogenic

Answer 1

Caused by humans

Question 2

Bioregion

Answer 2

An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large are such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland

Question 3

Climate region

Answer 3

An area on a map where similar climatic conditions prevail over a large area

Question 4

Climograph

Answer 4

Graph of average high and low temperatures and precipitation for an entire year (Usually for a specific city)

Question 5

Continentality

Answer 5

Describes climate regions in the interior of continents, where they are removed from moderating ocean influences, and characterized by hot summers and cold winters; at least one month must average below freezing

Question 6

Convergent Plate Boundaries

Answer 6

A place where two tectonic plates are forced together by convection cells deep within Earth, often resulting in collision of plates that creates mountains; the Cascade Range in Dc and Oregon for example

Question 7

Desertification

Answer 7

Spread of desert like conditions in semi-arid areas

Question 8

Divergent Plates Boundaries

Answer 8

A place where two tectonic plates move in opposite directions, which often allows magma to flow to Earth’s surface

Question 9

Global Warming

Answer 9

An increase in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere

Question 10

Green Revolution

Answer 10

Agricultural program that began in the 1950’s and involved new agricultural techniques using genetically altered seeds, along with high inputs of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Question 11

Insolation

Answer 11

Incoming solar energy (radiation) that enters the atmosphere adjacent to Earth

Question 12

Maritime climates

Answer 12

Climate moderated by proximity to oceans or large seas; it is usually cool, cloudy, and wet without temperature extremes

Question 13

Plate tectonics

Answer 13

The theory that explains the gradual movement of large geographical platforms along Earth’s surface; this theory postulates that Earth is made up of a large number of geological plates that move slowly across the surface; it helps explain both the inner workings and the surface landscape features of Earth

Question 14

Steppe

Answer 14

A vegetative region characterized by shorter, less dense grasslands

Question 15

Water Stress

Answer 15

An environmental planning tool used to predict areas that have or will have serious water problems based on the per capita demand and supply of freshwater