Biomes
This biome is characterized by permafrost, cold temperatures, dry conditions and low-growing vegetation
Tundra
What are some environmental impacts of mining?
habitat destruction, soil erosion, water pollution
This is the layer in which CFC's break down
Stratosphere
Triangle
This type of watering system is one of the easiest but most wasteful
Flooding
This biome is characterized by very low precipitation, extreme temperatures and sparse vegetation such as cacti
Desert
This type of mining removes overlaying soil and rock to expose coal
What is strip mining
This is the main gases that cause photochemical smog
NOx, VOC's (and sunlight)
This is the shape of an age structure diagram when the overall population of the country is declining
Inverted pyramid
When animals are kept in close quarters, often within a structure, allowing for easy feeding and waste removal. Commonly seen with dairy cows.
CAFO's
When looking at a climatograph, these are the two variables that are plotted over time
Average monthly precipitation and temperature
Hazardous, leftover waste material produced after valuable minerals are extracted from ore
Tailings
This is the layer of the atmosphere in which ozone would be considered a pollutant
Troposphere
This is one factor that transitions countries from developing to industrial to post-industrial
Better health care
Educated women
Availability of birth control
This type of irrigation system may be very expensive, but is the best in terms of conserving water
Drip
This biome has prairie dogs, ferrets and bison
Temperate Grasslands
What Harmful gases are released when mining for coal?
CH4, CO, CO2, SO2
This is a type of greenhouse gas (NOT CO2 or CH4)
Water vapor, N2O, ozone, CFC's and HFC's
This age structure diagram shape would occur when birth rate is nearly equal to death rate
rectangular
These types of crops have genes/DNA from other organisms inserted in them to help them be more pest resistant
GMO's
This biome has very high precipitation all year round. Hot summers occur with no distinct seasons.
Tropical Rain Forest
The process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or usable state
Reclamation
This is the order of the atmosphere's layers, from ground to outer space
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
This is one reason as to why age structure diagrams are important
Workforce size
Future population growth rate
school vs elderly care needs
This type of pest control involves using various means to eradicate pests while minimizing the harm to the environment
IPM