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Chapter 10: Pollution
What is pollution,
What are the causes of pollution,
Examples of natural processes tha...
3
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Properties Of Pollutants
What do the properties of polluta...,
What is it important to understan...,
Explain state of matter as a poll...
72
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Pollution: Effects Of Environmental Features
What features can affect the degr...,
Describe how different temperatur...,
Give an example of a pollutant of...
20
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General Strategies To Control Pollutants
Name 3 strategies to control poll...,
What is the purpose of the critic...,
When would the cpa suggest action...
36
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Atmospheric Pollution
Name 2 ways in which pollutants c...,
Name the 5 different types of atm...,
What are the 5 types of atmospher...
121
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Conservation Method 1: Legislation & Protocols
What is the main uk law that prot...,
What is the wildlife and countrys...,
Summarise what the wildlife and c...
87
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Secondary Fuels: Electricity And Hydrogen
Why are secondary fuels used,
Name 2 secondary fuels,
How is electricity generated
39
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Tidal Power
How are tides produced,
Where can tidal power be harnessed,
What 3 methods are there for harn...
25
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Geothermal Power
How is the source for geothermal ...,
What can the heat from radioactvi...,
What are the different ways in wh...
14
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Biofuels
What energy resources are include...,
What are biofuels produced from,
Where can biofuels be harnessed from
14
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Pollution Of Water
What areas have been used to dump...,
What process is the water cycle,
How can the water cycle affect th...
23
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Topic 10: Oil Pollution
Give 3 causes of oil pollution,
Explain where waste lubricating o...,
Where can accidental releases of ...
29
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Wave Power
How are waves created,
Where is the kinetic energy of wa...,
What technologies have been propo...
12
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Topic 10: Acid Mine Drainage
What is acid mine drainage,
What are the effects of acid mine...,
How can acid mine drainage be con...
3
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Topic 9: Nuclear Power
How is a chemical element defined,
How is an ion formed,
What is the mass of an electron i...
77
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Thermal Pollution
What is the main source of hot wa...,
What ecological effects can the w...,
Why can most aquatic organisms no...
21
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Topic 9: Energy Storage
What problems does energy storage...,
How does energy storage improve t...,
Give 5 reasons for fluctuations i...
21
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Topic 9: Electricity Infrastructure Management
How can peak shaving allow electr...,
How can a high voltage grid be a ...,
How can that it management of ene...
4
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Forest Resources And The Importance Of Forests
What of the earths land area is c...,
Forests are often the climax comm...,
What determines the type of fores...
41
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Topic 8: Soil Fertility
What is soil fertility,
What are the features of fertile ...,
Why is the water content importan...
39
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Topic 8: Soil Erosion
What is soil erosion,
What is the rate of soil erosion ...,
When is soil erosion an issue
48
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Chapter 15: Research Methods
Accuracy,
Precision,
Representative sample
48
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Deforestation
How much of the worlds forests ha...,
What does deforestation include,
List the causes of forest loss
19
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Topic 11: Principles Of Agriculture And The Selection Of Species
What does agriculture involve the...,
3 principles of agriculture,
What is the selection of species ...
4
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Topic 7: Carbon Cycle
What does it mean that the carbon...,
What do humans do to the natural ...,
Main reservoirs of the carbon cycle
31
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Topic 7: Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen,
4 main nitrogen reservoirs,
Stores of nitrogen in the atmosphere
23
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Topic 7:Phosphorous Cycle
Where is there not a store of pho...,
Importance of phosphorous,
4 main processes of the phosphoro...
11
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Topic 10: Solid Wastes
Name 3 sources of solid wastes,
Mining and construction waste,
The main categories of domestic a...
54
cards
Topic 10:heavy Metals
What affects heavy metal pollution,
When are heavy metals most soluble,
Sources of lead pollution
35
cards
Topic 11: Abiotic Factors And Their Control
Why is it important to control ab...,
Abiotic factors controlled in agr...,
Importance of suitable temperatures
46
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Topic 10: Biotic Factors And Their Control
Biotic factors that need to be co...,
How do pests reduce agricultural ...,
Pest groups
21
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Topic 14: Principles Of Sustainable Lifestyles
What does it mean to have a susta...,
What does global sustainability mean,
What is the most common definitio...
11
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Topic 14: The Principles Of Earths Ecological Support Systems
Natural systems and human processes,
Give 2 examples of how the climat...,
How is the hydrological cycle reg...
35
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Topic 10: Ionising Radiation
What is ionising radiation,
Ionising radiation can cause poll...,
5 uses of ionising radiation and ...
38
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Topic 3: Ecological Terminology
Taxonomy,
Species,
Evolution
10
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Topic 10: Monitoring Water Pollution
What factors determine the method...,
How is organic pollution measured,
How is bod standardised
10
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Topic 12:fishing Methods
What are the main fishing methods,
What does sdemersal fishing include,
2 types of demersal fishing
13
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Topic 12: Environmental Impacts Of Fishing
4 main types of environmental imp...,
How can overfishing cause populat...,
What species of fish recover quic...
24
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Topic 12: Marine Productivity
How much of earths surface is cov...,
Why is only a small amount of the...,
How light affects marine producti...
7
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Topic 12: Methods Of Reducing The Environmental Impacts Of Fishing
4 ways the environmental impacts ...,
What is the purpose of a catch quota,
When do catch quotas work best
22
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Topic 10: Pollution Of Water
The water cycle is a natural puri...,
What factors affect the dilution ...,
Effluent quantity how does this a...
13
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Topic 12: The Extent To Which Aquaculture Can Replace Fishing
Why may the reliance on aquacultu...,
What 3 problems need to be solved...,
Trophies level efficiency
6
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Topic 14: Biocapacity And Ecological Footprints
What is the global footprint network,
What does the wwf publish annually,
What is bio capacity
13
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Topic 14: Circular Economy
What does the circular economy in...,
What is the circular economy,
10 principles of the circular eco...
35
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