GLO. ENV. Exam 2 (1/2) Answered 100%
3 types of plant life form - ANSWER trees, shrubs, herbaceous
trees - ANSWER single, tall, woody stem
shrubs - ANSWER multiple, short, woody stem
herbaceous - ANSWER non woody stem
5 different types of vegetation - ANSWER forests, woodland, savanna, scrubland,
grassland
forests - ANSWER trees w/ contiguous canopy
woodland - ANSWER trees w/ non contiguous canopy
savanna - ANSWER herbaceous with scattered trees/shrubs
shrubland - ANSWER shrub dominated
grassland - ANSWER all herbaceous
5 environmental controls on vegetation (and the most important) - ANSWER climate,
topography, soil, biota, disturbance
2 leaf types - ANSWER deciduous and evergreen
deciduous - ANSWER production oriented, sugar maple (broadleaf)
evergreen - ANSWER persistence oriented, black spruce (needleleaf)
how can topography affect vegetation? - ANSWER it controls the microclimate and
delivery of groundwater
examples of natural and anthropogenic disturbances - ANSWER fire, wind, floods;
clearing of land, invasive species
driving force behind the changing vegetation patterns as your travel North down the Nile
- ANSWER Hadley cell and ITCZ
3 types of plant life form - ANSWER trees, shrubs, herbaceous
trees - ANSWER single, tall, woody stem
shrubs - ANSWER multiple, short, woody stem
herbaceous - ANSWER non woody stem
5 different types of vegetation - ANSWER forests, woodland, savanna, scrubland,
grassland
forests - ANSWER trees w/ contiguous canopy
woodland - ANSWER trees w/ non contiguous canopy
savanna - ANSWER herbaceous with scattered trees/shrubs
shrubland - ANSWER shrub dominated
grassland - ANSWER all herbaceous
5 environmental controls on vegetation (and the most important) - ANSWER climate,
topography, soil, biota, disturbance
2 leaf types - ANSWER deciduous and evergreen
deciduous - ANSWER production oriented, sugar maple (broadleaf)
evergreen - ANSWER persistence oriented, black spruce (needleleaf)
how can topography affect vegetation? - ANSWER it controls the microclimate and
delivery of groundwater
examples of natural and anthropogenic disturbances - ANSWER fire, wind, floods;
clearing of land, invasive species
driving force behind the changing vegetation patterns as your travel North down the Nile
- ANSWER Hadley cell and ITCZ
