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1.1 Environmental Value Systems
What is an evs,
What are the preservationists,
Examples of preservationists
16  cards
1.2 Systems and Models
What is a system,
What is synergy,
What do all systems have
22  cards
1.3 Energy and Equilibria
What is the 1st law of thermodyna...,
What is the 2nd law of thermodyna...,
What is entropy
18  cards
1.4 Sustainability
What is a resource,
What is natural capital,
What is stock
27  cards
1.4b Case study - Mekong River Basin
What were the baseline data condi...,
What will the nam theun 2 project...,
Who will the nam theun 2 project ...
10  cards
1.5 Humans and Pollution
What is pollution,
Pollution is ___,
What are some impacts of pollution
19  cards
2.1 Species and populations
What is the definition of population,
What is the definition of carryin...,
What are symbiotic relationships
31  cards
2.2 Communities and ecosystems
What is the definition of ecology,
What are the two feeding methods,
Autotrophic organisms make their ...
30  cards
2.3 Flows of energy
On average how much of the availa...,
What is chemical energy used for,
What are the units of a pyramid o...
28  cards
2.4A Biomes, Zonation and succession
What is the definition of a biome,
What is the definition of climate,
What are the 5 major classes of b...
34  cards
2.4B Limiting factors, productivity, biodiversity of Biomes
What are some limiting factors of...,
What are some limiting factors of...,
What are some limiting factors of...
15  cards
2.5a Investigating Ecosystems
What is the definition of sampling,
Why are larger samples usually be...,
What are the 3 sampling strategies
22  cards
2.5b Investigation Ecosystems (Biotic Factors)
What are probes and what can they...,
What are some advantages and disa...,
How do you measure turbidity
14  cards
2.5c Investigating Ecosystems (Abiotic Factors)
What are dichotomous keys,
What are the important rules of d...,
What are some disadvantages of us...
23  cards
3.1 An introduction to biodiversity
What is the definition of biodive...,
What does biodiversity lead to,
What are some characteristics of ...
12  cards
3.2 Origins of biodiversity
What did charles darwin believe i...,
What is the definition of speciation,
How is natural selection a drivin...
16  cards
3.3 Threats to biodiversity
Why might the rate of loss of bio...,
What is an extinction,
Extinction is n________
16  cards
3.3b Species on the Red List
What is an example of an extinct ...,
What are some pressures on the dodo,
What is the importance ecological...
12  cards
3.3c Congo Basin Case Study
Where is the congo basin located,
What is the mean annual temperatu...,
State some biodiversity facts on ...
10  cards
3.4 Conservation of biodiversity
What are some ethical reasons for...,
What are some aesthetic reasons f...,
What are some economic reasons fo...
26  cards
4.1 Introduction to water systems
What factors cause ocean currents,
What is the main driving factor o...,
What is thermohaline circulation
22  cards
4.2 Access to fresh water
What is the definition of water s...,
What are the two types of water s...,
What is physical water scarcity
20  cards
4.2b case study - aral sea
What is the aral sea,
Where is the aral sea located,
What happened to the aral sea
4  cards
4.3 Aquatic food production systems
What part of the ocean holds 50 m...,
What part of the ocean has the lo...,
How does energy get into aquatic ...
22  cards
4.3b case study - scottish salmon farms
How much is the salmon industry w...,
To what extent has the salmon pop...,
What is the problem with current ...
4  cards
4.4 Water Pollution
What are some sources of water po...,
How does oxygen affect water,
How does lgiht intensity affect a...
29  cards
5.1 Introduction to soil systems
What are some important functions...,
What is soil,
What are the 3 stages of soil for...
16  cards
5.1b Soil types
What are the 3 types of soil,
Rank the soil types from large to...,
Rank the soil types in relation t...
8  cards
5.1c Soil system
What are some inputs into the soi...,
What are some outputs into the so...,
What are some processes into the ...
7  cards
5.2 Terrestrial food production
What is the definition of agricul...,
What are the 3 types of agriculture,
What is pastoral agriculture
17  cards
5.2b Case study Nomadic cattle grazing and Charlois beef
What is a rwe of subsistence farming,
What is a rwe of commercial farming,
What are some inputs into nomadic...
10  cards
5.2c Food Sustainability
What are some benefits of having ...,
What factors influence the sustai...,
How can we increase food sustaina...
12  cards
5.3 Soil degradation and conservation
What is the definition of soil de...,
What is the definition of deserti...,
What are the two types of soil de...
7  cards
6.1 Introduction to the Atmosphere
What is the atmosphere,
What is the atmosphere compromise...,
How is the earth a dynamic system
13  cards
6.2 Stratospheric Ozone
What is ozone,
Would there be life on earth with...,
What are the three types of uv ra...
28  cards
6.3 Photochemical Smog
What is photochemical smog,
What are some problems associated...,
What are some examples of primary...
21  cards
6.4 Acid Deposition
How is acid rain formed,
Acid deposition can be either w__...,
Pollutants can be either p____ or...
11  cards
7.1 Energy choices and security
What is the definition of renewable,
What is the definition of energy ...,
What is the definition of energy ...
27  cards
7.2a Climate change causes
What is the difference between we...,
What are the similarities between...,
Climate change is a _______ process
25  cards
7.2b Impacts of climate change
What is an example of positive fe...,
What is an example of negative fe...,
What are some impacts of climate ...
11  cards
7.3 Climate change mitigation and adaptation
What is the definition of mitigation,
What are some international mitig...,
What are some national mitigation...
15  cards
8.1 Human Population Dynamics
What is the carrying capacity of ...,
What may limit population size,
Why is the population growth slow...
32  cards
8.3 Solid Domestic Waste
What are some examples of solid d...,
Generally if population density i...,
What is non biodegradable waste
20  cards
8.4 Human Population Carrying Capacity
What is the definition of carryin...,
What are some reasons why the hum...,
What is an example of some techno...
16  cards

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