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Biosphere MVHS
Biosphere, Ecology, Land Use
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Biology
11th Grade
03/28/2012

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Leachate
Definition
a liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste
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overgrazing
Definition

allowing more animals to graze in an area than the area can support

 

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wilderness
Definition
an area of land not cultivated nor inhabited by humans
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rural
Definition
an area with a relatively sparse population
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urban
Definition
an area that contains a city
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infrastructure
Definition
buildings, roads and bridges, pipes, sewer systems and electrical lines
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GIS
Definition
Computerized system for sorting, manipulating and viewing geographic data
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rangeland
Definition
land that is used to graze livestock and wildlife
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heat island
Definition
an area that is typically warmer than its surrounding areas
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clearcutting/deforestation
Definition
cutting down trees without replacing them
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parks and preserves
Definition

 land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment, and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems

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cropland/farmland
Definition

 land used to grow plants for food and fiber

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urbanization
Definition
movement of people from rural areas to cities
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tree thinning
Definition
selective cutting down of trees
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urban sprawl
Definition

 rapid expansion of a city into the surrounding countryside

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Yellowstone
Definition
First national park created
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producer
Definition

an organism that makes its own food

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consumer
Definition

organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms

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photosynthesis
Definition

the process in which plants make sugar molecules from sunlight

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marginal land
Definition

Land that is not structurally sound/undesirable

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carnivore
Definition
an animal that exclusively eats other animals
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secondary consumer
Definition
another word for carnivore
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herbivore
Definition
an animal that exclusively eats only plants
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primary consumer
Definition
another term for an herbivore
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tertiary consumer
Definition
a carnivore that eats other carnivores
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open space
Definition
parks or preserves within a city
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heterotroph
Definition
another name for a consumer
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autotroph
Definition
another name for a producer
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biodegradeable
Definition
materials that can be decomposed by natural processes; non-permanent
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