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Environmental Issues
Unit 2: Populations
Chapter 8 – Understanding Populations
Terminology
population
density
dispersion
growth rate
reproductive potential
exponential growth
carrying capacity
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niche
competition
predation
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
symbiosis
Describe the three main properties of a population
Describe exponential population growth
Describe how the reproductive behavior of individuals can affect the growth
rate of their population
Explain how population sizes in nature are regulated
Explain the difference between niche and habitat
Give examples of parts of a niche
Describe the five major types of interactions between species
Explain the difference between parasitism and predation
Explain how symbiotic relationships may evolve
Research Project…possibility!
Presentation on either an endangered species or an invasive species.
Environmental Issues
Unit 2: Populations
Chapter 9: The Human Population
Terminology
demography
age structure
survivorship
fertility rate
migration
life expectancy
demographic transition
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infrastructure
arable land
urbanization
least developed countries
Describe how the size and growth rate of the human population has changed
in the last 200 years
Define four properties that scientists use to predict population sizes
Make predictions about population trends based on age structure
Describe the four stages of the demographic transition
Explain why different countries may be at different stages of the demographic
transition
Describe three problems caused by rapid human population growth
Compare population growth problems in more-developed countries and less
developed countries
Analyze strategies countries may use to reduce their population growth
Describe worldwide population projections into the next century
Environmental Issues
Unit: Populations
Chapter 10: Biodiversity
Terminology
Biodiversity
Gene
Keystones species
Ecotourism
Endangered species
Threatened species
Exotic species
germ plasm
Endangered Species Act
habitat conservation plan
Biodiversity Treaty
poaching
endemic species
10-1:
 Describe the diversity of species types on Earth, relating the differences
between known numbers and estimated numbers
 List and describe three levels of biodiversity
 Explain four ways in which biodiversity is important to ecosystems and humans
 Analyze the potential value of a single species
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 Define and give examples of endangered and threatened species
 Describe several ways that species are being threatened with extinction
globally
 Explain which types of threats are have the largest impact on biodiversity
 List areas of the world that have high levels of biodiversity and many threats to
species
 Compare the amount of biodiversity in the United States to that of the rest of
the world
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 List and describe the four types of efforts to save individual species
 Explain the advantages of protecting entire ecosystems rather than individual
species
 Describe the main provisions of the Endangered Species Act
 Discuss ways in which efforts to protect endangered species can lead to
controversy
 Describe three examples of world-wide efforts to prevent extinction