Unit 3 AOS 1 Deforestation

Infiltration

Downward movement of water through soil.

Evapotranspiration

The evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants.

run off

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

Transpiration

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

deforestation

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

Boreal Forest (Taiga)

Colder climate region, with coniferous trees; cold snowy winters and rainy summers that are warm enough to melt the snow

temperate deciduous forest

forest in a temperate region, characterized by trees that drop their leaves annually

tropical forest

A terrestrial biome characterized by high levels of precipitation and warm temperatures year-round.

Spatial Association

The relationship between the distribution of one feature and the distribution of another feature.

Afforestation

Planting seeds or trees to make a forest on land that has not been a forest recently, or which has never been a forest.

Reforestation

planting trees to replace lost forestland.

Clearfelling

the removal of all of the trees in an area.

forest fragmentation

the subdivision of large natural landscapes into

smaller, more isolated fragments. Fragmentation affects the viability of wildlife populations and ecosystems

endemic

(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people

Spatial Association

The relationship between the distribution of one feature and the distribution of another feature.

Maisin People

Indigenous group of PNG who live in the Oro Province