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Introduction to Environmental Change
Why study past environmental change,
How are climate models tested,
What are proxies give examples
14
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Dating archives
What are some general uncertainti...,
How to trees react to climatic ch...,
What is annual incremental dating
25
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Stable isotopes as a proxy
What are stable isotopes,
Why and how do different isotopes...,
What is isotopic fractionation
24
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Terrestrial archives
What are terrestrial archives giv...,
Why do terrestrial archives not g...,
Why are terrestrial archives impo...
22
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Climate change in the Cenozoic
What does the cenozoic era refer to,
Describe the climate of the cenozoic,
What could have caused the cenozo...
16
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Climate change in the Quaternary period
How long have we been the quatern...,
Which lasts longer glacials or in...,
What does the saw tooth structure...
20
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Climate change in the Holocene
What was the 82ka event,
What caused the 82ka event,
What is believed to have caused t...
26
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Climate change and human civilisation – Out of Africa
What is the official name for the...,
What causes evolution,
What does natural selection refer to
10
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Part 2 - Climate change and human civilisation
When did agriculture properly begin,
Why was agriculture more benefici...,
When and where did agriculture fi...
23
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Present and future climate change (14&15)
Does earth have an ideal temperat...,
What temperature increase do we w...,
Where do we measure temperatures ...
24
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Impacts of global warming
How is temperature increases expe...,
What is europe expected to experi...,
How will warmer temperatures affe...
16
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Sea level change
How do we know sea levels have ch...,
How long has the quaternary ice a...,
How can we measure modern sea lev...
13
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Mitigation and adaptation
What is climate mitigation,
Name two mitigation examples,
Name one way the uk is working to...
31
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The Anthropocene
What is the anthropocene,
What are the different kinds of g...,
Describe the current geological age
13
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Exam preperation
Things to remember in the exam,
How can you include critical thou...,
How is the exam structured sectio...
5
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Further reading reference cards
Quote wanner et al 2008,
Quote rafferty 2014,
Quote matthews briffa 2005
32
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Proxies
What is plant microfossil data,
Name some advantages of plant mic...,
Name some disadvantages to plant ...
27
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Academic terminology
Human activities include reference,
Particles suspended in the air eg...,
A proposed new epoch of geologica...
7
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Last minute exam reading
What is direct air capture includ...,
Discuss a direct air capture faci...,
Discuss a direct air capture faci...
3
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