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Name one thing increased human population leads to.
Increased use of fossil fuels.
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What is the ozone layer?
A layer of the Earth's atmosphere that protects us from the Sun's UV rays.
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What damages the ozone layer?
CFC's.
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What is sulfur dioxide dangerous?
Because it dissolves in rain making it acidic, killing trees, polluting lakes and causing fish to die.
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What does 'carbon footprint' mean?
The amount of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gases) produced by a person in a certain period of time e.g. a year.
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What are indicator species?
Species that are used to estimate levels of pollution in an area.
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Name two ways that pollution in water can be measured.
Chemical testing and oxygen/pH probes.
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Give 5 reasons what animals may become extinct.
Climate change, habitat destruction, hunting, pollution and competition.
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Give 6 ways that endangered species can be protected.
Protecting habitats, legal protection, education programmes, captive breeding programmes, seed banks and artificial ecosystems.
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What is sustainable development?
Providing for the needs of today's increasing population without harming the environment.
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Why is the human population rising exponentially?
The birth rate is increasing, but the rate at which it is increasing is also increasing.
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Give two advantages of using living methods (indicator species) to measure pollution.
1) No expensive equipment needed. 2) Very simple/easy way of saying whether an area is polluted.
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Give a disadvantage of living methods (indicator species) to measure pollution.
Factors other than pollution can influence the survival of indicator species (so they aren't reliable).
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Give two advantages of non-living methods to measure pollution.
1) It gives reliable, numerical data that is easy to compare. 2) The exact pollutants can be identified.
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Give a disadvantage of non-living methods to measure pollution.
Often more expensive equipment is required and trained workers are needed.
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