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What is Biogeography?
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Study of spatial and temporal distribution of plants, animals and other living things and their interactions with each other and the environment.
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Biotic
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living component of earth
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Abiotic
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non-living component of earth
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Inductive Reasoning
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Specific to the general, probable inference
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Deductive Reasoning
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General to the specific,
certain inference |
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What is a System?
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set of parts/components that are interrelated through space
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Variable in a system
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a component of a system that affect each other
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Negative Feedback
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one change offsets another, creating a counteracting effect that is generally beneficial (for instance the use of CFC's --> damage to ozone --> results in decreased use of CFCs)
Steady state equilibrium |
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Positive Feedback
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changes reinforcing direction of initial change (cooling of the planet perpetuates cooling of the planet until it hits a threshold)
dynamic equilibrium |
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Threshold
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Condition that causes a system to change dramatically once met or exceeded
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Systems Theory
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1. Clearly define system or subsystem you're studying
2. Decompose defined system down to its variables 3. Understand how variables relate/affect/react with/impact each other |
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Breakdown of Sun's Electromagnetic Energy
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41% visible, 50% infrared, 9% UV, Gamma, X rays
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Circle of Illumination
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circle that separates day and night
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Plane of the Ecliptic
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Constant plane as Earth orbits the sun
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Angle of Inclination
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23.5 degrees, is cause for seasons
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