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Ecosystem & Biomes
Human Impact
Landscape formation
What's that location?Coordinates
100
Shows mountains, rivers, bodies of water
Physical Map
100
A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment.
Ecosystem
100
What was the name of the song we listened to in class. Bonus point for name of the band.
Big Yellow Taxi
Counting Crows
100
the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
Weathering
100
What is the name of the imaginary line that separates the earth from east to west
Line of longitude
200
Shows Population density, election results, Iowa v. Iowa State, Coke v. Pepsi, Etc.
Thematic Map
200
Large regions of Earth with similar climate, plants, and animals
Biome
200
What are some of the affects of farming & agriculture on the environment?
Soil erosion
Water pollution from fertilizer
loss of natural grasslands and forests
200
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather: short period of time, fluctuates: Ex. rain, temperature, wind
Climate: average weather conditioning in about a 30 year period: Ex. Florida is always warm/hot
200
What are the other names for Latitude 0 and Longitude 0
Latitude: parallels/ equator
Longitude: Greenwich line/ meridian
300
a ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground
Map Scale
300
What are some examples of abiotic and biotic factors?
Abiotic:Sunlight, temperature, soil, water, air
Biotic: Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria
300
What are some of the effects of building homes, roads, and businesses on the environment?
Loss of animal habitats
hotter cities
flooding
300
Describe how mountains are formed
Tectonic plates. One plate goes up and another goes down, sometimes it can buckle (bend) the earth
300
What are the coordinates of the red dot?
50 Degrees N, 0 degrees
400
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Topographic map
400
What type of ecosystem is Iowa?
Prairie (tall grass)
400
We talked about 5 ways that humans affect the environment. Name 2
Building homes and businesses
Farming & agriculture
Using natural resources
Deforestation
Pollution
400
Describe how volcanic activity leads to the creation of new landforms.
Lava creates new islands by constantly layering molten rock and ash until land is formed. Eruption of volcanoes can also make craters from where the volcano caves in.
400
What are the coordinates of the pink dot?
0 degrees, 110 degrees east
500
What type of map is this?
Political map
500
There are 5 different types of biomes. Name 2
Aquatic
Grassland
Tundra
Forest
Desert
500
What are some of the effects of pollution on the environment AND what can we do to help it?
Effect:
Dirty air and water harms animals and plant life
pollution can stay in the environment for hundreds of years
What can we do:
Recycle
Don't use single use plastics
Help clean up your community
500
There are 4 ways landforms are made. Name them
Volcanic activity
Tectonic plate movements
Erosion (wind or water)
Deposition
500
What are the coordinates of the purple dot?
35 degrees south, 15 degrees east