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(Climate Change)
(Climate Change)
The loss of forests and trees, often due to logging or agriculture.
What is deforestation?
A biome characterised by high rainfall, lush vegetation in jungles, and a large range of animal and plant species.
What is a rainforest biome?
The disaster occurred in April 2010, causing the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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When did the Deepwater Horizon explode?
This is the overall quality of life and economic conditions, including factors like health, education, and income.
What is Human Wellbeing?
The gradual increase in Earth's temperature due to human activities.
What is global warming?
A large biome, typically hot and dry, with little or no plant/animal species.
What is a desert biome?
This area was heavily impacted by the spill, where oil covered beaches and caused long-term damage to ecosystems.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
This economic indicator measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given year.
What is GDP?
When the homes of animals are destroyed, and leads to loss of biodiversity.
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What is habitat destruction?
A biome found near the north and south poles, typically icey and cold.
What is a tundra biome?
The type of pollution caused by the oil, which can suffocate marine life and damage habitats.
What is oil spill pollution?
This index combines data on life expectancy, education, and income to measure the human development of a country.
What is HDI?
The creation of deserts, often resulting from a lack of rainfall and poor land management.
What is desertification?
A biome featuring vast areas of gradd with trees, found in places like central Africa and Australia.
What are grasslands biomes?
This environmental consequence refers to the slow and harmful effect on plant and animal life in the affected area.
What are the long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill?
This measure refers to the percentage of a population who can read and write, usually for people over the age of 15.
What is literacy rates?
The process of soil becoming less fertile due to overuse, deforestation, or climate change.
What is soil degradation?
This indicator shows the average number of years a person can expect to live, reflecting the health of a country’s population.
What is life expectancy?