Vocab 1
Any individual living thing.
organism
what is groundwater
Water beneath the earth's surface, often between saturated soil and rock, that supplies wells and springs.
What is a topographic map?
detailed map of the surface features of land. It includes the mountains, hills, creeks, and other land formations on a particular part of earth
Describe the process of biomagnification?
Biomagnification starts with toxins getting into the first level of the food chain. As the food chain gets higher, the more toxic the food chain gets.
What is a geological formation of permeable rock, gravel, or sand containing or conducting groundwater, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc.
Aquifer (acuífero)
What is a deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water
Well
What is a contour line?
a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level
What is it called when the concentration of toxins in an organism as a result of its ingesting other plants or animals in which the toxins are more widely disbursed.
Biodiversity
What is this an examples of oceans, coral reefs and estuaries.
What are the examples of marine biomes
What are examples of freshwater biomes
lakes, ponds, rivers, streams
If the elevation is high, where will the water run off to?
It will runoff to a lower elevation
What is contamination?
The deposit, absorption, or adsorption of radioactive material, or of biological or chemical agents
What does it mean to be permeable?
capable of being passed through, especially by water
Why does topography effect the environment so much?
It effects the environment because it can make chemicals go down to lower elevations.
What are the 5 major biomes on Earth.
1. desert
2. aquatic
3. forest
4. tundra
5. grassland
What are the 2 aquatic biomes
freshwater and marine
How do you say topographic map in Spanish?
mapa topográfico