The Atmosphere
Biogeography
A Journey To the Center of the Earth
Water Resources
Climate Zones
100
This is the lowest level of the atmosphere.
What is The Troposphere.
100
A collection of interacting species plus the physical environment.
What is an Ecosystem.
100
This Earth’s crust is part of the.
What is the Lithosphere.
100
This hemisphere on earth is dominated by water.
What is the southern.
100
Vegetation in the artic is best described as
What is low and resilient.
200
This portion of the atmosphere contains the “good” ozone layer.
What is ? The Stratosphere.
200
The sequence of compositional or structural changes in vegetation thru time
What is succession.
200
Normal faults are caused by this type of stress.
What is tension.
200
Manmade lakes are commonly referred to as
What are Reservoirs.
200
Ice caps and ice sheets would be most typical of which climate.
What is E.
300
This portion of the atmosphere is considered the outer limit.
What is The Exosphere.
300
In this type of dispersal organisms are moved by water, wind, or animals.
What is passive.
300
The Earth’s crust is being recycled in these area where the crust is forced under other crust into the mantle.
What are Subduction Zones.
300
Water covers approximately what percent of Earth's surface.
What is 71%.
300
Much of the midlatitude grassland biomes in North America have been transformed into.
What is farmland.
400
This special section of the atmosphere absorbs cosmic rays, gamma rays and X-rays.
What is The Ionosphere.
400
Cacti are examples of which type of plants (in terms of photosynthesis).
What is CAM.
400
Mt Everest was formed by this type of collision.
What is Continental.
400
The largest portion of fresh water today is located in.
What are Ice caps and Glaciers.
400
This climate group contains more land area than any other group.
What is B.
500
O3 is more commonly referred to as.
What is Ozone.
500
Organisms that are capable of using carbon dioxide as their sole source of carbon.
What are Producers.
500
This scientist proposed the theory of continental drift.
Who is Alfred Wegener.
500
This Doctor mapped the London Cholera epidemic back to contaminated drinking wells.
Who is John Snow.
500
Equatorial and tropical rainforest biomes are found in regions with ____________ temperatures and _______________moisture?
What is high and high.
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