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3.1) Food
What is the defintion of energy s...,
What is the definition of food se...,
What is the defintion of water se...
26  cards
3.2) Water
What are the impacts of an increa...,
What is irrigation and what are t...,
What are the impacts of irrigation
12  cards
3.3) Energy
What are the main causes for a gl...,
What are the consequences of a gl...,
What are the social economic and ...
19  cards
3.4) Waste
Why has global waste production i...,
What is a life cycle analysis,
What is the purpose of a life cyc...
23  cards
3.5) Climate change
What are anthropogenic greenhouse...,
What is chlorofluorocarbons cfcs ...,
What is methane and what are its ...
18  cards
1.1-a) Assessing Biodiversity
Define biodiversity,
Explain genetic diversity,
Explain species diversity
4  cards
1.1-b) Sampling Animals and Plants
Compare the differences between q...,
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What are the 3 principles of a re...
23  cards
1.1-c) Measuring Abiotic Factors
What are terrestial abiotic factors,
Describe the abiotic factor tempe...,
Describe the abiotic factor
18  cards
1.2-a) Succession
Define ecological succession,
Define the term adaptation,
Explain the 4 stages of succession
9  cards
1.2-b) Energy conversion, transfer, and loss in food chains and food webs
Define autotrophs,
Define heterotrophs,
Define gross primary productivity...
8  cards
1.2-c) Population Dynamics
Describe population density and w...,
Explain the role of grazing as a ...,
Explain the role of competition a...
7  cards
1.3-a) Species increase/reduction due to human activities
Define habitat fragmentation,
What are the general impacts of h...,
What are the causes of habitat fr...
16  cards
1.3-b) Environmental assessment and monitoring
What is environmental monitoring,
What are the specific reasons for...,
What is an eia
16  cards
2.1) Geosphere
Describe the extra terrestrial im...,
Describe the gravitational contra...,
Describe the decay of radioactive...
16  cards
2.2) Hydrosphere
Describe the process of the hydro...,
What is oceanic circulation,
What is the global ocean conveyor...
9  cards
2.3) Biosphere
What are soil inputs,
What are soil outputs,
What is the role of climate in so...
26  cards
2.4) Atmosphere
What is the structure of the eart...,
What is the composition of the ea...,
What is the global energy budget
14  cards
ASSIGNMENT
What is the aim of your project,
What is the 1st section of your u...,
What is the 2nd section of your u...
7  cards

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