Bristol, Mumbai, Ecosystems, Cold environments Flashcards

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Medicine in rainforests

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25% of medicinal plants and 2000+ anti-cancer property plants

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Logging Mining Settlement growth Cattle ranching Road development Hydroelectric power Subsidence farming Commercial farming

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Provides resources - cuts down trees

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Provides resources Improves technology Generates money Scars landscape

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Gives housing for locals Doesn't allow tree growth

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Plants as many trees as cut down Minimises soil damage Mimics natural processes More animals due to new growth

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Ensures those involved in the exploitation know the consequences Disencourages Prevents exploitation

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Debt is wiped in exchange for protected rainforests Stops deforestation Forests remain intact

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Buttress roots - support tall trees, transport water, increased SA increases O2 and CO2 exchange Lianas - grow towards canopy towards the light Drip tips - allow rain to drip off leaves Flexible based leaves - turn to face sunlight

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High air pressure Sun rays have to travel further Temperatures below -50 Permafrost

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Acute sense of smell Closable nostrils Oil based fur Large dimpled feet White translucent fur Layers of thick fur and fat

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Temperatures to -20 Brief summers Precipitation in coastal regions Permafrost Infertile waterlogged soil Birds and insects abundant

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Shallow root system - allows plant to grow in the active layer and avoid the permafrost Grow in close proximity - each plant acts as a barrier to wind and ice Small leaves - conserve water and prevent loss from leaf surface

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Needed to reach oil store in Prudhoe Bay Zigzag to prevent breakage in earthquakes Flow can be stopped in 15 minutes if there’s a leak Can transport 1.4 million barrels of oil a day Could cause permafrost to melt and therefore pipeline is raised in stilts

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Inaccessibility Extreme temperatures Provision of buildings Infrastructure

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Tourism Coal mining Energy Fishing

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Causes soil pollution, slope deformation, subsidence Coal piles = increased temp Employs 300+

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Provides food and jobs 70% of all atlantic cod in supermarkets is from the Barents Sea

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Ship damage Risk of damaging sea life Underwater noise Oil spills

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Government action Protection Limit machinery Conversation groups International agreements Technology •Homes built on steel pilings Move buildings to safer areas

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An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

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The birth rate minus the death rate

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the idea of having factors which attract people to an area and factors which encourage them to leave

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3 million commute to Mumbai for work Contributes 40% of total income to the state of Maharastra

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Contributes 33% of all become tax and 60% of all customs duty from trade Commercial and financial capital of India

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150km of coastline 2 Airports Lots of unemployed with high skill sets Very low wages

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Work done without knowledge of government, therefore without taxes

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Building new homes and rehousing slum residents

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Legal papers are required to be given a home - 60% of residents don’t have these

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300 toilet blocks built

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Low interest loans

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Two major docks Uks most environmentally friendly city Fairtrade city - trades with 5 million in 58 developing countries

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Sport History Shopping Entertainment Festivals Universities

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Abandoned areas awaiting new use

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Areas not yet subject to building development

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Countering urban sprawl

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The unplanned growth of urban areas into surrounding countryside

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Population growing rapidly More ethnically diverse Over 2 million live within 50km of the city

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Employment growth higher than average Unemployment lower than average Development in tertiary and quaternary sectors

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Reduced CO2 emissions Reduced water pollution Waste reduced by 189% since 2000

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The degree to which an individual or an area is deprived of services, decent housing, adequate income and local employment

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Refers to the disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income as well as the overall quality and luxury of each persons existence within society

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15% of residents live in some of the most deprived areas of the UK

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Life expectancy 78 Education 36% high GCSEs Unemployment 1/3 16-24 Crime >1300

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Life expectancy 83 Education 94% high GCSEs Unemployment 3% Crime <300

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Centre of Bristol near Temple Meads station

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Temple Meads station opened which led to factories shutting down

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Many buildings are listed, but government support is in place to address the challenge

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Brunels engine shed for hi tech and creative businesses University of Bristol Enterprise received planning permission Temple Gate improvement : bus lanes + stops, pedestrian + cycle routes and crossings

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Process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change

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Attempt to limit the amount of climate change by reducing the sources of Greenhouse Gases or enhancing the stores

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CO2 is stored underground to prevent to reaching the atmosphere

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Glaxo-Smith-Kline No 1 in WHOs access to medicine

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20% of profit goes to developing medicine for developing world Uses money to train health workers and educate Tiered pricing system

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Wealth produced stays in the UK Brand name = more expensive spend over £200,000 an hour