De Anza College- Physical Geography 1
Winter 2000
Study Guide for the Second Midterm
Chapter 7
Review Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18.
Chapter 8
Review Questions 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Chapter 9
Review Questions 1, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Chapter 15
Review Questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
- related to question #11 According to the video Promise of the Land,
what have been the implications of salinization for civilizations around
the world?
- related to question #12 Using what you learned from the handout Land
Labs and the video Promise of the Land, compare the effects
of traditional (organic) vs. modern agricultural techniques on a living
soil system.
Chapter 16
Review Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20.
- related to question #2 According to the video Web of Life, what
is the significance of a 'keystone' species?
- related to question #4 According to the video Web of Life, describe
the relationship between roots and fungi. Is it parasitic or symbiotic?
- related to question #6 Describe the carbon cycle, and how humans are
influencing it.
- related to question #10 According to lecture, how does forest fragmentation
affect the forest biome's trophic system? Explain in terms of spatial extent
and ecosystem dynamics.
- related to question #11 According to your textbook and the video Web
of Life, why does greater biological diversity in an ecosystem lead
to greater stability?
- related to question #16 According to the video Web of Life, how
much do we know about the ecology and individual species of the rainforest
biome?