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AP Environmental Science
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1. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
fossil fuel
indigenous species
weather
albedo
2. A region of the ocean near the equator - characterized by calms - light winds - or squalls.
aquifer
primary succession
non-point source pollution
doldrums
3. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
photochemical smog
replacement birth rate
A layer
4. The right - as to fishing or to the use of a riverbed - of one who owns riparian land (the land adjacent to a river or stream).
alkaline
riparian right
death rate (crude death rate)
crop rotation
5. The value of natural resources.
petroleum
Infection
fishery
ecosystem capital
6. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).
monoculture
jet stream
wetlands
dose-response curve
7. An underground layer of porous rock - sand - or other material that allows the movement of water between layers of nonporous rock or clay. Aquifers are frequently tapped for wells.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
loamy
detritivore
aquifer
8. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
Infection
biological weathering
primary consumers
denitrification
9. The edges of tectonic plates.
plate boundaries
Half-life
passive solar energy collection
active collection
10. The third purest form of coal.
subbituminous
albedo
hazardous waste
humus
11. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
ED50
B layer
logistic population growth
leachate
12. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
mantle
consumer
fission
physical (mechanical) weathering
13. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.
abiotic
decomposer
photosynthesis
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
14. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
riparian right
divergent boundary
ecosystem capital
potential energy
15. A layer in a large body of water - such as a lake - that sharply separates regions differing in temperature - so that the temperature gradient across the layer is abrupt.
silviculture
thermocline
low-level radioactive waste
biotic
16. The process of soil particles being carried away by wind or water. Erosion moves the smaller particles first and hence degrades the soil to a coarser - sandier - stonier texture.
alkaline
combustion
species
erosion
17. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
no-till
slash-and-burn
malnutrition
keystone species
18. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
high-level radioactive waste
acid
realized niche
humus
19. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
trade winds
arable
fossil fuel
r-selected
20. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
nitrogen fixation
clear-cutting
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
risk management
21. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
fly ash
subbituminous
poison
Gross Primary Productivity
22. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.
underground mining
tree farms
wetlands
sick building syndrome
23. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
threshold dose
fault
coral reef
secondary pollutants
24. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
secondary consumers
evolution
non-point source pollution
niche
25. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
mantle
Half-life
natural resources
genetic drift
26. The movement of individuals into a population.
Immigration
catalytic converter
A layer
surface fires
27. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
mutualism
fossil fuel
weather
Gross Primary Productivity
28. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
k-selected
detritivore
convection
habitat fragmentation
29. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
photosynthesis
acute effect
secondary consumers
water-stressed
30. The place where two plates abut each other.
genetic drift
fault
industrial smog (gray smog)
Uneven-aged management
31. The result of vibrations (often due to plate movements) deep in the Earth that release energy. They often occur as two plates slide past one another at a transform boundary.
natural resources
wind farm
nuclear fusion
earthquake
32. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
extinction
ecological succession
keystone species
primary pollutants
33. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
conservation
indigenous species
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
First Law of Thermodynamics
34. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
R horizon
delta
subduction zone
food web
35. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
selective cutting
traditional subsistence agriculture
primary pollutants
Southern Oscillation
36. The process by which - according to Darwin's theory of evolution - only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations - while those less adap
gray smog (industrial smog)
loamy
natural selection
biological weathering
37. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
B layer
scrubbers
extinction
atmosphere
38. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
competitive exclusion
nitrification
stationary sources
abiotic
39. When materials - such as plastic or aluminum - are used to rebuild the same product. An example of this is the use of the aluminum from aluminum cans to produce more aluminum cans.
closed-loop recycling
wastewater
by-catch
trade winds
40. The practice of alternating the crops grown on a piece of land - for example - corn one year - legumes for two years - and then back to corn.
weathering
crop rotation
humus
gray smog (industrial smog)
41. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
extinction
terracing
estuary
ecological footprint
42. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
ecological footprint
pathogens
slash-and-burn
birth rate (crude birth rate)
43. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
niche
biosphere
O layer
driftnets
44. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
silviculture
water-scarce
symbiotic relationships
mantle
45. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
mutualism
species
riparian right
r-selected
46. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
carnivore
arable
preservation
potential energy
47. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
green tax
fishery
acid precipitation
demographic transition model
48. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
asthenosphere
volcanoes
chemical weathering
poison
49. Organisms in the first stages of succession.
scrubbers
competitive exclusion
pioneer species
by-catch
50. Transition in species composition of a biological community - often following ecological disturbance of the community; the establishment of a biological community in any area virtually barren of life.
law of conservation of matter
ecological succession
toxin
competitive exclusion