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Environment |
the total interaction between the bio-physical and built features of the environment |
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Bio-physical environment |
the natural environment consists of the interaction between climate, solar energy, soils, vegetation, water and land forms |
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Built environment |
´the built environment includes people and their use of social, economic, cultural and political systems. |
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Scales ofstudy |
´the level ofgeographical investigation, local, regional, national, international/global |
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´Resources |
´elements of the environment living and non-livingthat have value for people to identify, organise and use. |
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´Ecosystem |
the interactions of living things (animals) totheir surroundings (environment)3m |
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´Biodiversity |
the variety of living things (plants, animals,micro-organisms) within ecosystems |
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´Environmental sustainable development |
meeting theneeds of the present generation without impacting upon the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs. |
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source |
the source function of the environment is its ability to supply the food and materials on which we depend |
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sink |
the sink function of the environment is its ability to break down, recycle or absorb wastes |
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spiritual |
the spiritual function of the environment is its recreational, psychological, aesthetic and spiritual value to people |
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service |
the service function of the environment is the processes that support our life without requiring human action to produce them. |
