earth's life support systems

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1.a. Water and carbon support life on Earth and move between the land, oceans and atmosphere
Why is water chemically important,
What is the goldilocks zone,
Compared to mars does earth have ...
52  cards
1.b. The carbon and water cycles are systems with inputs, outputs and stores.
What does the global water cycle ...,
How much of all global water is c...,
Fresh water comprises only a tiny...
38  cards
1.c. The carbon and water cycles have distinctive processes and pathways that operate within them.
What is the water balance equatio...,
What does the water balance equat...,
What are the 7 principle flows in...
82  cards
2.a. It is possible to identify the physical and human factors that affect the water and carbon cycles in a tropical rainforest.
Where is the amazon rainforest lo...,
How much area does the amazon rai...,
What percentage of the amazon rai...
111  cards
2.b. It is possible to identify the physical and human factors that affect the water and carbon cycles in an Arctic tundra area.
The arctic tundra spans an area o...,
What regions does the arctic tund...,
What two areas does the artic tun...
88  cards
3.a. Human factors can disturb and enhance the natural processes and stores in the water and carbon cycles.
Why is water extracted from both ...,
What does direct human interventi...,
Where is the river kennet catchme...
15  cards
3.a. Human factors can disturb and enhance the natural processes and stores in the water and carbon cycles.
State 2 human land use changes th...,
State a human land use change tha...,
State 3 human land use changes th...
24  cards

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