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Decks in this class (23)

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

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