Unit 1 ~ Environmental Studies

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Early conditions for life on earth
· large amounts of water · suitable ambient gases · Appropriate temperature range · light and radiation from the sun
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environmental change due to presence of life on earth
· atmospheric oxygen · atmospheric carbon dioxide · the water cycle
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reasons for wildlife conservation
· knowledge and understanding · human behaviour · biomimetics · moral · ethics · aesthetics and recreation · economical benfitis · medicinal resources · food resources
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earths life supprot systems
· maintenance of the atmosphere · plants role in hydrological cycle · soil formation and conservation · species interdependence ° food supplies ° pollination ° seed dispersal ° habitat provision
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how humans threaten wildlife
· unsustainable exploiation for human gain · eradication because they interfere with human activities · particular species cannot survive the environmental changes by human activities
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unsustainable exploitation for human gain
· food · fashion · pets and entertainment · furniture and ornaments · traditional medicines
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Card 2

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· atmospheric oxygen · atmospheric carbon dioxide · the water cycle

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environmental change due to presence of life on earth

Card 3

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· knowledge and understanding · human behaviour · biomimetics · moral · ethics · aesthetics and recreation · economical benfitis · medicinal resources · food resources

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Card 4

Front

· maintenance of the atmosphere · plants role in hydrological cycle · soil formation and conservation · species interdependence ° food supplies ° pollination ° seed dispersal ° habitat provision

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Card 5

Front

· unsustainable exploiation for human gain · eradication because they interfere with human activities · particular species cannot survive the environmental changes by human activities

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