Unit 3
What are generalist? Page 72
Generalist are species that tend to be advantaged in habitats that change.
Soil erosion, increased soil and stream temperatures, and flooding are all results from what? Page 104.
Clearcutting.
What do convergent boundaries create? Page 88
Convergent boundaries can result in mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Coal combustion releases air pollutants such as? Page 148.
Carbon dioxide, Sulfur dioxide, toxic metals, and particulates.
The ozone layer is in what layer of the atmosphere? Page 190
Stratosphere.
What does TFR stand for? Page 79.
Total fertility rate.
What started a shift to new agricultural practices? Page 104.
The green revolution.
What do divergent boundaries create? Page 88
Seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
VOCs stand for what? Page 149
Volatile Organic Compounds.
What are the three elements chlorofluorocarbons are composed of?? Page 190.
Chloride, Fluoride, Carbon
What occurs when a population exceeds its carrying capacity? Page 76
Overshoot
The largest human use of freshwater (70%) is for what? Page 107.
Irrigation.
What are the two main ways soil is eroded? Page 89
Wind and water.
What areas are photochemical smog usually found in due? Page 149
Urban areas
What are the principal greenhouse gases. Page 192.
Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and chloroflurorcarbons.
36.8
What is surface mining? Page 113.
What are the three main types of soil? Page 90.
Clay, Silt, and Sand.
(Math Problem) In 2022 the level of particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter was 40. In 2023 it was 30. What is the percent change? Page 152.
25%
(Math problem) If the average temperature in Georgia is 15.5 degrees Celsius. and the average temperature increase by 0.20 every 10 years What will the average temperature of Georgia be in 100 years? Page 194.
16.5
Storms, fires, heat waves, and droughts are all examples of what type of factors? Page 80
Density independent factors.
(Math problem) If there are 50 fish in a pond and there are 5 houses in a village every house needs 3 fish per day and the 4 fish are reproduced per day how many days will it take for the pond to run out of fish? Page 112.
(Math problem) If a mountain grows 8cm per year due to the Collison of convergent plates. How tall will the mountains have grown in 300 years.
Page 88.
2400cm.
What does a catalytic converter do? Page 155
Converts pollutants in exhaust into less harmful molecules.