| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Dew Point | % max water given temp. |
| Field Capacity/ Capillary water | Water held by soil |
| Freeze | 32 F and 0 C |
| Boil | 212 F and 100 C |
| Dense temp. | 39 F and 4 C |
| Fertility Rate | # of young per female= 2 F/M # of young female per female |
| Go Green | REDUCE,REUSE,RECYCLE |
| STREWARDSHIP | Utilizing Conservation and Efficent use of natural resources |
| Hydrological Cycle | Water--Vapor--Ice--Vapor--Vapor---Water |
| Evaporation | WATER---VAPOR.....Water/lake.....Transporation- Comes out of plants |
| Sublimation | Ice---Vapor |
| Condenstaion | Vapor-- Water......Purifiers the water |
| Abiotic Cooling | when the air collects particles and cools and you get rain |
| Precolated Water/Gravitational water | excess water beyond field crop |
| Aquifer | Pool of ground water |
| Spring | Ground water popping out of the ground |
| Seep | same as spring water but much larger area |
| Recharging | Water perculating Down or water going back in |
| Benifits of Dams | Elec.,Flood control,water,recreation |
| Problems of Dams | Flooding,Temp.,Sedimentation |
| Water shed | ALL the water around the area that drains into a river |
| Particle Size | 40,40,20 Sand ,Silt ,clay |
| Grey Water | Used for Shower or Laundry..water that goes thru soil |
| Plants | Autotraphs (make own food) |
| N P K | SHOOTS,FRUITS, ROOTS |
| Stop Erosion | strip cropping,waterways, trees |
| doubling time | rule of 10=70 |
| soil profile | o,a,e,b,c,r |
| O | dead litter |
| A | top soil |
| E | leeched |
| B | sub soil |
| C | waethered |
| R | bed rock |
| mollisoils | real fertile soil |
| oxisoils | tropics, iron |
| aliphasoils | shallow, temperate forests |
| aridosoils | thin, light in color |
| soil problems | erosion, strip cropping, grassed, waterways, holding pond |
| desertification | irrigation |
| overgrazing | too many animals on one spot |
| selection | habitat/plants |
| deforestation | erosion, community structure |
| salinazation | too much salt |
| sedimentation | deposits of eroded soils |
| CRP | conservation reserve program |
| WRP | wetlands reserve program |
| WHIP | wildlife habitat incentive program |
| EQIP | environment equality incentive program |
| Famine | local food shortage |
| 71% | % of the earth is covered by water |
| 2.5% | % of fresh water |
| 2/3 | % of water that is ice caps/glaciers |
| 0.77 | % of earth is available |
| relative humidity | % of air pressure in water |
| Sand | biggest |
| Silt | medium |
| Clay | smallest |
| martility rate | death |
| recharging | water perculating down. water goin back in |
| loam soils | best for farming |
| fertility rate | birth |
| Types of countries | highly developed, moderately developed countries, developing countries |
| Highly Developed | -1st world, U.S, Japan, Canada, Scandinavia-i billion people, lots of money per capita |
| Moderately Developed Countries | -2nd world, Pakistan-3 billion people |
| Developing Countries | -3rd world, Africa(most), Control Asia(Vietnam, Thailand), India-2.5 billion people-low income- high survival-high firtility rate |
| 5% | % of the worlds population |
| 24% co2 | 20% times the demand for natural resources |
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