____________________________________ 5. Chart 5 ____________________________________ Charts 1 Charts 2 Charts 3 Charts 4 Charts 5 6) Another designation for Mediterranean climate is __________. a) dry subtropical b) marine west coast c) upland savanna d) boreal forest e) tundra 7) Deserts are arid; steppes are __________. a) subtropical b) semiarid c) temperature d) humid e) tropical 8) The area most closely associated with D climates is __________. a) Central America b) Australia c) Canada d) Southern Africa
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Fauna of Asia is all the animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia‚ the term "fauna of Asia" is somewhat elusive. Asia is the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone (which in turn is part of the Holarctic)‚ and its South-Eastern part belongs to the Indomalaya ecozone (previously called the Oriental region). Asia shows a notable diversity of habitats‚ with significant variations in rainfall‚ altitude
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established the Kleercut campaign against Kimberly-Clark in order to prevent the destruction of the Boreal forest (Kleercut campaign‚ 2009). Kimberly-Clark is the world’s largest manufacturer of tissues; their most prevalent brand being Kleenex. Accusations were made against Kimberly-Clark noting that the virgin fiber used in its product is derived from wood pulp from the ancient trees of the Boreal. Sometime throughout the duration of the Kleercut campaign‚ an advertisement was released. This
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Environmental factors such habitat (pond‚ lake‚ ocean‚ desert‚ mountain) or weather such as temperature‚ cloud cover‚ rain‚ snow‚ hurricanes‚ etc. are abiotic factors. Different Types of Ecosystems * Natural Ecosystem - may be terrestrial (means Desert‚ Forest‚ Meadow etc.) and Aquatic like pond‚ river‚ lake etc. A natural ecosystem is a biological environment that is found in nature (e.g. a
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temperature and availability of water according to Candolle. PHYSIOGNOMY - overall appearance of vegetation Considerations: growth form Function Size Coverage Leaf size and shape Leaf texture TYPES OF PHYSIOGNOMY 1. FORESTS- dominated by trees that form a closed canopy 2. GRASSLANDS- dominated by grass and herbaceous plants. Trees can either be far apart or absent 3. THICKETS- tall shrubs or small trees are dominant 4. DESERTS- very few plants rocks‚ and soil are more
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plant forests and preserve existing forests. (Shields‚ J.A.‚ Rostad‚ H.P.W.‚ and Clayton‚ J.S.
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articles The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital Robert Costanza*†‚ Ralph d’Arge‡‚ Rudolf de Groot§‚ Stephen Farberk‚ Monica Grasso†‚ Bruce Hannon¶‚ Karin Limburg#✩‚ Shahid Naeem**‚ Robert V. O’Neill††‚ Jose Paruelo‡‡‚ Robert G. Raskin§§‚ Paul Suttonkk & Marjan van den Belt¶¶ * Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies‚ Zoology Department‚ and † Insitute for Ecological Economics‚ University of Maryland‚ Box 38‚ Solomons‚ Maryland 20688‚ USA ‡ Economics Department
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ENVS 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MIDTERM TEST QUESTION BOOKLET Instructor: Mary Olaveson VERSION Complete the following information: Name: INDICATE VERSION ON YOUR SCANTRON PRACTICE MIDTERM TEST Student #: ANSWER KEY Important Information – CRN: # __________ Please Read Before You Begin Your Test DO NOT REMOVE STAPLES FROM TEST QUESTION BOOKLET RETURN TEST QUESTION BOOKLET with SCANTRON at end of TEST Before you begin the Test: 1. Record your NAME and STUDENT # on the Scantron Sheet
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Edward Island. Mixed-wood Acadian forests‚ sand dunes stretched along seaboards‚ and coastal islands are some of the unique ecosystems of the Atlantic Maritime ecozone. Back to map Boreal Cordillera This ecozone is located in the midsection of the Cordilleran system. It covers sections of northern British Columbia and southern Yukon. Consisting of extensive mountains and valleys separated by wide lowlands‚ this ecozone spans 444‚000 square kilometres. The Boreal Cordillera ecozone contains most
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GEOG 1106 Lab 11 Biomes Directions: Listed below are the lab questions to answer. 1. Use the Whittaker biome figure to determine the biome of the places listed below. Place Average Temperature oC Annual Precipitation (cm) Whittaker’s Biome La Selva‚ Costa Rica 22.1 403 Tropical Rain Forest Marietta‚ Ohio 12 105 Temperate Deciduous Forest Pasadena‚ CA 18.2 51.8 Woodland/Shrub land Temperate Ferron‚ UT 8.8 20.9 Grassland and Desert Tucson‚ AZ 21.1 21.9 Subtropical Desert Santa Rosa National Park
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