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| The application of population ecology to study of human populations (size, density, distribution ect) |
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| the average number of children born per female. |
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| the total fertility rate that keeps the size of a population stable. For humans its about 2:1 |
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| a model of economic and cultural change to explain the declining death and birth rates in industrialized nations |
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| addressing problems, formulating plans and principles to guide decisions |
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| Policy that pertains to human interactions with the environment |
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| 4th branch legislation like the EPA that monitors compliance and enforces laws |
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| indirect measures that serve as substitutes for direct measures. Ie- icecaps, ice sheets, glaciers. |
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| combine what we already know into a computer to representations that simulate a climate process through a mathematical process |
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| pursue actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lessen severity on future climate change |
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| to accept climate change is happening and pursue strategies to minimize it |
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| The goal determined here was to lower emissions to lower than levels of 1990 by the year 2012. Most industrialized nations did not agree. |
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| agriculture land reallocated for better energy sources |
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| ground level ozone combined with nitrous oxide and catalyzed by the sun |
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| obstruction in a river or stream that blocks flow so water can be stored in a reservoir |
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| floating mats of vegetation and are usually acidic |
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| Shallow and forested water. |
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| shallow water with plants above water |
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| elements of freshwater and dry land |
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| lakes that have high nutrients and low oxygen. |
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| lake that are low nutrients and high oxygen |
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| lake zone that is the deep part is where no light penetrates |
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| zone that is the bottom of the body, the whole bottom, of a lake or ocean |
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| lake zone that is the open portion which sunlight penetrates |
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| lake zone is the region ringing the edge of body |
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| fertile areas that a river floods |
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| land drained by a river and tributaries |
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| a large river flowing into a larger body of water. |
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| removes salt from sea water of marginal quantity |
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| when saltwater evaporates then condenses |
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| forces water through membranes to filter out salt |
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| water pollution from discrete locations that is directly polluting ie- factory |
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| Pollution from multiple sources in a large area |
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| physical removal of contaminants from water |
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| Stirring and aeration of water to get rid of aerobic bacteria break down sewage. |
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| chemical disinfection of water |
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| the area between maximum tide and minimum tide in oceans |
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| the area under water but still sandy in oceans |
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| the layer of oceans that light can penetrate |
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| the area of oceans light cannot penetrate |
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| he free flowing area of an ocean |
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| the cold, deep water coming up to the surface circulating nutrients |
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| area in between upwelling areas and are areas of downwelling |
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| oxygen rich water sinking to the bottom |
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| heated water with minerals sprout from the sea floor that organisms use |
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| large brown algae growing from continental shelves |
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| a mass of calcium carbonate composed of skeletons of densely packed corals |
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| tend to be on sandy coasts and are tropical/subtropical. |
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| where rivers flow into oceans |
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| a potential energy source of sand gravel copper and manganese that we throw our trash in there sometimes |
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| large growth of algae that create toxins |
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| algal species that produce red pigments |
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| The plant supporting system consisting of rock, organic material, air, gases and nutrients |
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| the physical break down of parent material (rocks) to form soil. |
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| base material for soil formation |
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| Top layer of soil that has the most nutrients |
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| dissolved particles moving down horizons (layers) of soil |
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| alternating the crops grown from one season or year to the next |
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| plowing furrows perpendicular to it’s slope to prevent gullies |
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| leveling platform cut into hillside making a “staircase”. |
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| layering different types of crops in alternating bands to increase ground cover |
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| Shelter-belts (windbreaks) |
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| rows of trees along the edges of farm for crop protections |
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| uses furrows to plant crops then the furrows are covered harvesting |
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| Substance that contains essential nutrients for crop growth |
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| synthetically manufactured mineral suppliments |
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| are 1. Green manure which is crop residue, or 2. Compost which is produced by decomposition of organic matter |
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| decomposition of organic matter to be used for mineral value. |
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| an alternative to pesticides that use natural predators to control pests |
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