The eutrophication that has taken place in Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and other locations appears to be due to ________
A) weather alone, because it is only obvious in the summer
B) pesticide use along the waterways
C) global warming from human use of fossil fuels
D) excess nutrients from fertilizers
E) heavy metals dumped in the sewage
D
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Which of the below is the major concept to which all the others are part of?
a - drainage basin b - valley side c - valley bottom d - interfluve e - drainage divide
Net ecosystem production values (NEP) will always be positive as a result of ________
A) low NPP B) high GPP and a constant biomass C) high GPP and increases in biomass during succession D) high levels of respiration E) high levels of photosynthesis
The ____ determines the amount of water vapor in the air by measuring the air’s actual water vapor pressure
a. aspirated psychrometer b. hair hygrometer c. sling psychrometer d. dew-point hygrometer e. dew cell
PRECIP less than 1/2 POTET:
From Table 29.1, the biome map, and the climate map, determine the terrestrial biome that best characterizes each of the following descriptions and write its name on the first line provided. On the second line, relate it to temperature and precipitation regimes and/or global pressure and wind belts outlined at the end of Section 1.