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AP Environmental Science

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1. An influential theory that concerns the long - term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.






2. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - traveling north - northwest - or northeast from its point of origin - and usually involving heavy rains.






3. A species whose very presence contributes to an ecosystem's diversity and whose extinction would consequently lead to the extinction of other forms of life.






4. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.






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






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






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






8. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.






9. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.






10. Bacteria or fungi that absorb nutrients from nonliving organic matter like plant material - the wastes of living organisms - and corpses. They convert these materials into inorganic forms.






11. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.






12. The region draining into river system or other body of water.






13. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.






14. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.






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






16. An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. autotrophs use energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones.






17. A bloom of dinoflagellates that causes reddish discoloration of coastal ocean waters. Certain dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyamfox produce toxins that kill fish and contaminate shellfish.






18. Involves the removal of the Earth's surface all the way down to the level of the mineral seam.






19. The water from which a river rises; a source.






20. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.






21. The process in which soil becomes saltier and saltier until - finally - the salt prevents the growth of plants. Salinization is caused by irrigation because salts brought in with the water remain in the soil as water evaporates.






22. A platinum - coated device that oxidizes most of the VOCs and some of the CO that would otherwise be emitted in exhaust - converting them to CO2.






23. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.






24. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.






25. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.






26. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.






27. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.






28. An animal that only consumes other animals.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.






32. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.






33. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.






34. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.






35. The amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis and subtracting from it the amount of energy the plants need for growth maintenance - repair - and reproduction.






36. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.






37. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.






38. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.






39. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.






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






41. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.






42. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.






43. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.






44. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.






45. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus - especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium - splits into fragments - usually two fragments of comparable mass - releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of ener






46. Living or derived from living things.






47. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.






48. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.






49. An introduced - normative species.






50. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.







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