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Students should be able to define or answer questions about the following:
Chapter 6
1. Define weather
2. Define Climate
3. Compare and contrast high and low air pressure and their effect on weather and air
temperature.
4. What four factors determine how global air circulation occurs?
5. How does convection help to transfer energy in the atmosphere?
6. What role do ocean currents play in the transfer of heat energy around the globe?
7. Compare and contrast normal trade wind and ocean current conditions with those of the
El Nino/ENSO conditions. Know what happens during an El Nino and the effect on both
the aquatic and terrestrial environments.
8. Describe how the greenhouse effect warms Earth and makes it habitable. Know specific
types of radiation, how it heats, and the role of the atmosphere in heating of earth.
9. What is a biome?
10. How are biomes and climate related?
11. How are biomes and latitude related?
12. How are biomes and elevation related?
13. VERY briefly describe the climate and common organisms for each of the major biome
groups (desert, Grassland/Tundra/Chaparral, Forest, Mountain)
14. Know how to read and understand the biome chart you got in the online materials.
15. What biome do we live in here in North Carolina?
16. What biome is pictured on the bulletin board in the hall just outside of the classroom?
17. Recall the community relationships in the Tongass Forest article and the issues with
economic versus environmental needs.
Chapter 7
1. Describe the two main aquatic life zones and their “sub zones”.
2. How do the concentrations of CO2 and O2 change with depth?
3. How do aquatic environments contribute to Earth’s natural capital?
4. What natural and economic services do coral reefs provide?
5. What natural and economic services do estuaries and salt marshes provide?
6. What natural and economic services do mangrove swamps provide?
7. Briefly describe each of the major life zones of marine aquatic environments and be
able to compare and contrast the changes that occur both with changes in depth and
distance from shorelines.
8. How does man alter or impact marine systems?
9. What natural and economic services do freshwater systems provide?
10. How do seasonal variations affect the stratification of freshwater lakes? (make sure you
know the vocabulary associated with this, and study figure 7-22 on paga 159).
11. What are the characteristics of freshwater lakes and rivers?
12. Explain the terms oligotrophic, eutrophic, and cultural eutrophication.
13. How has man altered or impacted freshwater systems?
14. Recall the differences in the Kingman and Kiritimati reef systems and how they affected
the structure of the food chain and pyramid.
Chapter 8
1. What components make up a community structure?
2. What is the concept of island biogeography? Is it limited to an actual island?
3. What are the 4 types of species that are generally recognized and how do they differ
from one another?
4. Why are native species often displaced by non-native species?
5. What is the role of an indicator species?
6. Why are keystone species important to the health and stability of an ecological
community?
7. What are the five basic types of interactions between species?
8. How do members of the same species compete for resources?
9. How do members of different species compete for resources?
10. How do realized niches help species to occupy the same fundamental niche?
11. What is the role of predator and prey in ecological communities?
12. What is the concept of ecological succession?
13. What are the stages of ecological succession and how does one stage change into the
next?
14. What is the role of disturbance in succession and species diversity?
15. What brings about ecological stability in a community?
16. Discuss the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem stability. Are diverse ecosystems more
stable than less diverse ones?
17. You were asked to read articles about a desert community, an urban community, and
the impact of wildlife corridors. How has man affected all of these communities and how
have the animal species responded?
You should also be familiar with the vocabulary terms for each of the three chapters.