Four Functions of the Environment
Name all four functions of the environment.
Source, Sink, Service, Spiritual,
Name the four spheres of the environment.
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere
Ecosystem
network; biological; interacting organisms with their physical environment
This geographical process causes earthquakes.
Tectonic processes - Lithospheric Process
Which function most relates to the extraction of minerals by the mining company?
Source Function
Which sphere has to do with water evaporating?
Hydrosphere
Greenhouse Emissions
discharge of gasses which absorb heat causing greenhouse effect
This process relates to the movement of animals from one geographical area to another.
Migration - Biospheric processes
Describe a time when you have experienced feelings of wonder and awe or have felt moved or connected to a particular landscape.
:)
Food chains, Photosynthesis and Extinction are in which sphere?
Biosphere - because it has to do with life
Conservation
prevention of wasteful use of a resource
What does deposition mean?
The laying down of sediments/particles - Hydrospheric and Atmospheric
Which function of environment is the below?
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and terror -
The wide brown land for me!
Spiritual
Which sphere has to do with earth?
Biotic
related to or resulting from living organisms
What is the difference between erosion and weathering?
Erosion is movement of particles. Weathering is breaking down of rocks and minerals due to natural forces.
Give an example of the service function.
Service function includes services that support life without human intervention or participation. In other words, how earth supports life independently.
Which is the odd one out?
Absorption, Reflection, Scattering, Aeolian, Transpiration
Transpiration
Salinisation
the process by which salt content in soil increases
Name one geographical process from each sphere.