Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 7 AE Article 16
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: Hypoxia, feedback loop, negative feedback, positive feedback, dynamic equilibrium, closed system, open system, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, ecosystem, primary production, biogeochemical cycles, nutrient cycles, carbon cycle, phosophrous cycle, nitrogen cycle, hydrologic cycle, evaporation, transpiration, rock cycle, 
Additional Assignment: Review for Exam

Systems

• Positive Feedback
• Negative Feedback

Ecosystems

• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

Biogeochemical Cycles (Flows of Nutrients)

• Oxygen Cycle
• Carbon Cycle
• Phosphorous Cycle
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Hydrologic Cycle
• Rock Cycle

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

• Eutrophication
• Hypoxia

Biomes