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AP Environmental Science
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1. A model that's used to predict population trends based on the birth and death rates as well as economic status of a population.
demographic transition model
First Law of Thermodynamics
malnutrition
estuary
2. The low-rainfall region that exists on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range. This rain shadow is the result of the mountain range's causing precipitation on the windward side.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
rain shadow
global warming
Headwaters
3. The third purest form of coal.
volcanoes
abiotic
subbituminous
transpiration
4. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and - in turn - is preyed upon by a higher member.
tropical storm
food chain
Half-life
competitive exclusion
5. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
old growth forest
by-catch
passive solar energy collection
second growth forests
6. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.
inner core
overburden
Aquaculture
population density
7. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
transpiration
traditional subsistence agriculture
B layer
high-level radioactive waste
8. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
El Nino
potential energy
carrying capacity
photosynthesis
9. The observed effect of the Coriolis force - especially the deflection of an object moving above the Earth - rightward in the Northern Hemisphere - and leftward in the Southern Hemisphere.
La Nina
Coriolis effect
red tide
symbiotic relationships
10. Can consist of hazardous waste - industrial solid waste - or municipal waste. Many types of solid waste provide a threat to human health and the environment.
genetic drift
solid waste
wind farm
subbituminous
11. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
nonrenewable resources
divergent boundary
food web
rain shadow
12. The second-purest form of coal.
monoculture
long lining
bituminous
underground mining
13. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
secondary treatment
passive solar energy collection
habitat
energy pyramid
14. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
La Nina
sludge
acute effect
Half-life
15. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
producer
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
fossil fuel
aquifer
16. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
k-selected
chemical weathering
dose-response curve
land degradation
17. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.
dose-response curve
Horizon
demographic transition model
weathering
18. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
drip irrigation
habitat fragmentation
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
competitive exclusion
19. The random fluctuations in the frequency of the appearance of a gene in a small isolated population - presumably owing to chance - rather than natural selection.
death rate (crude death rate)
atmosphere
traditional subsistence agriculture
genetic drift
20. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.
convection
jet stream
terracing
prior appropriation
21. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
consumer
contour farming
building-related illness
albedo
22. 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.
overgrazed
B layer
erosion
C layer
23. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
sludge processor
law of conservation of matter
producer
clear-cutting
24. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
Gross Primary Productivity
monoculture
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
25. A plate boundary at which plates are moving away from each other. This causes an upwelling of magma from the mantle to cool and form new crust.
deforestation
El Nino
acid
divergent boundary
26. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
upwelling
primary succession
heterotrophy
coral reef
27. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
contour farming
radiant energy
no-till
consumption
28. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).
estuary
clear-cutting
jet stream
risk management
29. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.
old growth forest
water-stressed
volcanoes
leachate
30. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
O layer
habitat
ecological succession
subduction zone
31. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.
El Nino
silt
secondary treatment
hazardous waste
32. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body - especially the one surrounding the Earth - which is retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
A layer
atmosphere
acid precipitation
riparian right
33. The water from which a river rises; a source.
terracing
preservation
Headwaters
symbiotic relationships
34. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
anthracite
secondary treatment
biotic potential
slash-and-burn
35. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
primary treatment
fly ash
gray smog (industrial smog)
mantle
36. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
shelter-wood cutting
earthquake
threshold dose
replacement birth rate
37. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
no-till
composting
chemical weathering
convergent boundary
38. When one species feeds on another.
volcanoes
global warming
niche
predation
39. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
weather
k-selected
risk assessment
preservation
40. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
Superfund Program
point source pollution
catalytic converter
C layer
41. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.
lignite
sick building syndrome
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
natural resources
42. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
primary succession
biosphere
hydroelectric power
predation
43. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
realized niche
Headwaters
Infection
extinction
44. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
high-level radioactive waste
bituminous
Coriolis effect
tropical storm
45. To convert or change into a vapor.
weathering
evaporation
autotroph
population
46. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
potential energy
acid
toxin
biomagnifications
47. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
C layer
edge effect
secondary consumers
pathogens
48. 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
Southern Oscillation
salinization
fission
capture fisheries
49. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
ecosystem capital
energy pyramid
lithosphere
loamy
50. 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.
autotroph
physical (mechanical) weathering
bioaccumulation
A layer