GEOG 1111: Physical Geography Summer 2012 Exam 3 Study Guide *** Attach the Strange Days on Planet Earth video sheet *** I. Identify: 1. Soil 2. Residual parent material 3. Transported parent material 4. Loess 5. Glacial drift 6. alluvium 7. weathering 8. Leaching 9. O soil horizon 10. A soil horizon 11. Dust Bowl 12. Sediment sink 13. Endangered species 14. Threatened species 15. Strippled studfish 16. White fringeless orchid 17. Piedmont barren strawberry 18. Red-cockaded woodpecker 19. Eastern indigo snake 20. Gopher tortoise 21. Ota Benga 22. Integrated conservation development projects 23. Landscape ecology 24. SLOSS 25. Silviculture 26. Yellowstone 27. Preservationist School 28. Wise-Use School 29. National Parks Movement 30. New Deal 31. Cambium 32. Phloem 33. Xylem 34. Commons II. Short Answer: 35. Give the fertility characteristics of the following soil-forming regimes: a. Tropical rain forest b. Grassland soil c. Desert soil d. Temperate deciduous soil e. Polar soils 36. Name and describe the 5 threats to soil resources 37. How are soil resources linked to the carrying capacity of the Earth? 38. Name and described the 5 threats to soil resources. 39. Soil erosion in the US creates direct and indirect costs. What are these? 40. How is coastal sedimentation impacting the world’s coral reefs? 41. Name and describe the 5 most vulnerable species we discussed in class. 42. What is the broader problem regarding species protection? 43. Why were Africans sometimes put on display with other primate in zoos during the 1800s and early 1900s? 44. Explain the importance of corridors 45. Name some reasons why people would grow trees. 46. What is the mission statement of the USDA Forest Service? The Park Service? 47. Why is it important to have healthy populations of soil microbes in the soil? 48. What are the 4 ways in which vegetation can impact the atmosphere? 49. We discussed 8 major forestry issues in class. Describe them. 50. Explain the “Tragedy of the Commons”. Give some examples of Common areas. 51. What are the Earth’s 5 life support systems? 52. Describe 2 of the approaches to environmental policy.