Environmental Science Semester 1 Questions and Answers

Tropical Grassland - -a grassland area that boarders tropical rain forests -Temperate Grassland - -a grassland that has more consistent rainfall with wind causing rapid evaporation -Chaparral - -a temperate grassland found in coastal areas with marine climate. Winters are mild and wet; summers are hot and dry. -Wealth Gap - -the distance between the GNP of developed and developing countries -Gross National Product - -gross national product is the value of all goods and services produced by a country in one year from all national and international business; per capita means divided by population -Gross Domestic Product - -gross domestic product measures only what is produced with the country -Per Capita Ecological Foot Print - -the amount of impact each person has on the planet and its resources -Environmental Ethic - -a self-imposed limitation on your own behavior -Deforestation - -loss or destruction of forests -keystone specie - -its activities have great influence on other plants and animals that occupy the same habitat