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Test 3 Flashcards

1
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8 terrestrial biomes

A 
Polar lands
Tundra
Boreal forest
Mountain vegetation
Temperate forest
Grasslands
Desert
Tropical forest
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2
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Name all aquatic biomes

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Freshwater
Marine
Coral reefs

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3
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Boreal forest

A

Evergreen trees
Lower number of species
Winters long summer short

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4
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Temperate forest

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Neither hot or cold

Winter cold summer hot

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5
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Grasslands

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Most of food and animals grown here

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6
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Tropical forest

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Rain and sun doesn’t vary between seasons
Very abundant in animals and plants
Temp averages 26-32 degrees year round

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7
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Name the 6 section in rain forests

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Emergents
Canopy
Under canopy
Shrub layer
Soil
Bedrock
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8
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Two ways rocks weather

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Physical force

Chemically

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9
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Eg. of physical rock weathering

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Water, freezing, thawing… etc

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10
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Eg. of chemical rock weathering

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Acidity in rain, oxygen, water dissolving minerals inside rocks, etc…

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11
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Define horizons

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Layers of soil

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12
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Intensive farming

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Farms able to produce large amounts of food in a small area

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13
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Extensive farming

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Farm requires large area of land

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14
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9 environmental factors affecting food production

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Sunshine
Temperature
Soil fertility
Soil texture and structure
Wind
Humidity or rainfall
Landforms
Accessibility 
Water
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15
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4 technological and economic factors affecting food production

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Markets
Technology
expertise
Financial resources

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16
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5 techs used in ‘high tech’ farms

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Computers
Satellites
Remote sensors 
Geographical information systems
Global Positioning System (GPS)
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17
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Precision farming

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When technology is used to receive maximum yield.

18
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4 systems of rice growing

A

Irrigated rice
Rain fed rice
Upland rice
Flood prone rice

19
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Irrigated rice

A

Relies on flow of water

20
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Rain fed rice

A

Relies of monsoonal rain and rain for water

21
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Upland rice

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Relies on rain. Soil not very fertile

22
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Flood prone rice

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Relies on flooding.

Yields unreliable

23
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Negative effects of pesticides

A

Pollutes air, soil, and waterways.

Kills native animals and plants.

24
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Soil degradation

A

When human activities impact soils ability to grow crops

25
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Eg. of activities that cause soil degradation

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Clearing forests, increasing density of animals on farms, poor irrigation practises, over farming.

26
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Salinity

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When soil’s salt content is high and ability to grow crops is affected

27
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2 categories of salinity

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Primary salinity

Secondary salinity

28
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Primary salinity

A

Sanity caused by a natural condition

29
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Secondary salinity

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Salinity caused by a human impact

30
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Desertification

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Process when a region gradually becomes drier and loses bodies of water
Can be caused by overgrazing

31
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Food security

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State where all people at all times have access to enough safe nutritious food to sustain a healthy life.

32
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Food availability

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Means enough food of reasonable quality is a available on a regular basis.

33
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Food insecurity

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When not enough food is available or people do not have access to food.

34
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Food accessibility

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Physical and economic access to food.

35
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6 main threats to food production

A 
Water scarcity
Climate change
Threats from non-native plant and animals
Competition for land
Use of land for fuel instead of food
Armed conflict
36
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Interconnection between places

A

Connections people have with certain places.

37
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4 categories for interconnection

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Spiritual
Economic
Cultural
Historical

38
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Global citizen

A

A citizen connected to places around the world either through: food we eat, clothes we wear, goods in our houses, sports we play, music we listen to, movies we watch.

39
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Tarrifs

A

Tax put in place by government to protect local industries. Also restricts trade by imposing impact limits on goods.

40
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Digital divide

A

the divide between places with more devices than people and places with more people than devices.

41
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PQE

A

Pattern
Quantify
Exceptions

42
Q

7 geographical concepts

A 
Place
Space
Environment
Interconnection
Sustainability 
Change
Scale

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