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8.1 Geo Human systems and resource use
Define the cbr crude birth rate,
Define cdr crude death rate,
Define nir natural increase rate
32  cards
2.1 Bio ecosystems and ecology
What is the definition of a species,
What is a habitat,
What is a population
23  cards
2.2 Bio ecosystems and ecology
What is a community,
What is an ecosystem,
How can one describe respiration ...
32  cards
8.2 Natural Capital
What is renewable natural capital,
What are the two parts that are i...,
What is non renewable natural cap...
23  cards
2.3 Flows of energy and matter
When solar radiation insolation e...,
What is the relationship between ...,
What is another word for reflected
31  cards
8.3 solid domestic waste
What is solid domestic waste made of,
Can you give examples of househol...,
What are the three factors of sdw...
19  cards
7.1 energy choices and security
How are fossil fuels formed,
Why are fossil fuels used to comm...,
What are fossil fuels
26  cards
2.4 biomes, zonation and succession
What is a biome,
What are the 5 major types of bio...,
What influences biome distribution
45  cards
7.2 Climate change
What is the difference between cl...,
What is weather and how is it def...,
What is climate and how is it def...
35  cards
2.5 investing ecosystems
How do we know what is going on i...,
How do we decide where to measure,
Why are quadrats and transect good
66  cards
7.3 Climate change: mitigation and adaptation
What is mitigation,
What are some examples of mitigat...,
What are the mitigation strategie...
6  cards
8.4 human population carrying capacity
What is the definition of carryin...,
What is the definition expansion ...,
Why is is problematic to estimate...
30  cards
1.1 Foundations of ESS
What is a system,
What are inputs and outputs,
In a system diagram what does an ...
13  cards
1.2 Systems and models
What is a system,
When drawing a system to represen...,
When drawing a system to represen...
16  cards
1.3 energy and equilibria
What are the interrelationships o...,
What are the toe basic process th...,
Talk about the idea of cycling ma...
7  cards
4.1 Introduction to water systems
State the energy source that driv...,
What fraction of the earths water...,
How is fresh water storage distri...
24  cards
3.1 Introduction to Biodiversity
What is the nature of biodiversit...,
What are the benefits of biodiver...,
What are some factors affecting b...
23  cards
3.2 origens of biodivesity
Define speciation,
What are the main mechanisms of n...,
Can you expand on variation of a ...
20  cards
1.4 Sustaniblility
Define sustainable,
Define natural captital,
What is natural income
16  cards
1.5 humans and pollusion
What is the definition of a pollu...,
Pollutants can be catagorised as ...,
What are the diffrent forms a pol...
20  cards
3.3 Threats to biodiversity
State the number of speicies know...,
One esttimate for the total numbe...,
Evaluate the current estimates of...
38  cards
3.4 Conservation of Biodiverity
What are four reasons to preserve...,
Can you expand on food sources as...,
Can you expand on ecological serv...
31  cards
4.2 Access to fresh water
What is white water and what is g...,
When do you use white water in da...,
When would you use grey water in ...
29  cards
4.3 Aquation food production systms
State the trophic level of phytop...,
Distinguish between benthic and p...,
Explain the distribution of varyi...
24  cards
4.4 water pollution
Define water pollution,
Give three examples of natural po...,
Outline what is meant by the term...
20  cards
5.1 Introduction to soil systems
Outline and provide a breif discr...,
What are some inputs inot the soi...,
What are some storages in the soi...
23  cards
6.1: Introduction to the atmosphere
Outline why the atmosphere can be...,
Draw a systems diagram of the ear...,
Outline the vertical structure of...
10  cards
6.2: Stratospheric ozone
Outline the potentially harmful e...,
Explain how increased levels of u...,
With reference to three types of ...
15  cards
6.3: Photochemical smog
Outline what is meant by primary ...,
Define pollution,
List three examples of primary po...
18  cards
6.4: Acid deposition
In hot girl atmosphere there is a...,
Outline the natural realse of pri...,
Outline how human activities resu...
17  cards
5.2: Terrestrial food production systems and food choices
Outline subsistent and commercial...,
What are some subheadings you can...,
What out of the two farming optio...
26  cards
5.3 Soil degradation and conservation
Outline how soil fertility change...,
Explain how deforestation can aff...,
Explain how intensive grazing can...
25  cards

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