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Exam 2
Second Exam
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2011

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Long Line Fishing
Definition
boat with a lot of fishing lines attached to the back, would catch albatross and waste fossil fuels
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Drift Net
Definition
nets several miles long and several feet deep that would accidentally catch mammals, specific gil nets would catch gil
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Trawl Net
Definition
Deep nets that drag across ocean floor and catch anything in the way (like cod)
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Purse Net Seine
Definition
Big circular net that would close shut, caught dolphins along with tuna
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Basic Soils
Definition
P/E < 1 (calcium and magnesium), deserts and prairies
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Acidic Soils
Definition
P/E > 1, forests grow in this
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Discourse
Definition
social language created by a particular culture's condition
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Master Narrative
Definition
narrative from a single point of view that assumes to offer the only accurate version of history
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Thick Description
Definition
attempts to share the meanings cultural practices had for people
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Personal Side of History
Definition
family dynamics, leisure activities, sexual practices
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Symbiosis
Definition
any interaction between two species
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Mutualism
Definition
both species benefit
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Commensalism
Definition
one benefits, one is neutral
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Swamp
Definition
wetland with trees
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Marsh
Definition
wetland with cattails, grassy, wet all year long
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Giant Reedgrass (Phragmites)
Definition
invasive wetland species
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Wetlands
Definition
must be 12.5 acres minimum, exhibit some common wetland plants, have gray (anaerobic) soil, be more underwater than not (inundation)
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Spotisols
Definition
favors conifers, very acidic, more organic detritus on top because of colder temperatures
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Mollisols
Definition
slightly drier soil, found in west, likely for more fires, roots are underground, grows corn
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Oxisols
Definition
south to equator, really warm and acidic, little organic matter, very productive
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