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1.1 environmental value systems
What is an evs 1,
Inputs of evs 2,
Processes of evs 3
12
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1.2 systems and models
System 1,
Open system examples 2,
Closed system example 3
11
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1.3 energy and equilibria
First law of thermodynamics 1,
Entropy 2,
Second law of thermodynamics 3
19
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1.4 sustainability
Sustainability 1,
Find exploit and move on approach...,
Natural capital 3
17
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1.5 humans and pollution
Pollution 1,
Primary pollutants 2,
Secondary pollutants 3
16
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2.1 species and populations
Definitions for species populatio...,
Biotic and abiotic examples 2,
What is a niche fundamental and a...
12
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2.2 communities and ecosystems
Define ecosystem and community 1,
Trophic levels 2,
Describe and explain the differen...
14
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2.3 flows of energy and matter
Explain the pathways of solar rad...,
Explain the pathways of energy th...,
Explain the link between net prim...
6
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2.4 biomes, zonation, and succession
Define the terms biome productivi...,
The five major classes of biomes 2,
Explain how insolation precipitat...
11
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4.1 basics of water systems
Of the earth covered by water and...,
The life of a water molecule 2,
Transfers flows of water 3
9
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4.2 access to freshwater
Distribution of water 1,
Access to water issues 2,
Climate change impact 3
11
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4.3 aquatic food production
Marine trophic levels 1,
What is primary productivity depe...,
What is thermal stratification an...
21
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4.4 water pollution
Types of pollutants 1,
Organic pollution 2,
Problems with eutrophication 3
6
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5.1 soil systems
4 functions of soil 1,
Soil layers 2,
Physical and chemical weathering 3
7
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5.2 terrestrial food production and choices
Factor impacting farming methods 1,
Intensive commercial farming crops 2,
Intensive commercial farming anim...
14
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5.3 soil degradation and conservation
Properties of fertile soils 1,
Role of succession in soil fertil...,
Inputs outputs and processes that...
12
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7.1 Fossil Fuels
The fossil fuels 1,
Advantages and disadvantages of ff 2,
What is coal where are the larges...
23
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7.2 Climate & Weather
What are the extreme weather cond...,
Define climate and weather 2,
Factors affecting climate outside...
18
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7.3 mitigation & adaptation strats
Define mitigation adaptation 1
1
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8.1 human population dynamics
Sustainability definition 1,
Sustainability equation 2,
Natural capital depletion 3
27
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8.2 resource use in society
Natural capital definition 1,
Economic capital 2,
Factors to determine status of fo...
10
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8.3 solid domestic waste
Our waste 1,
Solid domestic waste management m...,
Types of sdw 3
14
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8.4 human pop and carrying capacity
Effective recycling order 1,
Reduce 2,
Reuse 3
29
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6.1 atmosphere
Benefits of the atmosphere 1,
The layers of the atmosphere and ...,
What is the troposphere 3
13
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3.1 biodiversity
Most biodiverse ecosystems 1,
What is biodiversity made of 2,
Factors affecting biodiversity 3
13
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