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3.1) Food
What is the defintion of energy s...,
What is the definition of food se...,
What is the defintion of water se...
26
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3.2) Water
What are the impacts of an increa...,
What is irrigation and what are t...,
What are the impacts of irrigation
12
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3.3) Energy
What are the main causes for a gl...,
What are the consequences of a gl...,
What are the social economic and ...
19
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3.4) Waste
Why has global waste production i...,
What is a life cycle analysis,
What is the purpose of a life cyc...
23
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3.5) Climate change
What are anthropogenic greenhouse...,
What is chlorofluorocarbons cfcs ...,
What is methane and what are its ...
18
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1.1-a) Assessing Biodiversity
Define biodiversity,
Explain genetic diversity,
Explain species diversity
4
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1.1-b) Sampling Animals and Plants
Compare the differences between q...,
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What are the 3 principles of a re...
23
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1.1-c) Measuring Abiotic Factors
What are terrestial abiotic factors,
Describe the abiotic factor tempe...,
Describe the abiotic factor
18
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1.2-a) Succession
Define ecological succession,
Define the term adaptation,
Explain the 4 stages of succession
9
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1.2-b) Energy conversion, transfer, and loss in food chains and food webs
Define autotrophs,
Define heterotrophs,
Define gross primary productivity...
8
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1.2-c) Population Dynamics
Describe population density and w...,
Explain the role of grazing as a ...,
Explain the role of competition a...
7
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1.3-a) Species increase/reduction due to human activities
Define habitat fragmentation,
What are the general impacts of h...,
What are the causes of habitat fr...
16
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1.3-b) Environmental assessment and monitoring
What is environmental monitoring,
What are the specific reasons for...,
What is an eia
16
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2.1) Geosphere
Describe the extra terrestrial im...,
Describe the gravitational contra...,
Describe the decay of radioactive...
16
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2.2) Hydrosphere
Describe the process of the hydro...,
What is oceanic circulation,
What is the global ocean conveyor...
9
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2.3) Biosphere
What are soil inputs,
What are soil outputs,
What is the role of climate in so...
26
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2.4) Atmosphere
What is the structure of the eart...,
What is the composition of the ea...,
What is the global energy budget
14
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ASSIGNMENT
What is the aim of your project,
What is the 1st section of your u...,
What is the 2nd section of your u...
7
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