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Environmental Science Study Guide

The document summarizes key topics in a chapter about the environment including: 1) The water cycle and freshwater distribution with about 3% being fresh and 80% frozen in ice caps and glaciers. 2) Factors that influence climate such as latitude, wind, water, landforms and human activity and the greenhouse effect. 3) The different climate zones around the world including tropical, mid-latitude, high-latitude, and dry zones and their characteristics. 4) How human activities impact the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere and the conflict between environmental protection and feeding the current population.

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Environmental Science Study Guide

The document summarizes key topics in a chapter about the environment including: 1) The water cycle and freshwater distribution with about 3% being fresh and 80% frozen in ice caps and glaciers. 2) Factors that influence climate such as latitude, wind, water, landforms and human activity and the greenhouse effect. 3) The different climate zones around the world including tropical, mid-latitude, high-latitude, and dry zones and their characteristics. 4) How human activities impact the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere and the conflict between environmental protection and feeding the current population.

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Chapter 2 Study Guide

Section 1
*the water cycle-
vapor is the gas form of water
About 3% of Earths water is fresh
80% of the fresh water is frozen in polar ice caps and glaciers
aquifers

Section 2
weather and climate
tropics/ Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
*What effects climate? Lattitude, Wind and water, landforms, people. How?
greenhouse effect
rain forests- dangers of clearing

Section 3
Climate zones – what makes them different; how would you describe them?
Tropical
tropical rainforest
tropical savanna
Mid-Latitude
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
Humid Subtropical
High-Latitude
Subarctic
Tundra
Ice-Cap
Dry
Steppe
Desert

Section 4
Atmosphere
-global effects of air pollution
-acid rain
Lithosphere (Land)
-deforestation
-crop rotation
-soil management – preventing erosion
Hydrosphere (Water)
-conservation
-irrigation
-pesticides
-water management
Biosphere
ecosystems
What is the conflict between protecting the environment and taking care and feeding people now?

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