Humans and their Environment`

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Define : Ecosystem
A community of animals, plants and micro-organisms together with the habitat that they live
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How do scientists collect environmental data?
Use satellites to monitor snow and ice cover, use satellites to measure temperature of the sea surface and weather stations that record atmospheric temperature
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How would we know that a scientists collected data is reliable?
It covers a wide enough area, has a long enough time scale and lots of scientists have got the same results using different methods
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How do humans make an impact on water?
Sewage, fertiliser or toxic chemicals
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How do humans make an impact on air?
With smoke and gases such as sulfur dioxide we can create acid rain
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How do humans make an impact on land?
With toxic chemicals that can be washed from land into waterways, and dumping waste
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