The biosphere is part of the earth's surface inhabited by living things, without it we wouldn't exist!
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What is a biome?
A biome is a world-scale ecosystem EG. a tropical rainforest, a desert, a savanna, a tundra etc. There are 9 different world-scale ecosystems
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Climate is the major fcator of determining what?
Where we find the nine different ecosystems. Each ecosystem has its own type of vegetation and wildlife.
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What is the name of the process that does no lasting harm to people or the environment to save fossil fuels.
Sustainabilitiy
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Deforestation, polution, over fishing, over populating, farmign with pesticiers, logging, hunting, introduction of species, industrialising and enhancing greenhouse gases are all examples of what?
Damaging the biosphere
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What is the problem with humans using the biosphere?
Different people want to use the same biome in different ways so that if we overexploit forests of overharvest marine life, WE ARE NOT USING THE BIOSPHERE SUSTAINABLY!!!
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Why are humans destroying the biosphere?
We live in a consumptious society, we have more disposable income to buy products and we live in a lazy society with selfish people.
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What does the the term 'BIODIVERSITY' mean?
BIODIVERSITY is the range of animals and plant life in an area
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How can humans indirectly affect our biosphere?
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What is an ecosystem?
A unit made up of living things and their non-living environment
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What is a biome?
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A biome is a world-scale ecosystem EG. a tropical rainforest, a desert, a savanna, a tundra etc. There are 9 different world-scale ecosystems
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Climate is the major fcator of determining what?
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What is the name of the process that does no lasting harm to people or the environment to save fossil fuels.
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Deforestation, polution, over fishing, over populating, farmign with pesticiers, logging, hunting, introduction of species, industrialising and enhancing greenhouse gases are all examples of what?
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