How are humans changing Earth? Flashcards
The layer of gas around Earth
Atmosphere
The explosion of energy that led to the formation of the Universe
Big bang
The long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns
Climate Change
A large land mass. There are 7 on Earth
Continent
Cutting down large areas of trees in forests such as the Amazon Rainforest
Deforestation
How we impact our surrounding for example climate change and deforestation
Environmental Geography
The process by which new species of living things develop
Evolution
When a species such as dinosaurs die out
Extinction
The remains or impressions of prehistoric plants or animals embedded in rocks
Fossils
Coal, gas or oil formed in the Earth over millions of years
Fossil fuel
How and where humans live on Earth for example cities and countries
Human Geography
A synthetic material made from fossil fuels
Plastic
What our planet is like and it’s natural features e.g. rivers, volcanoes and weather
Physical Geography
Made up of our sun, its planets, their moons and asteroids
Solar system
All of space and time and its contents including all planets, stars, galaxies. Scientists believe the Universe was created by the Big Bang
Universe