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Subdivision (formation) of terrestrial ecosystem: animal and plant life
- Dominant plant types are used to differentiate between biomes
- Controlled: climate, soil, geology |
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| What controls vegetation growth? |
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"Natural"
- Climate factors: Temperature, Insolation, Moisture, Geology/Soils, Seasons
-Plants develop adaptation to survive in certain climate types |
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| Describe Mediterranean Climate |
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Dry/Hot Summers
Wet/Cool Winters
- Not high in precipitation |
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| Why do Mediterranean have dry/hot summers? |
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Movement of subtropical high^ pressure system (primary control)
Winter: Westerlies winds |
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| Describe plants in Mediterranean |
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Definition
-Adapted to hot/dry summers
-Schllerophyl vegetation: Hard, Thick leaves that resist water loss
-Trees and shrubs are evergreen |
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Definition
Ascending:
1. Precambrian
2. Paleozoic
3. Mesozoic
4. Cenozoic |
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-Last 10,000 years
-Characterized by stabilizing temp/sea level |
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Definition
| chronological evidence of human activities that had significant impact on Earth's ecosystem |
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| What marked the beginning of Anthropocene? |
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Definition
-Increase in sedmientation (erosion of continents)
-Changes in atmospheric composition (industrial)
-Changes in biological systems (as old as our species)PROBLEM: degree of change |
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| What are the 3 major Human Impacts |
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Definition
Biological
Landscape &Hydrology
Atmosphere |
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Biological
Landscape
Atmosphere,
GO! |
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Definition
| Deforestation, Agriculture, Extinctions, Mining, Built up areas, Dams, Pollutants, Increased CO2 |
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