♡Unit 0/1
What is an ecological footprint?
A measure of human impact on the earth.
what is a lake/pond?
Fresh water surrounded by land.
is oxygen positive or negative?
negative.
what is the Richter scale?
Used to measure the amount of energy released by earth quakes.
name 1 dispersion type
clumped, random, uniform.
what are biotic factors?
living or once living parts of an ecosystem. (plants & animals)
what is the ocean?
A salt water biome.
what is cohesion?
water sticks to water.
which layer of the earth is most dense?
the core.
what causes Anemia?
lack of iron.
would a developing country have a smaller or larger footprint than a deloped country?
smaller.
what is a desert?
A region that has little to no vegetation, extreme temperatures and long periods without rain.
what is adhesion?
water sticks to other polar molecules.
does the density of the layers increase or decrease as you move closer to the core?
increase.
what is carrying capacity?
The maximum population that an ecosystem can support indefinitely (forever)
What is bioaccumulation?
build up of substance in a living organism over its lifetime.
what is a taiga?
a biome made of evergreen/coniferous forest, cold winters and a short growing season (low precipitation and nutrient low soil)
what is photosynthesis?
What is the process by which producers convert (change) carbon dioxide into carbohydrates?
A mountain built when magma-melted rock rises from Earth’s interior to its surface
Name a country (from our notes) that has a slow growth population?
USA, Canada, Australia
What are the 5 needed parts of an ecosystem?
Energy, mineral nutrients, oxygen, and living organisms.
what is an estuary?
where fresh water and salt water mix.
What percentage of the atmosphere is made of Nitrogen?
78%
what type of fault is at a divergent boundary?
normal.
Name a country (from our notes) that has a rapid growth population?
Kenya, Mexico, India, Philippines