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AP Environmental Science

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1. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.






2. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.






3. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.






4. The number of children an average woman will bear during her lifetime; this information is based on an analysis of data from preceding years in the population in question.






5. A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock - with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil.






6. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.






7. A layer of soil.






8. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.






9. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.






10. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.






11. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.






12. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.






13. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.






14. A process in which an organism is exposed to a toxin at different concentrations - and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded.






15. A program funded by the federal government and a trust that's funded by taxes on chemicals; identifies pollutants and cleans up hazardous waste sites.






16. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.






17. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.






18. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.






19. The molten core of the Earth.






20. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.






21. The development and introduction of new varieties of (mainly) wheat and rice that has increased yields per acre dramatically in countries since the 1960s.






22. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.






23. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.






24. The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in each successive link in the food chain.






25. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.






26. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.






27. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.






28. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.






29. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.






30. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.






31. The movement of individuals out of a population.






32. Power generated using water.






33. When water rights are given to those who have historically used the water in a certain area.






34. One that has never been cut; these forests have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years.






35. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.






36. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.






37. An effect that results from long -term exposure to low levels of toxin.






38. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.






39. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.






40. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.






41. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value






42. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.






43. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.






44. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.






45. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.






46. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev






47. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.






48. Involves the sinking of shafts to reach underground deposits. In this type of mining - networks of tunnels are dug or blasted and humans enter these tunnels in order to manually retrieve the coal.






49. The result of a pathogen invading a body.






50. An introduced - normative species.






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