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Y10 Env Geo Revision
exam revision
Question | Answer |
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What is an Ecocentric World View? | An Earth-centred view |
What is an Anthropocentric World View? | An Human-centred view |
What is an Egocentric World View? | An Self-centred view |
What is an Biocentric World View? | An Life/Nature-centred view |
What is an ecosystem? | A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. |
What does Biome mean? | An area classified according to the habitat and species that live in that location . |
What is Sustainability? | The practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations. |
What is Biodiversity? | A term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem |
What is human wellbeing? | The recognition that everyone around the world aspires to live well. It is measured by combining facts and figures with indicators that have a bearing on people's lives such as wealth, education and health. |
What is deforestation? | The purposeful clearing or decrease of forested land. |
What is Pollution? | The introduction of harmful materials into the environment. |
What does GDP stand for? | Gross Domestic Product |
What is qualitative data? | The collection of information about human behaviour and perception. |
What is quantitative data? | The collection of information that can be counted in numbers. |
What does GDP refer to? | The final value of the goods and services produced within a specific region or country, during a specified period of time. |
What does the SHEEPT factors refer to? | Social/Historic/Economic/Environmental/Political/Technological |
What does PQE method stand for? | Pattern/Quantitfy/Exceptions |