2.2 LIVING THINGS Flashcards
1
Q
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
2 comercial logging negatives
A
- Bulldozers destroy 40 trees for every 1 needed
* MNCs take most of the profit
2
Q
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
2 illegal logging negatives
A
- No money for country’s economy
* Trees by rivers taken = soil erosion = lower river capacity = flooding for locals
3
Q
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
3 Agri-business negatives
A
- Large scale plantations (palm oil or coffee) owned by MNCs so the profit leaves the country
- Removing trees means loss of habitat, wildlife, shelter and food
- Less trees = exposed soil which stops nutrients and fertility of the soil
4
Q
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
3 Selective logging positives
A
- Keeps food, medicine and shelter or locals
- Habitats are maintained
- Branches are cut not whole trees (2 trees felled per hectare every 10 years)
5
Q
SOLOMON ISLANDS:
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ISFMP Positives
Isabel Sustainable Forestry Management Program
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A
- Locals are trained to cut and process logs to make money
* For every tree removed, 2+ are planted
6
Q
3 Ways humans have affected CORAL REEFS
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- 20 million coral reef fish taken every year
- Tourism - Boats, divers and souvenirs
- Sewage
7
Q
2 Ways Environment has affected CORAL REEFS
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- Rising sea levels due to global warming (2.5 mm every year)
- Storms cover coral in sediment preventing the coral from photosynthesising
8
Q
Abiotic
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Non-living environment (soil, climate)
9
Q
Biotic
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Living environment (Plants, animals)
10
Q
Biome
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Large scale eco-system
