Environmental Change And Management Flashcards
What is the definition of the word ‘manage’?
Manage means to use something responsibly and without using it to an extent where it no longer exists.
What is the definition of the word ‘worldviews’?
Worldview means a different view on a situation from different parts of the world. In other words its a conception of how the world may appear to others eyes.
What are greenhouse gases?
A gas that contributes to the enhanced greenhouse effect. It does so by absorbing infrared radiation.
What is the definition of the word ‘atmosphere’?
The atmosphere is the “envelope” of gases that surround earth or another planet.
What is global warming?
Global warming is the increase of the earth’s atmosphere due to the enhanced greenhouse effect.
What are fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels is a type of natural fuel like coal or gas.
What is the definition of the word ‘climate’?
Climate is referred to the condition if the weather in a certain area or place
What does rapidly mean?
Rapidly means very quickly. For example you can say the interest rate in decreasing rapidly.
What is the water level?
The water level is the height of which the water reaches in a certain place like a reservoir or the ocean water levels.
What are the main spheres of the Earth?
The biosphere (life), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), lithosphere (land).
What is the main risk to the Earth’s environment?
The main risk is the crisis where we have a rapidly growing human population. An increase in population means an increase in housing. This would mean demolishing bushland, etc.
Biodiversity definition
Biodiversity is the variety of life
Plants definition
A living organism. Any member of the kingdom plantae.
Animals definitiom
A living organism. Any member of the kingdom Animalia.
Ecosystems definition
A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
Native species definition
A species that occurs naturally within a region, either evolving there or arriving and becoming established without human assistance
Introduced species definition
A plant or animal that is not native to an ecosystem.
Invasive species definition
An invasive species is defined as an organism (plant, animal, fungus, or bacterium) that is not native and has negative effects on our economy, our environment, or our health. Not all introduced species are invasive.
Define endangered specie
Endangered species are types of animals or plants, etc, who are under threat and going extinct. Theres only a few left of these type of species which is why they are classified as endangerred
Define Giant Pandas
The Giant Panda is an endangered species found in south central China. There are only 1600 left of them in the wild. It’s well known for eating all day and when they aren’t eating they are sleeping.
Define the term ‘causes’
Cause means to make something happen. For example: What is the cause of the Giant Panda’s endangerment? Cause is what leads to something.
What is population density?
the number of people within a given area, usually per square kilometre
What is Population Distribution?
The spread of people across the globe.
What is life expectancy?
the number of years a person can expect to live, usually when they are born, based on the average living conditions within a country.
What does fertility rate mean?
the average number of children born per woman
What is natural increase?
the difference between the birth rate (births per thousand) and the death rate (deaths per thousand). This does not include changes due to migration.
What is replacement rate?
the number of children each woman would need to have in order to ensure a stable population level — that is, to ‘replace’ its parents. This fertility rate is 2.1 children.
What does rural mean?
Rural means relating to or having characteristics of countryside rather than a town.
What does Urban mean?
Urban means relating to or having characteristics of a town or city.
What does remote mean?
Remote means situated far from the mains centres if the population, distant, such as a valley which is far from civilisation.
