BIOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam

BIOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam:

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KQ1

Biotic/Abiotic characteristics of the following biomes: tropical rainforest; monsoon rainforest; tropical savannah; desert; temperate deciduous forest, tundra (permfrost)

Ecosystem Characteristics, including:

Soil

Temperature

Rainfall

Photosynthesis

Net Primary Productivity

Succession (Primary and Secondary)

Biomass

Biodiversity

Trophic Levels

Food Chains and Webs

Habitats

Niches

Ecological Pyramids in terms of biomass and energy

Nutrient transfer between vegetation, litter and soil in different biomes (impact of water and temperature)

KQ2

Impact of agriculture, deforestation, exploitation, and fires on ecosystems

Effects of and reasons for clearing of rainforest land on biodiversity

Impacts of farming in MEDCs on habitat loss

Impacts of human activity on marine ecosystems (coastal, ocean, and coral reef)

KQ3

Conservation methods:

National Parks

Afforestation

Ecotourism

Forest Conservation

Wildlife Management

International Protocols (Montreal, Kyoto, etc)

Sustainable development in conservation areas

KQ4

Population

Resources

Carrying Capacity

Population models base on food (Malthus, Boserup)

Overpopulation

Underpopulation

Optimum Population

Population Management Policies

Population Pyramids