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Geo Acronyms Flashcards

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What are the four S’

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Source
Sink
Service
Spiritual

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What is earths source function

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It refers to natural resources that are located in the biophysical environment (soil, water, minerals)

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What is earths sink function

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the safe absorption of the waste and pollution produced by human activities

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What is Earths service function

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It refers to the provision of the environmental ecosystem that support life

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What is earths spiritual function

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Earths intrinsic recreational physiological aesthetic and spiritual value

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What does HUGIN stand for

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Heritage
Utility
Genetic diversity
Intrinsic
Need
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What is HUGIN for

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To describe the functions of the enviroment

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What does utility refer to in HUGIN

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It refers to the source sink and service in the 4’s

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What does genetic diversity refer to

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The wild species and future mutations in an enviroment

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What does intrinsic in HUGIN mean

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Refers to the the spirituality in the 4’s

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What does need in HUGIN mean

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The need to allow natural change to proceed

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What does iPods stand for

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Islandisation
Pollution
Overharvesting
Destruction of habitat
Species introduction
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What is ipods about

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Its about the types of alterations in the enviroment

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What does bipi stand for

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Biological diversity
Intra-generational equity(present)
Precautionary principles(cautions )
Intergenerational equity(future)

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What is bipi about

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The principles of sustainable development

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What does edeal stand for

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Exclusion
Design
Education
Action
Legislation
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What is edeal about

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Strategies of minimising human impacts

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What does exclusion mean in edeal

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Ecosystems at risk can by excluding activities in these areas

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What does design mean in edeal

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The way we design things to minimise human impacts like building boardwalks instead of people walking on the ground

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What does education mean in edeal

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To inform people about ways of minimiseing human impacts

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What does action refer To in edeal

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Choosing the right way to minimise human impacts( no action, restoration, rehabilitation; replacement)

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What does legislation refer to in edeal

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How laws placed by government guide what will is allowed to happen in a specific area.

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