Lecture 13 Practice

A(n) _____ environment is one inside or near a city or town.

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Urban spaces that become significantly hotter that surrounding rural or natural areas are called _______________.

What contributes to urban heat islands?

• Human activities and machines

• Pavement on sidewalks and roads

• Areas with large buildings located close together

• Areas with low buildings spaced apart

Select all true statements about satellite measurements of the climate and weather on Earth.

• NDVI quantifies

  radiant temperature of

  earth’s surface

• LST quantifies

  radiant temperature of

  earth’s surface

• ECOSTRESS can collect data that's used to generate maps of LST and NDVI

• The maps generated from ECOSTRESS are not helpful for visualizing patterns of heat

Select all correct statements about the image.

• It is a map of NDVI in the Los Angeles area

• It is a map of LST in the Los Angeles area

• The dark red grid lines are water

• The dark red grid lines are roads/pavement

• The coastal areas and high altitude mountains are cooler than the urbanized inland areas

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_______________ are the are the

benefits that humans and

wildlife receive from the natural

environment

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__________ ecosystem services are the fundamental processes that are necessary to maintain life in all

forms and the other ecosystem services.

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Food, water, wood, and medicine are examples of ___________ ecosystem services.

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True or False: Connections can be drawn between factors that are important for human well-being and ecosystem services

• True

• False

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True or False: Plants can help us turn urban areas into novel ecosystems

• True

• False

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