Global Geographical Issues Flashcards

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What is global warming

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Global warming is the gradual rise in the overall temperature of the earths atmosphere caused by the increased level of carbon dioxide and pollutants in the atmosphere

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Name the green house gases that contribute to global warming

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Carbon dioxide
CFC's
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Ozone in the tropisphere
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Name 2 things that are caused by global warming

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The expansion of the ocean

More extreme natural disasters

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4
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Name 5 types of renewable energy

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Solar
Wind
Geothermal
Tidal
Hydroelectric
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Name 5 things you can do stop global warming

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Reduce,reuse,recycle
Use less heating and air cons
Change to led light bulbs
Dive less and drive smart
Encourage Others to Conserve
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Definition of spatial demension

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Spatial dimension:where things are and why they are there.

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Definition of ecological demension

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Ecological development: how humans interact with environments or how humans have caused the issue to the enviroment

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Which goes first longitude or latitude

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Latitude 1st

Longitude 2nd

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9
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If something is a low then what way does the wind spin

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Clockwize

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If it is a high then what way does the wind spin

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Anticlockwise

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If it is a low does the wind go in or out

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Inwards

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12
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If it is a high does the wind go in or out

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Outwards

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13
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What does the grid reference mean

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The grid reference is a specific point on a map

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What is the area reference

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The area reference is talking about one whole square

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Definition of ecological sustainability.

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Ecological sustainability: the use of resources by present generation that will not limit the ability of the future generations to meet there needs.

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16
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Name 2 geographical issues

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Access to water in developing countries

Global warming and how it effects the world

17
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How does access to fresh water effect people in developing countries

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Dying because they have no access to water

Getting sick since they have to drink dirty water

18
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Name 5 countries affected by this water access prblems

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Indian
Cambodia
Africa
Rwanda
Bangledesh
19
Q

Name some companies that try to help this problem

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Water.org
World vision
The water project

20
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Ways companies are helping solve water access in

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These companies use donated money to help get resources to enable to help the effected people.

21
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What started this problem

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Politicians in there countries not doing anything to fix the problem or not carring

22
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Name a company that wants to stop global warming and what are they doing to help

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Greenpeace is helping to end this problem through trying to get people to protest that something needs to be changed and donate to the cause.