Case Studies Flashcards
What is the Terai Arc and where is it?
Area of forests and grasslands on border between Nepal and India
What are the endangered species in the Terai Arc and how many people live there?
Bengal Tiger and Asian Elephant. 7 million people.
What are the issues in the Terai Arc?
Many people living there depend on the forest’s resources to survive. Areas are being destroyed to make housing/other development, causing humans and animals to be closer together which increases conflict. (e.g., elephants eat crops, tigers kill livestock, animals are shot)
What is being done in the Terai Arc?
Charities like WWF work to balance needs with conservation. E.g.,solar cookers and biogas generators so wood not used as fuel. Mint hedges planted by farmers to keep animals away
What is the Maasai Mara and where is it?
National reserve in Kenya with lots of grassland
Which animals are found in the Maasai Mara?
Wildebesst, zebra, cheetahs, lions
What are the issues in the Maasai Mara?
Maasai People grow livestock - they overgraze causing destruction to wildlife (conflict with conservationists)
What is being done in the Maasai Mara?
Conservation and ecotourism projects as source of money, farming sustainably rather than livestock
What are peat bogs and where are they?
Upland parts of the UK. Store water and CO2, houses plants and animals like Sphagnum moss which retains water for the peat bog to form
What are the issues in peat bogs?
Peat bogs used to graze sheep and deer - overgrazing causes moss species loss, soil compaction (more water runoff), general erosion
What is being done in peat bogs?
Government funded schemes, money given to farmers to use peat bogs sustainably, e.g. lower livestock that use peat bogs, measures to reduce water runoff, remove livestock over winter
What are the Galapagos Islands and where are they?
Group of islands in Pacific Ocean.
What is happening in the Galapagos Islands (in general)?
Has many rare animals and plants, attracts many tourists/inhabitants/sailors
Effects of Human activities in the Galapagos Islands
Non-native species eat local species (e.g. non native dogs eat young giant tortoises, goats eat lots of the plant life)
Non-native plants outcompete native plants (e.g. quinine trees block light to native trees as they are tall)
Methods of Control in the Galapagos Islands
Eradiction programs to remove wild goats and dogs. Chemical herbicides used to keep quinine trees in check and uprooting of young trees.
Visitors are not allowed to bring/move between islands live animals or plants
Visitors have to have licensed guide to visit National Park
General information about Antarctica
Southernmost continent.
Attracts researchers and tourists
Effects of human activities in Antarctica
Visitors dump sewage into sea, leave rubbish (causes pollution). Shipping accidents cause oil spills, affects wildlife.
Hunting/whaling/fishing reduces wildlife populations
Methods of Control in Antartica
All waste apart from food waste and sewage is taken to other countries for disposal. Thick-oil using ships and banned from local waters (harder to clean their spills, causes more damage)
Tourist restrictions (can only be at certain locations for a few hours)
Hunting and whaling are banned
General information about The Lake District and Snowdonia
National parks that attracts millions of visitors. Snowdonia is in Wales, Lake District is in NW England
Effects of Human Activities in Lake District and Snowdonia
Many visitors use footpaths, erosion of footpaths, loss of soil from hillsides. Soil ends up in lakes/waterways disrupting pH, affects wildlife.
Vegetation is trampled
Methods of Control in the Lake District/Snowdonia
Regular repair, maintenance work, encourage regrowth of damaged vegetation
Walkers educated on importance of sticking to footpaths, short cuts cause more erosion
Drains dug by volunteers in Snowdonia to prevent flooding next to paths.
