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what is an ecological service |
benefits to humanity from the services and processes that are supplied by natural ecosystems |
benefits by natural … |
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what is an ecological footprint |
A measure of human demand on the earths natural systems in general ecosystems in particular. The amount of productive land required by each reasons for food water transport house in waste management and other practices |
human demands |
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What is biocapacity |
The capacity of a biome or ecosystem to generate a renewable and ongoing supply of resources and to process or absorb its wastes |
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what is the Paris agreement |
and internationally agreed set of rules developed by the United Nations aiming to reduce climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions |
reduction of … |
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what is renewable energy |
Energy sources that can be reused and has an infinite supply |
sources of energy that can … |
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3 types of reneweable energy |
Solar, wind, Wave, and tidal, geothermal, bio energy/biomass, Hydro power |
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what is the Kyoto protocol |
and international treaty which commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on Global warming is occurring and that human made carbon dioxide emissions are driving it |
like paris agreement |
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3 greenhouse gasses |
water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide |
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effects of burning fossil fuels |
an increase of carbon dioxide levels across the globe. |
increase of what in the air |
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what are some examples of fossil fuels |
coal, oil and gas |
what can u burn |
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how can we personally take action against climate change |
switching of appliances rather than leaving them on standby, turning off light when leaving a room, eating less meat, growing own vegetables, walking/cycling or car sharing when travelling |
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what is climate change |
the long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns |
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where does methane come from |
livestock and other agricultural practices |
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where does nitrous oxide come from |
during agricultural, land use and industrial activities |
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what is MEDC and LEDC |
more economically developed country and less economically developed country and |
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what is well-being |
quality or value of life |
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what is dynamic |
something always changing |
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what is swash |
water moving up the beach |
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what is back wash |
water moving back into the beach |
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what happens when the backwash is stronger than the swash |
the waves are destructive |
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what happens when the swash is stronger than the backwash |
sediment is carried onto the beach making it constructive waves |
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what is population distribution |
the spread of people across the globe |
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what is population density |
the number of people within an area per square km |
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what is fertility rate |
the average number of children born per woman |
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what is the replacement rate |
the number of children each women would need to have in order to replace the child’s parents |
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what is the birth rate |
number of births per 1,000 people |
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what is the death rate |
number of deaths per 1,000 people |
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what is the natural rate of increase |
the difference between the birth rate and death rate |
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which greenhouse gas is the byproduct of rotting plant matter and animal flatulence |
methane |
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explain and draw the greenhouse effect |
yo down up up down |
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name the 3 groups of a population pyramid |
older (65+ years), economically active(15-64), youths (0-14 years) |
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what are the 5 stages of the demographic transition model |
1. birth n death rates r high (no countries in this stage) 2. birth rates high death rates decrease, population rapidly increases 3. birth rate drops and death rate slows down, population grows slowly 4. birth and death rates are low, mainly MEDC countries 5. birth rate falls below death rate, population begins to fall. now many countries in this stage |
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ways to reduce climate change |
1. carpooling taking public transport eating less meat growing your own veggies turning electrical appliances off after use |
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uses of coasts and coastal environments |
leisure agriculture tourism trade settlement |
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negative impacts on coasts due to human use and activities |
overpopulation pollution deforestation |
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types of solutions for beach destruction |
groynes- an eye sore, traps sand sea walls- beach re-nourishment- sand placement on a beach |
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how to find the natural rate of increase |
birth rate minus death rate times 100% |
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ways australia has responded to climate change |
carbon tax investing in renewable energies helping businesses and households improve energy efficiency |
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