1GB3 December Mock Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is flora?
The plants (part of abiotic factors)
What are biotic factors?
Factors that are living
What are abiotic factors?
Factors that are not living that affect an ecosystem e.g soil, rock and water
What is REDD?
Reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
What is a biome?
A community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat like a forest or tundra
How does latitude affect temperature?
The closer something is to the equator the more heat there is because the earth is spherical and it takes less time to hit the equator than any other part so it is hotter there.
What does indigenous mean?
Indigenous means native to a specific area
What is fauna?
The animals (part of the biotic factors)
What is a bottom up strategy?
Bottom up strategies are run by NGO’s (non governmental organisations) and target a specific needs of particular local communities
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bottom up strategies?
Advantages;
Large scale so the whole problems of the city can be tackled
Governments can pass laws that are beneficial and can change people’s behaviours
Disadvantages;
Imposes challenges on people that may not like it
City governments get biased toward the need of big business
Expensive and overcomplicated (go over budget)
What is a top down strategy?
A top down strategy is run by IGO’s (intergovernmental organisations) which target the problems of the whole city
What is substinence agriculture?
When people grow crops for their means of food only
What is a carbon sink?
Takes carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere and gives off oxygen
What is the biosphere?
All living things
What is latitude?
The distance north or south of an equator something is
What is OPEC?
It is the organisation of petroleum exporting countries
What is longitude?
How far east or west something is
What is ARAMCO?
The trade union between the USA and Saudi Arabia
What are the advantages and disadvantages of top down strategies?
Advantages;
Targets specific needs of particular local communities
Does things that the government refuse to do
Can have positive multiplier effects
Disadvantages;
Cannot fix city wide problems
IGO’s leave things down to NGO’s
Can cause conflict between IGO’s and NGO’s
How are biotic and abiotic interact?
Biotic things rely on abiotic things
What is altitude?
How high or low something is
What is continentality?
How close something is to the ocean
