Extreme Environments 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyExtreme EnvironmentGCSEAQA Created by: benj2201Created on: 14-03-16 16:25 Name 3 deserts Mexican Desert, Atacama Desert, Sahara, Kalahari desert, Great Sandy Derset 1 of 14 Why are deserts hot and dry? High Temperatures, Moutain barriers, Ocean Currents, The Hadley cell, Prevailing Winds 2 of 14 where are the deserts found? At the tropics( 15-30 degrees north and south of the equator) 3 of 14 Name all 5 Human causes of desetification? Overcultivation, overgrazing, overpopulation,over use of fuel wood, over use of water resources 4 of 14 Name all of the physical causes of desertification climate change, soil erosion(wind/rain) 5 of 14 How should we manage the desert fringe Animal Husbandry, Reafforestation(wind), terracing, earth bunds, gully plugs, Replanting Trees,crop rotation, wind breaks, genetically modified 6 of 14 Where are rainfoests found? Along the Equator( 23.5 degrees north and south) 7 of 14 Why are rainforests hot and wet? Prevailing winds, small surface area, thin atmosphere, air is rising forming the hadley cell), 8 of 14 What are the 4 levels in the rainforest? Emergents, canopy, under canopy, shrub level 9 of 14 what are the 10 threats to the rainforests? Mining, Flooding, Logging, Hydo electic power, agriculture, Ranching, Roads, ppopulation,Dept 10 of 14 what are the malaysian deforestation solutions? Nation parks, nation forest policy, selective management, ecotourism 11 of 14 Where are cold environments found? At the poles 12 of 14 why are cold environments cold and dry? surface area, snow and air, sinking air, prvailing winds, atmosphere 13 of 14 What are the threats to cold environments? scientific research bases, tourism, fishing and whaling, seal hunting mining, climate change 14 of 14
Geography GCSE/Unit A731: Contemporary Themes in Geography/Extreme environments/Specific conditions of an extreme environment 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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