EQ3

Question 1

What does the Kuznets curve show?

Answer 1

1. Income rises and inequality rises (they have more assets - more wealth)
2. Inequality reaches its highest level
3. A rise in welfare state (benefits) lead to a redistribution of income

Question 2

What has occurred in the Chinese economy?

Answer 2

Rural workers move to urban areas

Question 3

How can we rebalance the carbon cycle?

Question 4

Ocean acidification

Answer 4

Carbon dioxide is absorbed by the ocean Dissolves and forms carbonic acid
This changes the PH
This changes the temperature
As the ocean warms, the xooxanthallae in the coral reef die, this causes coral bleaching, corals are unable to photosynthesise

Question 5

How does deforestation affect carbon cycle and water cycle?

Answer 5

Less carbon sequesteration, less carbon is taken in by the trees, more carbon in the atmosphere, less photosynthesis

Less interception, less evapotranspiration, affects the hydrological cycle