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A2 Geography Earths life support systems

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Importance of the water and carbon cycle
Why is water important,
Explain goldilocks zone,
How does water regulate earths te...
15  cards
The global water cycle
What is the global water cycle,
What is residency time,
What are the major stores
7  cards
The global carbon cycle
The global carbon cycle,
Important roles,
The slow carbon cycle
4  cards
Atmospheric processes of the water cycle
The water balance,
Flows,
Precipitation
16  cards
Catchment hydrology - processes of the water cycle
What is evaporation,
Latent heat,
Interception
9  cards
The processes in the carbon cycle - carbon exchange
What are the main processes invol...,
How is precipitation involved in ...,
How is photosynthesis involved in...
6  cards
Carbon sequestration in the oceans
What two mechanisms are used by t...,
What is the physical inorganic pump,
What is downwelling
8  cards
Case study - Amazon Rainforest (water cycle)
Amazon river basin,
Features of trf,
Physical factors geology
5  cards
Case study - Amazon Rainforest (carbon cycle)
What is the main store of nutrien...,
Climate features,
What are the consequences of the ...
4  cards
Strategies to manage TRF
People and the amazon,
Name 3 strategies to manage the a...,
Parica project
9  cards
The Arctic Tundra
What underlies much of the tundra,
How does the temperature of the t...,
What are the main features of the...
5  cards
Oil and gas production - Alaska
What are the problems associated ...,
What was the solution to relieve ...,
What was the problem with the are...
11  cards
Water cycle dynamic equilibrium
How does urbanisation disrupt the...,
How does development on flood pla...,
How does farming disrupt dynamic ...
3  cards
Carbon cycle dynamic equilibrium
How does arable farming effect th...,
What is carbon capture storage,
What are the limitations of carbo...
3  cards
Monitoring changes in the water cycle
Why are observation by satellites...,
Why does data need to be collected,
Explain diurnal change with examples
6  cards
Monitoring changes in the carbon cycle
Diurnal changes in the carbon cycle,
Seasonal changes in the carbon cycle,
Long term changes in co2
3  cards
How are the water and carbon cycles linked
How does the atmosphere links the...,
How does the oceans link the cycles,
How does vegetation and soil link...
4  cards
Long term impacts on the carbon cycle and management strategies
Name some management stratagies,
What are the threats to wetlands,
What do ramsar sites do
15  cards
Impacts of GCC on the water cycle
Forestry threats,
Funding prijects,
Brazils protected areas
9  cards

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