GEOG1710 1nd Edition Exam 3 Study Guide Lectures 10 18 Lecture 10 March 04 Water Cycle Describe the unique properties of water 4 properties What is the Hydrosphere Describe the different functions of the Global Hydrologic Cycle 6 functions Where do we get our water from in Texas Where does the water we use go Define actual evapotranspiration AET Define potential evaporation Lecture 11 March 6 Documentary Gasland Lecture 12 March 18 Ecosystems Part 1 What are natural capital stocks Define ecosystem services What are the different types of ecosystem services What are the four different types of capital What is the biosphere What is the difference between biotic and abiotic How big is an ecosystem How are ecosystems structured What are the new and old perspectives on ecosystems Ecosystems are They are always changing How do feedbacks both positive and negative affect ecosystems Lecture 13 March 20 Ecosystems Part 2 What factors affect ecosystem processes What are the five different controls Define parent material Define Climate Define vegetation Define topography Define Time How are ecosystems organized Define species Define population Define community Define habitat What makes up the ecosystem food chain Define primary producers Define respiration What is Gross Primary Production or GPP What is Bioaccumulation What is the carbon cycle Carbon is stored in what four major pools What is the nitrogen cycle What is the Gulf Coast dead zone Lecture 14 March 25 Biogeography Define Biogeography What is dispersal How are they distributed What are the elements that affect wildlife Lecture 15 March 27 Terrestrial Biomes What is a biome What is major influence on an ecosystem What is the vegetation structure What are the ecosystem processes What is the Tropical Rainforest Define land use Define land cover How does deforestation affect carbon and climate What are the mid latitude grasslands Lecture 16 April 1 River Systems Define streams What are the three different fluvial processes Define fluvial What are the driving forces behind streams Where does water in a stream come from Where does the water go What land is in a watershed What are the two different types of drainage basin types What is drainage density What are the different types of drainage patterns Define stream discharge Lecture 17 April 3 River and Arid Landscapes Define stream energy What two things does stream energy do Define fluvial erosion Define fluvial transport What three types of loads are moved by water Define fluvial deposition What are river deltas What percentage of the Earth s surface is made up by arid landscapes What is the arid landscape characterized by It is the source of what What three areas consist of an arid environment Define ephemeral What percentages of streams are ephemeral in the desert Define perennial Define intermittent What is a braided stream Are desert streams interior or exterior Why Define playa Define salina Lecture 18 April 8 Dust and Deserts Define the basin and range terrain Define the mesa and scarp terrain Define the badlands Define alluvial fan What are the Aeolian processes Where are Aeolian processes important Define dust Define soil moisture Define structure of the surface Define state of the soil surface What were the grasslands in response of What does dust effect be sure to look over the quiz on black board
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