GEOG 1300 Finale Exam
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1. Chapter 10: Plant Geography EXAM
2. Ecosystems and Biogeography
3. Biogeography examines the geographical distribu- Habitats
tions of Organisms what?
The factors that produce
As well as the _______ that produce them them
4. What specifically dose Biogeography focus on (it was Ecosystems
mentioned above)
5. The Process of Photosynthesis Light energy into plant ener-
gy
Where plants convert what energy into what energy
6. What three things dose it require Carbon dioxide, water, and
sunlight
7. What dose it produce chemical energy as Glucose
8. What is Glucose used for by plants (to sustain what Sustain there leaves, fruits,
three things) seeds
9. Where is glucose stored in a plant (3) roots, stem, leaves
And who eats this glucose from these locations Animals
10. Photosynthesis, respiratory, and decomposition cy- Plants
cles Consist of
Bacteria
Primary Producers
Animals
Decomposers
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Plant Consumers
What things fall into each category
11. Biomass is the dry weight of all _______ in a given All living organisms
area
Plant productivity
Biomass, What is it an essential indicator of (Plant
what?)
Chemical energy
It reflects the amount of ________ energy that has
Yes
been stored and is available for consumption.
Dose Biomass varies across geographical regions
12. Climate and Vegetation: Climate
What is the most critical factor that influences the
geographic distribution of vegetation (Think what
changes as you move location)
13. Climate is the primary factor of vegetation distribu- Soils and human behaviour
tion, what are some secondary factors? (2)
14. What are Biomes (definable what?,that are mapped They are definable geo-
based on what) graphical locations that are
mapped according to the
vegetation and organism
15. What is an ecotone ( A wide transitional area be- Between different biomes
tween what)
Yes
Do they contain distinct elements of different plant
communities (two different plants?)
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16. Forest Biomes Trees
What is the dominant vegetation? moist
Forest Biomes have moist or not-moist climates.
17. What are the four types of Biomes? (F, G, T, D) Forest, Grassland, Tundra,
and Desert Biomes
And an example of each
Forest-Boreal forest
Grassland-Tropical Savan-
na
Tundra- Arctic tundra
Desert- Hot and Dry Desert
18. Local and Regional Influences on the Geography of North, East, South, West
Vegetation
Microclimates
The slope aspect is the compass orientation of what
What type of climates does slope influence (think
small climates
19. Two types of slopes Adret and Ubac Adret faces sun, Ubac re-
ceives little sunlight
Which one faces the sun most directly and which one
receives little sunlight
20. What dose Vertical Zonation refer to (the change in Change in vegetation
what due to elevation)
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21. Treeline is the elevation above which conditions are too harsh
too hash or most favourable for trees
22. Plant succession refers to the natural changes that Natural changes that occur
what? overtime
23. Primary succession begins on what New sediments
Secondary succession applies to areas that were dis- Natural disasters or any dis-
turbed by what asters
24. Who are the first organisms out of these four to Pioneer species
occupy an area
Pioneer species
Animals
Bacteria
Plants
25. Riparian Zones are areas immediately adjacent to A stream
what body of water
26. What dose this result in for these Riparian areas More water for plant growth
(helps with what growth
27. What type or Arid regions is this an important factor Arid and semi Arid regions
in
28. Where has deforestation occurred on earth (what Tropical
type of forest)
29.
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1. Chapter 10: Plant Geography EXAM
2. Ecosystems and Biogeography
3. Biogeography examines the geographical distribu- Habitats
tions of Organisms what?
The factors that produce
As well as the _______ that produce them them
4. What specifically dose Biogeography focus on (it was Ecosystems
mentioned above)
5. The Process of Photosynthesis Light energy into plant ener-
gy
Where plants convert what energy into what energy
6. What three things dose it require Carbon dioxide, water, and
sunlight
7. What dose it produce chemical energy as Glucose
8. What is Glucose used for by plants (to sustain what Sustain there leaves, fruits,
three things) seeds
9. Where is glucose stored in a plant (3) roots, stem, leaves
And who eats this glucose from these locations Animals
10. Photosynthesis, respiratory, and decomposition cy- Plants
cles Consist of
Bacteria
Primary Producers
Animals
Decomposers
, GEOG 1300 Finale Exam
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Plant Consumers
What things fall into each category
11. Biomass is the dry weight of all _______ in a given All living organisms
area
Plant productivity
Biomass, What is it an essential indicator of (Plant
what?)
Chemical energy
It reflects the amount of ________ energy that has
Yes
been stored and is available for consumption.
Dose Biomass varies across geographical regions
12. Climate and Vegetation: Climate
What is the most critical factor that influences the
geographic distribution of vegetation (Think what
changes as you move location)
13. Climate is the primary factor of vegetation distribu- Soils and human behaviour
tion, what are some secondary factors? (2)
14. What are Biomes (definable what?,that are mapped They are definable geo-
based on what) graphical locations that are
mapped according to the
vegetation and organism
15. What is an ecotone ( A wide transitional area be- Between different biomes
tween what)
Yes
Do they contain distinct elements of different plant
communities (two different plants?)
, GEOG 1300 Finale Exam
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16. Forest Biomes Trees
What is the dominant vegetation? moist
Forest Biomes have moist or not-moist climates.
17. What are the four types of Biomes? (F, G, T, D) Forest, Grassland, Tundra,
and Desert Biomes
And an example of each
Forest-Boreal forest
Grassland-Tropical Savan-
na
Tundra- Arctic tundra
Desert- Hot and Dry Desert
18. Local and Regional Influences on the Geography of North, East, South, West
Vegetation
Microclimates
The slope aspect is the compass orientation of what
What type of climates does slope influence (think
small climates
19. Two types of slopes Adret and Ubac Adret faces sun, Ubac re-
ceives little sunlight
Which one faces the sun most directly and which one
receives little sunlight
20. What dose Vertical Zonation refer to (the change in Change in vegetation
what due to elevation)
, GEOG 1300 Finale Exam
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21. Treeline is the elevation above which conditions are too harsh
too hash or most favourable for trees
22. Plant succession refers to the natural changes that Natural changes that occur
what? overtime
23. Primary succession begins on what New sediments
Secondary succession applies to areas that were dis- Natural disasters or any dis-
turbed by what asters
24. Who are the first organisms out of these four to Pioneer species
occupy an area
Pioneer species
Animals
Bacteria
Plants
25. Riparian Zones are areas immediately adjacent to A stream
what body of water
26. What dose this result in for these Riparian areas More water for plant growth
(helps with what growth
27. What type or Arid regions is this an important factor Arid and semi Arid regions
in
28. Where has deforestation occurred on earth (what Tropical
type of forest)
29.
