tailieunhanh - Ebook Fundamentals of physical geography: Part 2

Part 2 book "Fundamentals of physical geography" includes content: Biogeography and soils; earth materials and plate tectonics; volcanic and tectonic processes and landforms; weathering and mass wasting; water resources and karst landforms; fluvial processes and landforms; arid region landforms and eolian systems; glacial systems and landforms, coastal processes and landforms. | Biogeography and Soils 9 Outline Ecosystems Succession and Climax Communities Environmental Controls Soils and Soil Development Factors Affecting Soil Formation Soil-Forming Regimes and Classification Ecosystems and Soils Critical Natural Resources The living environment at the surface and the soils below are interdependent and intricately linked the characteristics of one influences the characteristics of the other. Natural Resources Conservation Service 209 Copyright 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied scanned or duplicated in whole or in part. 210 CHAPTER 9 BIOGEOGRAPHY AND SOILS Objectives When you complete this chapter you should be able to Describe the major components of a soil and how they vary to pro- Define the four major components of an ecosystem and explain their duce different soil types. interdependence. Discuss the role of water in soil processes and how different Recognize that other environmental controls may be more important amounts of available soil water can affect the vegetation growing on a local scale but that climate has the greatest influence over eco- on a soil. systems on a worldwide basis. Understand the factors that determine a soil s formation develop- Explain how vegetation becomes established on barren or devastated ment and fertility including the role of vegetation. areas and cite an example of the steps in plant succession. Explain why soils are among the world s most critical resources and Provide examples of how plants animals and the environments in the need for effective soil conservation practices. which they live are interdependent each affecting the others. Cite a few reasons why humans affect ecosystems and soils more Outline the climatic factors that have the greatest effect on plants than all other life forms and some examples of major impacts. and animals and summarize the nature of those climatic impacts. Biogeography is the study of how environmental factors affect nature they are usually

• Địa Lý
• Physical geography
• Fundamentals of physical geography
• Coastal processes
• Glacial systems
• Karst landforms
• Tectonic processes
• Essential science 1
• Essential science Science Geography and History
• Plants and animals
• The five senses
• Physical proceses
• Economic Valuation
• Endangered Species
• Floodplain
• Missouri River
• MISSOURI RIVER ECOSYSTEM
• Stakeholder Involvement
• POLICY FORMULATION
• The Water Molecule
• electrical attraction
• planet surface
• Physical States of Water
• Surface tension
• Temperature vs Heat
• Earth Sciences
• Natural logarithm transformation
• Element ratios
• Tectonomagmatic discrimination
• Within plate tectonic setting