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Questions: Know the meaning of the following terms and concepts and be able to answer questions related to the following:
? Understand how Wisconsin's location now and in the geologic past has resulted in a very diverse set of vegetation types in our state.
? How did glaciers 1000s of years ago affect vegetation and the landscape now?
? Understand what the tension zone is and its importance.
? Understand the two main types of vegetation in southern Wisconsin (temperate forest and
grassland) and how soils determine whether they are dry or mesic.
? Understand the importance of fire in maintaining grasslands and what they become if fire is prevented.
? Understand the vegetation types in northern Wisconsin.
? Contrast land use 200 years ago to now in southern and northern Wisconsin.
? Understand the trends in climate in the past and predictions for the future in Wisconsin.
? Explain why scientists agree that humans are causing climate change, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels.