Amazon rainforest - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is FSC? What do they do? : Forest Stewardship Council Certifies forests, companies and products that meet sustainability standards Who is Thomas Lovejoy? : Founder of BDFFP (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project) He went to the Amazon Rainforest and purposefully created forest fragments What is BDFFP? : Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project What is species richness? : the number of species in a community How does fragmentation affect species richness? 2 | P a ...

1. Additions: precip, organic matter, nutrients 2. Transformation: organic matter to humus. Primary (unaltered rock) to secondary minerals (chemically altered, original rock not apparent) by chemical change, dissolution and reprecipitation and biological change. 3. Translocation: Eluviation, Illuviation. 4. Losses: erosion: Leaching. - Soil formation process 1. Cation exchange capacity (CEC): the ability of soil colloids to exchange cations between the surface and the soil solution. This ...

Detailed revision notes covering the Water and Carbon topic of the AQA Geography Course. The notes include case studies, necessary knowledge and essay plan structured arguments. The structure of the notes is as follows; 3.1.1.1 Water and carbon cycles as natural systems 2 Systems in physical geography 2 3.1.1.3 The carbon cycle 4 Global distribution; the size of major carbon stores 4 Effects of the changing carbon budget 10 3.1.1.4. Water, carbon, climate and life on earth 12 Wat...

Developmental Biology Exam 1 Name________________ This exam is a “take home exam,” and you may use any materials you wish. You may study with your peers, but you are not allowed to work with any other individual on the specific questions of these exams. Your submitted response must be your own original work. Solicitation from the Emergency International Science Fund: “The germ cell origin of life to save the rain forest (and us).” The recent increase in deforestation of the Amazon...

During your senior year you get the opportunity to travel to the Amazon rainforest. You spend a lot of time in the area of Lago Grande in Brazil as well as other parts of this vast jungle. You are in awe of all the living organisms that inhabit this particular area as well as the Amazon river that flows through the heart of the rainforest. The tropical climate is humid, but reminds you of home. What type of biological organization was described? ----- population organism community ecosystem...

Global Awareness Exam Review Questions And Answers Graded A+ The position of a place in relation to another place relative location ____________ is where the majority of North Americans can trace their ethnicity back to. Europe trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the new world colonies. Colombian Exchange Geographical feature of Brazil Amazon Rainforest the movement to make Spain all Catholic Reconquista Strict social class system based on land & military power. No social mobil...

The position of a place in relation to another place correct answers relative location ____________ is where the majority of North Americans can trace their ethnicity back to. correct answers Europe trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the new world colonies. correct answers Colombian Exchange Geographical feature of Brazil correct answers Amazon Rainforest the movement to make Spain all Catholic correct answers Reconquista Strict social class system based on land & militar...

2 examples of changes in global N cycle caused by humans + why problematic - 1. Runoff from agricultural areas causes dead zones - EX: parts of the ocean with no oxygen so nothing can live in it 2. Acid rain due to emissions from power plants—affects soils negatively 3 major forest formations (tree type, precipitation, temperature, and water balance) - 1. Tropical and subtropical rainforest - Evergreen trees - Positive water balance - High annual rainfall and temperatures (because they...

What we the 3 reasons the Incas settled in the Andes mountains - answer-Protection, farming, resources The Andes provided protection for the Incas because... - answer-Because they didn't have an experienced military so they could hide up in the mountains which provided a barrier The Andes was a good source of farming because.... - answer-It give the Incas resources that they needed to survive The Andes was a good place for resources because... - answer-They would trade they valuables t...

final exam can What is FSC? What do they do? - correct answer-Forest Stewardship Council Certifies forests, companies and products that meet sustainability standards Who is Thomas Lovejoy? - correct answer-Founder of BDFFP (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project) He went to the Amazon Rainforest and purposefully created forest fragments What is BDFFP? - correct answer-Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project What is species richness? - correct answer-the number of species ...