How are humans changing Earth? Flashcards

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The layer of gas around Earth

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Atmosphere

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The explosion of energy that led to the formation of the Universe

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Big bang

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The long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns

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Climate Change

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A large land mass. There are 7 on Earth

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Continent

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Cutting down large areas of trees in forests such as the Amazon Rainforest

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Deforestation

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How we impact our surrounding for example climate change and deforestation

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Environmental Geography

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The process by which new species of living things develop

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Evolution

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When a species such as dinosaurs die out

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Extinction

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The remains or impressions of prehistoric plants or animals embedded in rocks

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Fossils

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Coal, gas or oil formed in the Earth over millions of years

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Fossil fuel

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How and where humans live on Earth for example cities and countries

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Human Geography

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A synthetic material made from fossil fuels

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Plastic

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What our planet is like and it’s natural features e.g. rivers, volcanoes and weather

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Physical Geography

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Made up of our sun, its planets, their moons and asteroids

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Solar system

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All of space and time and its contents including all planets, stars, galaxies. Scientists believe the Universe was created by the Big Bang

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Universe

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