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LICs ( Low Income Countries )

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have a gross national income ( GNI ) per capita ( per person) of US $1086> (Nepal, Malawi)

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MICs ( Middle-Income Countries)

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have a GNI per capita of more than US$ $1086 but less than US $ 13205 ( South Africa and Vietnam)

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HICs ( High Income Countries )

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have a GNI per capita of more than US $13205 ( Germany, Switzerland)

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Open System

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which means that the amount of water in a specific ecosystem can fluctuate as water can move both in and out of the ecosystem.

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Closed System

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there is a constant amount of water on the planet.

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Evaporation

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the process of which when water changes from liquid to the gaseous phase.

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Precipitation

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condensed water in the clouds falls back to the surface of earth as: rain, hail, snow, sleet, or fog

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Transpiration

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water vapor through and out of the plant before being released into the atmosphere

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humidity

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is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.

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Condensation

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water changes from gas to liquid through the release of energy

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Interception

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precipitation being blocked from reaching the ground by plant canopy or even a leaf filter.

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Through-Fall

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the rain drops the are intercepted by plants collecting on the leaves and falling through the foliage and onto the soil below

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Stem-Flow

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Water trickles along the branches and trunk of the tree to the ground below.

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Run off

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water from precipitation collects on the surface of the land and flows over the ground

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Aquifer

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underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated material

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Infiltration

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when water is absorbed by soil

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Through-Flow

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water that flows through the soil

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Ground Water

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water below the earth’s surface

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Groundwater Flow

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water moving through the ground

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abstracted

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the process of taking water from a ground source.

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atmosphere

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The layer of gases, vapour, and dust particles which envelop the earth.

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troposphere

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The layer of the atmosphere which is closest to the earths surface

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stratosphere

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above the troposphere, increases from -50° ( 6-20 km above the earths surface) to -10°c .

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Ozone layer

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15-40 km above the earths surface

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Mesosphere
above the stratosphere, about 50 and 80 km above the earths surface
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phytoplankton
are microscopic marine algae
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cataracts
a clouding of the lens in your eye.
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Variable gases
The so called "variable gases" are those present in small and variable amounts. including: carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor, and particulates among others.
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greenhouse gases
gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat.
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chlorofluorocarbons
nontoxic, nonflammable chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine.
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enhanced greenhouse effect
where extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere trap too much of the Sun's energy.
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biosphere
the life-supporting zone
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hydrosphere
the sum of Earth's water, in the ocean, the ground, on the surface, and in the air.
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lithosphere
We live on the lithosphere. The lithosphere makes it possible for us to build our homes upon the ground and to get nutrients from the crops we grow on the lithosphere.
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biomes
a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life.
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biotic
living organisms like: plants, animals, bacteria
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abiotic
soil, climate, H2O, rocks
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Species
A group of organisms whose individuals can breed to produce offspring
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Population
A group of individuals of the same species living in an ecosystem
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Community
A biological community can be defined as the living, or biotic, populations that exist within an ecosystem in a shared location.
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Habitat
the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.
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Competition
a set of interactions between organisms and species to get a limited resource
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Ecological
study of the relationships between living organisms
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Intra-specific
occurring within a species or involving members of one species.
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Inter-specific
existing, occurring, or arising between species. an interspecific hybrid.
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Food Chain
a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
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Trophic Level
a level or a position of a group of organisms in a food chain
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Ecological Pyramid
a graphical representation of the relationship between the different living organisms at different trophic levels.
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Consumers
cannot produce their own food, thus feed off of producers
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Decomposers
An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem
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Limiting Factors
anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
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Food web
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
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Biomass
the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time.
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Photosynthesis
biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.
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Aerobic Respiration
A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).
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Chlorophyll
a pigment present in all green plants and a few other organisms
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Carbon Cycle
the process in which carbon atoms continually travel from the atmosphere to the Earth and then back into the atmosphere
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Combustion
a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen and usually accompanied by the generation of heat and light in the form of flame.
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Carbon Stores
the storage of carbon dioxide in vegetation such as grasslands or forests, as well as in soils and oceans.
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Carbon Sink
anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases
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Carbon Source
any natural or artificial production site of carbon and/or any chemical compounds composed of carbon, such as carbon dioxide and methane.
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Cryosphere
the frozen water part of the Earth system.
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Pedosphere
the soil mantle of the Earth

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