Geography Environmental Concerns

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  • Created on: 21-04-23 10:46
what are the key terms you need to know?
pollution,
conservation, habitat loss, ecological
footprint, deforestation, climate change?
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what are the main environmental concerns?
Pollution.
Global warming.
Overpopulation.
Loss of biodiversity.
Deforestation.
Ozone layer depletion.
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why are coral reefs being destroyed?
divers or boats or fishermen on the reef
poorly educated divers
lobster and stone crab traps
debris coming from the land
blast fishing
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what are the human threats to endangered species?
over fishing
poaching
deforestation
illegal wildlife trade
plastic pollution
melting icecaps
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what are the physical threats to endangered species?
disease
predatation
natural disaster
invasive species
long gestation period
-prey dies out
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how can endangered species be protected?
wildlife parks
reintroduction
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what are the different types of energy ?
non renewable and renewable
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what are the advantages of the different types of energy ?
non renewable is cheap and renewable is good for the environment
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what are the disadvantages of the different types of energy?
non renewable is bad for the environment and renewable is not always reliable.
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what is carbon footprint?
how much greenhouse gases that someone or a country produce .
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how does the enhanced greenhouse effect work?
UV rays come from the sun to heat the earth but because the greenhouse gases stop them from escaping, the infared that would usually bounce back is getting trapped.
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how are humans causing climate change?
plastic pollution
air pollution
deforestation
farming cows and livestock
burning fossil fuels
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what problems can climate change lead to?
forest fires
sea levels rising - floods
more droughts
extreme weather
famine
loss of life
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what are the main environmental concerns?

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Pollution.
Global warming.
Overpopulation.
Loss of biodiversity.
Deforestation.
Ozone layer depletion.

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why are coral reefs being destroyed?

Back

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Card 4

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what are the human threats to endangered species?

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what are the physical threats to endangered species?

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