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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.






2. A region of the ocean near the equator - characterized by calms - light winds - or squalls.






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






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).






5. The value of natural resources.






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).






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.






8. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.






9. The edges of tectonic plates.






10. The third purest form of coal.






11. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.






12. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.






13. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.






14. Energy at rest - or stored 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.






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.






17. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.






18. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.






19. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.






20. The removal of all of the trees in an area.






21. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.






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






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 total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.






25. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.






26. The movement of individuals into a population.






27. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.






28. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.






29. Organisms that consume primary consumers.






30. The place where two plates abut each other.






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.






32. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.






33. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.






34. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.






35. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.






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






37. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.






38. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.






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.






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.






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.






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






43. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.






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






45. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.






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






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






48. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.






49. Organisms in the first stages of succession.






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.