1
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where do most precipitation fall?
A
to the ground
2
Q
how much vegetation to intecept the rainfall?
A
vert little
3
Q
what does little rainfall intercepted by vegetation lead to?
A
high surface runoff - with higher flooding risk
4
Q
what does less evapotranspiration cause?
A
the atmosphere is less humid and rainfall decreases
Carbon and Water cycle
flashcards
Decks in class (34)
# Cards
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Where is water stored on Earth?17
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water stores and cycles5
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KEY WORDS76
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functionalism, subcultural, strain sociologists7
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Barrow Bay, Alaska29
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Mitigating climate change11
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relationship between 2 cycles - rainforest8
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James Lovelock - Gaia18
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Amazonia5
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use of agriculture as mitigation4
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hydrological cycle info4
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cry-spherical processes6
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water balance / soil moisture budget8
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hollistic mangement3
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REDD - mitigation of global warming14
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systems13
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water cycle - local scale29
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water cycle: global scale14
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changes over time - seasonal changes4
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changes over time - human impacts10
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carbon cycle - carbon compounds6
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impact of carbon cycle on regional climates - simple6
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positive feedback loop - carbon cycle10
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negative feedback loop - carbon cycle9
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tropical rainforests: interrelationships between the cycles4
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tropical rainforest: interrelationships between the cycles - deforested - water cycle4
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tropical rainforest: interrelationships between the cycles - natural - carbon cycle5
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tropical rainforest: interrelationships between the cycles - deforested - carbon cycle5
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tropical rainforest - interationship of carbon and water cycel14
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the enhanced Greenhouse Effect3
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Flood Hydrographs13
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carbon cycle7
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impact of water abstraction can have on the water cycle8
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forests - active low pressure regions4
