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Ecosystems of the Planet (Congo Basin and GBR) Flashcards

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community that consists of living organisms and their habitats.

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Where are deserts found?

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In a discontinuous band around the tropics at around 15-30 degrees N & S

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Where are tropical rainforests found?

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In a discontinuous band around the equator at around 0-15 degrees N & S

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What are the 5 reasons climate is different in different places?

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  1. Distance from the sea
  2. Prevailing wind direction
  3. Latitude (concentration of solar radiation)
  4. Altitude
  5. Ocean currents
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How much rainfall does temperate forests receive?

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750mm to 1500mm per year

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How much rainfall does tropical rainforests recieve?

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> 2000mm per year

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How much rainfall do deserts receive?

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<250mm per year

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What adaptations do camels have to survive the desert?

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  1. Humps to store fat
  2. Tough leathery lips to eat plants with spines
  3. Large feet to not sink into sand
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What adaptations does the Saguaro Cactus have to survive the desert?

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  1. Can store 5 tonnes of water
  2. Long roots to absorb water
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What are the adaptations of flora in tropical grasslands?

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  1. Small leaves to reduce transpiration
  2. Slick, shiny bark to reflect sunlight away
  3. Deep tap roots
  4. 10m wide and can store 120,000 litres of water
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What threats do the Congo Basin face?

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  1. Illegal logging (87% illegal)
  2. Central African Elephant poached
  3. Gorillas poached
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What are 3 management strategies to combat threats to the rainforest?

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  1. The Virunga National Park
  2. Forest Stewardship Council Certification (FSCC)
  3. World Bank Funding
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What are the benefits of Virunga National Park?

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  1. 60,000 new jobs
  2. Stopping illegal logging and poaching
  3. Improved drinking water health and education for 4 million people by 2025
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What are the negatives of Virunga National Park?

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160 rangers killed in the last 2 decades

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What are the benefits of FSCC?

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  1. Can certify companies that are legally allowed to log in the Congo Basin rainforest
  2. 5 million hectares certified
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What are the negatives of FSCC?

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A relatively small scale project

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What are the positives of World Bank Funding?

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  1. $40m funded for 120,000 people
  2. 100,000ha of land protected
  3. Improved quality cooking stoves for people in Kinshasa
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What are the negatives of World Bank Funding?

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  1. Only focused on Kinshasa people
  2. Money channelled through the government who has a poor record for corruption
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Where are coral reefs located?

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In a discontinuous band between 0-30 degrees N and S.

20
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Where is the GBR located?

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On the East coast of Australia

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How are coral reefs and zooxanthellae interdependent on each other?

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  1. Zooxanthellae photosynthesise for coral for a place to live inside coral
  2. Coral releases nitrogen which zooxanthellae benefit from
  3. These products fertilise the algae
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How are anemones and clownfish interdependent on each other?

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  1. Clownfish immune from anemone stings
  2. Brightly coloured clownfish attract predators to anemone
  3. Anemones ingest predator
  4. Clownfish then get a place to live
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What would happen if there was a sudden increase in nutrients in the water?

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  1. The water would turn cloudy
  2. Harder for zooxanthellae to photosynthesise
  3. Formation of large algae sheets on surface of water which block sunlight
  4. Death of coral
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What are some threats to the Great Barrier Reef?

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  1. Temperature rise causing bleaching
  2. Farming where nutrient rich sediments end up in ocean
  3. Crown-of-Thorns-Starfish
  4. Over-Tourism
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What are some management strategies to combat threats of the GBR?

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  1. Changing farming practices
  2. Using bile salts or vinegar to kill COTS
  3. Guidelines on tourism
26
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What is the area of the Congo Basin Rainforest?

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500 million acres

27
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How many unique species of plants are there in the Congo Basin?

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10,000

28
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How many different species of mammals are there in the Congo Basin?

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400

29
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How many people live in the Congo Basin?

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75million(150 different ethnic groups)

30
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How many traditional medicines are there from the moabi tree?

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50

31
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How many tonnes of CO2 is stored in trees in the Congo Basin?

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22.9 gigatonnes

32
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What percent of logging is illegal in the DRC?

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87%

33
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What is the deforestation rate in the Congo Basin?

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0.15%-0.20% per year

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How much land has Central Africa lost due to deforestation from 1991 to 2000?

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91,000km

35
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How many new jobs has Virunga National Park created?

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60,000

36
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How much money has been funded by World Bank Funding?

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$40m

37
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What percentage of the coral reefs cover the world’s ocean surface?

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0.1% but provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species

38
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How many species of fish, invertebrates and algae are found in the GBR?

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1 million species

39
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How much money does the GBR generate directly to the economy?

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$6.4bn

40
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How many jobs are reliant on the GBR?

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64,000

41
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What is the area of the GBR?

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340,000km^2

42
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What percent of the GBR is in danger of bleaching if there is a 2-3 degrees rise in temperature?

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97%

43
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How many tourists visit the coral reefs each year?

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2 million

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