Environmental Science /AP Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards Part 3
AP Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards Part 3
This deck covers key concepts in environmental science, focusing on irrigation methods, population dynamics, rock types, and more. It is designed to help students prepare for the AP Environmental Science exam.
Center-pivot Irrigation
a type of irrigation that waters crops using sprinkler systems on huge turning wheels
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Center-pivot Irrigation
a type of irrigation that waters crops using sprinkler systems on huge turning wheels
Trickle Irrigation
a form of irrigation that saves water by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants
Watershed
the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place
Evapotranspiration
the evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants
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Xeriscaping
a method of landscaping that uses plants that are well adapted to the local area and are drought resistant
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Growth Rate
rate of increase or decrease of a population
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Center-pivot Irrigation | a type of irrigation that waters crops using sprinkler systems on huge turning wheels |
Trickle Irrigation | a form of irrigation that saves water by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants |
Watershed | the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place |
Evapotranspiration | the evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants |
Xeriscaping | a method of landscaping that uses plants that are well adapted to the local area and are drought resistant |
Growth Rate | rate of increase or decrease of a population |
Total Fertility Rate | measures the number of children born per woman |
Replacement Fertility Rate | the average number of children that couples in a population must have to replace themselves |
Zero Population Growth | when the birth rate equals the death rate |
Demographic Transition | the general pattern of demographic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
Exponential Growth | occurs when the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate |
Biotic Potential | maximum rate at which a population could increase under ideal conditions |
Population Density | number of individuals per unit area |
Doubling Time | the time required for a population to double in size |
Demography | the scientific study of population characteristics |
Crude Birth Rate | the number of live births yearly per thousand people in a population |
Crude Death Rate | the number of deaths yearly per thousand people in a population |
Population Explosion | the rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century |
Graying | a term used to indicate that a large amount of a society's population is becoming elderly |
Generation Time | the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation |
Igneous Rock | a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
Sediment Rock | a type of rock formed from sediment is deposited in layers and compacted |
Metamorphic Rock | a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat/pressure/reactions |
Coreolis Effect | water moves clock wise in the northern hemisphere, counter clockwise in the southern |
Intrusive | rocks that form from magma below the surface |