What Are The Causes Of Environemental Changes? Flashcards
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Intergenerational Equity
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Fairness between generations.
2
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Nimby
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Refers to someone who values their own local environment more than the global one.
3
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Actor
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To describe individuals, social groups and institutions
4
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What are the different processes that can change the environment?
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Natural
Social
Human changes to the environment
The earth is dynamic and ever changing.
5
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Example 1 of changes
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Climate changes effects of the land and sea:
- East Anglia
- Greenhouse Gases leads to Earth’s retention of solar radiation.
6
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Why do sea levels rise?
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- Land ice sheets start to melt
- Oceans increase in volume and warms. (**Thermal Expansion)
7
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What is Thermal Expansion?
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This is an increase in liquid volume in response to an increase of temperature.
8
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What is Thermal Inertia?
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Change rate measurement of a material that matches the temperature of its surroundings.
