The Physical Environment

True or False: Climate is the most fundamental compartment of the physical environment

true

Winds and ocean current result from differences in solar radiation across Earth’s surface

true

Large Scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns established global patterns of temperature and precipitation

true

Regional climates reflect the influence of oceans and continents, mountains and vegetation

true

seasonal and long-term climate variation are assoicated with changes in Earth’s position relative to the sun

true

salinity acidity and oxygen concentration are major determinats of the chemical environement

true

what does anadromous mean and what type of fish is this?

salmon, they return to streams from the ocean to spawn

What are threats to salmon

damming, pollution, overfishing

what are periods of alternating high and low production with fish associated with

climatic variation in the North Pacific

What does the physical environment determine with organisms

where the organism can live, the resources, and rate of population growth

what is weather

current conditions— temperature, precipitation, humidity, and climate