Apes Mid-Term Semester 1

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weather

Back 1

an area's temperature,precipitation,humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and other physical conditions

Front 2

Definition of climate and 4 factors that affect it

Back 2

region's general pattern of weather conditions over a long time (years,decades,centuries)

4 main factors- Temperature & Precipitation, Latitude & Elevation

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What are the four factors of global air circulation?

Back 3

Uneven heating,temperature & precipitation, rotation of the earth, prop. of air, water, and land

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Wind

Back 4

provides nutrients transports pollen, drives ocean currents, controls temperature

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High pressure & Low pressure

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High=Good,sunny weather

Low= Rainy

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Global warming

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Global warming is needed for life, but humans have accelerated it. Without it, it would be too cold.

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biomes

Back 7

regions characterized by climate,soil,plants,and animals

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Tropical Rainforest

Back 8

hot,humid,a lot of rain,broadleaf evergreen plants,trees w/ shallow roots & bases,ground level=little vegetation,vines

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Taiga

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coniferous evergreen trees,plant diversity is low,low amounts of rain,very cold,cold winters,wet summers

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Arctic Tundra

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little rain,very cold,low growing plants,tall plants lose too much heat,permafrost

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Grassland

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seasonal drought, grazing herbivores, occasional fires,low average rain, average temperatures,enough rain to support grass but not trees

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Desert

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rain is low,little vegetation,during day=hot,during night=cold,plants & animals store water,beat the heat & every drop of water counts

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Chaparral

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moderate climate,periodic fires,average precipitation,thin/not very fertile soil,dense low growing evergreen shrubs & trees,long warm dry summers,found in coastal areas

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mountain biome

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snow peaks that reflect solar radiation and gradually release water,biodiverse,regulate climate

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Savannas

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tropical grassland,scattered trees,enormous herds of large animals,warm year round,wet & dry seasons,birth place of mankind

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niche specialization

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minimizes competition among herbivores in the savanna Ex: giraffes feed at the top of the tree,elephants feed at the bottom

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inland/coastal wetland

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inland=freshwater, coastal= salt water

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ocean life zone

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buoyancy,prevents life from drying out & becoming too hot and cold, medium for eggs & larvae, no need to conserve,filter UV rays, dilutes & disperses pollutants,biodiverse b/c of depth,few habitats,difficult to count organisms,less common for endemicism,plants are microscopic,smaller herbivores than on land,foodwebs more complicated,high reproduction,short life cycles,species separated from parents at birth,difficult to monitor

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ocean layers

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1. surface (euphotic zone) 2.middle (bathyal zone) 3.bottom (abyssal zone)

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factors that determine # of organisms & types

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temperature,sunlight,dissolved oxygen, nutrients

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coastal zone

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10% of earth's ocean area, but contains 90% of marine species.High PPP,warm,nutrient-rich,shallow,from high tide to gently sloping.

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Why are coastal wetlands and estuaries the most productive

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All of the nutrients flow into it.