AICE Environmental Management Notes Flashcards

Flashcards based on AICE Environmental Management Notes with a focus on fill-in-the-blank style questions.

The 7 continents are: _.

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania.

The 5 Oceans are: _.

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern.

The World bank classifies countries with these income levels , _ and .

$1,086 GNI or less, $1,087-$13,204 GNI, $13,205 GNI or more.

‘The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

Sustainability

Nine major stages of the water cycle

Condensation, Precipitation, Interception, Infiltration, Surface runoff, Through-flow, Groundwater flow, Transpiration, and Evaporation.

Plants encourage infiltration into the soil through .

Stem-flow directs water and encourages infiltration into the soil, where groundwater stores are replenished.

The four primary layers of the atmosphere are: .

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere.

The atmosphere is composed of nitrogen (), oxygen () and argon (_).

78%, 21%, 0.93%.

The ozone layer _.

Absorbs or blocks ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Greenhouse gases include: .

Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides and ozone.

The hierarchy of life includes: _.

Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism.

Ecosystems are composed of _ components.

Biotic and Abiotic.

The Biotic Interactions are __ competition.

IntErspecific and IntrAspecific.

Trophic levels include: _.

Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer and decomposer.

A food chain is _.

A sequence of transfer of energy from organism to organism - “who eats who” in a single path.

A food web is _.

A complex, interconnected series of food chains within an ecosystem - “the big picture”.

Energy is lost at each step along a food chain or web, through _.

Respiration and waste products.

Photosynthesis is when _.

Plants synthesize glucose using carbon dioxide, water and energy from sunlight.

Aerobic Respiration is when _.

Cells break down glucose molecules and release energy, carbon dioxide and water.

The Carbon Cycle stages includes: _.

Photosynthesis, Feeding, Respiration, Decomposition, Fossilization and Combustion.

Carbon stores are _.

Organic material in organisms on land, soil, fossil fuels and the oceans.

The scientific method starts with __.

Observations lead to a research question.

The variables are _.

Independent, Dependent and Controlled.

Limitations are shortcomings like _.

Human error, equipment error, design error and researcher bias.

The sampling can be __.

Random and Systematic.

Sampling techniques include _.

Point, Line and Quadrat.

A pitfall trap is _.

A cup or container is submerged in the soil with a roof covering for protection.

sweep net

A net is swung in an 180° arc in a figure of 8 motion.

Questionnaires/Surveys are _.

Predetermined Q&A, Quantifies human behaviour and attitudes.

Simpson’s equation accounts for __ of species.

Richness and evenness.

Technology in Data Collection includes .

They are methods of data collection that include the use of technology

Extremely large sets of __ is big data.

numerical information collected using technology and analysed using computers.

Population Density: Population size/ __.

Total land area (km2 or mi2).

Natural increase __ is

combined change from only births and deaths.

HICs/upper MIC population structures are __.

Free education, women educated and work and good nutrition.

The dependency ratio is __.

The relationship between the working and non-working population.

Strategies for managing Antarctica included __.

Legislation and international agreement.

Biomes are classified as __.

the world's major biomes in terms of their climate, soil type and vegetation

The pioneer species are __.

lichens and moss.

GPP and NPP, plants,Animals are involved in _.

Ecosystem productivity is the rate of production of biomass for an __.

EDGE Program is designed to raise funds & awareness of the need for conservation of species that __.

has unique evolutionary histories that have previously been overlooked.

The habitat is __.

To conserve, create or protect habitats that have been destroyed, reduced or fragmented

Human activity and tropical rain forests creates fragmented carbon ____.

sinks become sources.

Benefits of biodiversity

Sustainability of resources, diversity of genes and ecosystem stability.

Energy security

the availability of energy sources at an affordable price with a consideration of the environmental impacts.

Unsustainable extraction & competing demands are form sectors.

Agriculture, industry, energy & domestic sectors.

Releases of __ is not good.

toxic waste is bad, duh

The sea turtles threat is plastics, not just by entanglement/external injury, but through __ .

aquatic animals will choke and probably die..

Water security means you have enough __

food and manufacturing of goods; adequate sanitation; and sustainable health care.

Acid deposition is formed when __ are emitted into the atmosphere

sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

Photochemical smog has the folowing impacts __.

Eye and respiratory irritation and decreased crop yields.

Rowland-Molina Hypothesis: __ ?

"CFCs will cause significant ozone depletion."

Increased concentrations of __ .

GHGs in the atmosphere cause the enhanced greenhouse effect , leading to global warming