midterm #1
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| show | north america, siberia, andes, mt. kilimanjaro; Southern sierras; Freexing temperatures for 7 months and little rain; perennial herbs of grasses, no fires; OK
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| show | Aristotle did because (1)the way the coulds move (2)north star (3) eclipse of the moon
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| show | Canada, russia/siberia; Sequoia; The ground doesn't freeze for as long as in tundras; Conifers (cone bearing, needles), sequois'a cones only open in fire, grounds burn like a cigarette, crown fires caused by lack of frequent fires (suppressed fires); OK
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| temperate deciduous forests: where? CA? why? plant adaptations? conservation? | show 🗑
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| show | Midwest US (prairies), Stepps Russia, Pompas (of Argentina); Yes; Mountains, cold winter and warm summer, mountain rainshadow; Perennial and annual grassland, annual roots small, perennial roots deep, fire important; Bad
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| show | Mediterranean, ca, central chile, south africa, australia (symmetry); Yes; Summer hot, winter cold, cold water currents; Shrubs, plants adapted, fires very important; OK to bad, lots of development
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| Desert (hot/cold): where? CA? why? plant adaptations? conservation? | show 🗑
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| Tropical rainforest: where? CA? why? plant adaptations? conservation? | show 🗑
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| ITCZ | show 🗑
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| Epiphyte | show 🗑
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| Tropical Savannas: where? CA? why? plant adaptations? conservation? | show 🗑
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| How are plants adapted to the Mediterranean climate? | show 🗑
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| How are Mediterranean plants adapted to fire? | show 🗑
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| DNA | show 🗑
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| show | 150,000 years ago, creation of the x-chromosome
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| show | 60,000 years ago, creation of the y-chromosome
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| Megafauna | show 🗑
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| Paul Martin Munch Hypothesis | show 🗑
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| 5 megafauna we used to have in LA | show 🗑
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| show | They had wombats 2,000 lbs, kangaroos 2,000 lbs, marsupial wolf, koala the size of a bear, humans hunted them into extinction, moa had 8 foot long drumstick and no wings
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| show | Gigantism-mammoth, kamoda dragon, get bigger to surive. Dwarfism-deers in Florida, get smaller to survive
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| show | 1650: 0.5 billion, 1820: 1 billion, 1930 (grandparents): 2 billion, 1975: 4 billion, 2000: 6 billion, 2013: 7 billion
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| Thomas Malthus Theory | show 🗑
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| show | THEN: all based on centralized government, very incentive based, aimed at the head of the family (ie the man) NOW: huge switch to local control with money, family planning based on local culture, switched to need based, aimed at woman
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| show | no supplies were sent so they had to return to bicycles, oxen, natural pesticides and intercropping protected crops, and natural fertilizer
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| Population status: The Bad | show 🗑
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| Population status: The Awesome | show 🗑
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| Flu | show 🗑
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| Measles and Tiburculosis | show 🗑
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| show | green monkeys
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| Spices: Where? Grown? Impact? | show 🗑
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| show | Solanum tuberosum) new world, highland andes, columbia to chile; grown underground; Good, planted underground with little soil erosion
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| show | (Saccharum officinarum) Indonesia, papa new guinea; Grass, grows fast, perennial, sends out roots to sprout new stalks; Monoculture, threatens coral reefs, susidized in florida because of lobbying
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| show | (Theobroma cacao, "food of the gods") Foothills of andes; Hangs off sides of tree; Bad, monoculture
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| show | (Camellia somemsois) China; Shrub, pick leaves; Bad
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| Coffee: Where? Grown? Impact? | show 🗑
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| rubber tree: Where? Grown? Impact? | show 🗑
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| show | (musa spp.) New guinea; Grown off leave of trees,1 hectar can get 4,480 lbs; Bad when monoculture
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| show | (ananas cosmsus) Paraguay; Stalk with leaves and them pineapple on top; Bad, they remove all the exotics and bare soil is left
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| orange: Where? | show 🗑
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| show | India
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| Strawberry: Where? | show 🗑
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| show | (papaver somniferum) Mediterranean; Annuals, long stem with tar, morphine, afghanistan has huge bumper crop; Good
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| Coco: Where? Grown? | show 🗑
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| show | incest and heroin
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| show | (Zea mays) Mexico; Stalks; If monoculture like in u.s.-bad, in tropics with intercropping-good
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| show | (Triticum) Iran; Grown annually, grass that grows up with large seeds on top; Monoculture bad
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| Rice: Where? Grown? Impact? | show 🗑
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| show | Use an extract from puffer fish, which is now used during open heart surgery to slow down the heartbeat
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| Big Five exports from California | show 🗑
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| Genetically modified foods: Good things about it | show 🗑
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| Oaks: What did the California Indians use acorns for? | show 🗑
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| show | (Arctostaphylos sp.) poor hot water over berries to make cider; wood used for bows
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| Elderberry: What did the California Indians use acorns for? | show 🗑
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| Laurel Sumac: What did the California Indians use acorns for? | show 🗑
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| show | (Heteromeles arbutifolia) red berries not edible, but if properly prepared can be used for flour; gave hollywood its name although its not a holly but a rose
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| show | (Yucca sp.) the leaves are strong and used for water proof baskets; leaves used as needle and thread to make clothes and homes; roots used for soap
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| show | red fruits are edible but watch for very small spines, green leaf can be cooked and eaten (commonly still done today)
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| Willow: What did the California Indians use acorns for? | show 🗑
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| show | seeds ground into fine dust and put in stream to catch fish
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| show | 1891, president can set aside land for national parks. 1st yellowstone, 2nd yosemite
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| show | (1) outdoor recreation (2) range land (3) timber (4) watershed protection (5) wildlife and fish habitat
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| show | (1) identify land to be cut (2) build roads (3) cut every single last solitary tree (4) cable logging-drag all trees to the road and ruin soil
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| 4 Problems with clearcutting | show 🗑
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| show | National Forest Service, separates forests from parks
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| show | National Park Service, land left unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations
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| show | $1.3 billion for clearcutting, but 24,000 jobs gained
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| show | they buy land
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| How does the Sierra Club protect forests? | show 🗑
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| show | extreme activists, tree sitting, tree chaining, tree spiking
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| tallest tree | show 🗑
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| show | Sequoia
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| oldest tree | show 🗑
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| How have forests in the West changed over the last 100 years? | show 🗑
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| show | 44,000 miles of highways in US, 380,000 miles of logging roads; 2001 passed Roadless Area Conservation Rule to stop construction of any new roads
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| show | 2003 Bush passed Healthy Forest Initiative which increased size of tree you can cut (20-30 in), 2006 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act-sell public land to raise money for schools
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| Fire problems | show 🗑
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| show | mechanical thinning, reintroduce fire, do absolutely nothing and let nature take its course
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| show | allowed logging companies to log near houses to help prevent forest fires, but in reality opened up new areas to logging and logging is being conducted far away from homes
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| show | Subsistence agriculture, commercial agriculture, forest fires in the tropics, fuelwood, timber, living fences (good!)
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| show | you grow stuff for yourself in order to survive
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| show | when selectd crops are planted specifically for profit
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| 5 commercial agriculture crops | show 🗑
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| show | tropical rainforests are not adapted to fires; agricultural frontier-they cut it down and the beginning of the dry season and burn it; el niño (ENSO)
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| Fuel Wood | show 🗑
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| show | teak form southeast asia-large sections of forest is demolished; we have to monitor what trees come into the US and what we do with them (ITTO: international tropical timber organization)
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| show | there's a beetle that can cause the tree to die or grow weirdly, very expesinve, large profits in US
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| Living fences | show 🗑
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| show | forests changed dramatically; the bigger the area, the more species; when you increase an area by 10 it doubles diversity
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| Selective extincition | show 🗑
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| show | incorporates (1) controls on agricultural runoff, (2) the conversion of some agricultural land to marshes, (3) massive project to reengineer canals, levees, and pumps for a more natural water flow.
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| show | temperate grassland
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| The 18th century British economist Thomas Malthus said that ____ grows exponentially, whle ____ grows in a linear fashoin. He predicted this would cause ____. | show 🗑
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| An age structure diagram that represents rapid growth for a population looks like a ____. | show 🗑
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| show | (blank)
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| show | economic factors; scientific ones
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| show | When loggers set aside unlogged areas as sanctuaries for organisms.
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| show | selective cutting, shelterwood cutting, seed tree cutting, and clear-cutting
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| Forest covers what percent of the Earth? (land area) | show 🗑
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| Ecologists have recently documented that in Yellowstone National Park ____ have reduced the abundace of native vegetation, such as will and aspen, and have seriously eroded stream banks. | show 🗑
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| The slash-and-burn practice includes: | show 🗑
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| Rapid human population growth is typically found: | show 🗑
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| show | (1) environmentally sound decisions do not harm the environment or deplete natural resources, (2) socially equitable decisions reflect the needs of society and ensure the osts and benefits are shared equally (3) economically viable decisions consider envi
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| The IPAT equation refers to: | show 🗑
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| An activity that is "sustainable" by definition should: | show 🗑
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| show | subduction
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| show | focus
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| show | hot spot
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| show | to maintain soil soil fertility, prevent soil erosion, break down toxic material, and cleanse water
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| What percent of the world's soil is suitable for agriculture? | show 🗑
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| The main world food problems are: | show 🗑
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| The Green Revolution is: | show 🗑
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| The scientific community have conclusive evidence to agree that Genetically Modified Foods are: | show 🗑
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| One of the worst problems with pesticides is that: | show 🗑
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| Nomadic herding is: | show 🗑
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| Vegetation types in tropics: | show 🗑
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| show | australia: cactus, rabbits
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| show | hawaii
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| show | one fo few megafauna left; better than cattle because adapted to winter, small hooves
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| grasslands in CA | show 🗑
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