Types of Environmental Change
The process by which fertile land becomes desert
The most common human activity leading to deforestation.
Agriculture (farming)
Planting ne trees to replace ones cut down
Reforestation
Climate change - coral bleaching
The gas most responsible for the greenhouse effect
Carbon dioxide
The gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature
Global warming
Burning these fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Fossil fuels
An international agreement that aims to limit greenhouse gas emissions
Paris Agreement
A country famous for using wind power as a major renewable energy source
Denmark
China
The wearing away of soil and rock by wind, water, or ice.
Erosion
The largest contributor to global water pollution
Agriculture (pesticides and fertilisers)
A type of farming that avoids chemical fertilisers and pesticides
Organic farming
The Murray-Darling Basin in Australia faces this major environmental challenge
Water scarcity
Rising global temperatures are causing sea levels to rise due to this process
Melting ice caps/ glaciers
The clearing of forests for agriculture, logging or development.
Deforestation
The effect of cities expanding into rural areas
Urban sprawl
A method of water conservation often used in dry regions
Drip irrigation
Council rules such as banning water hose use
The Amazon rainforest spans across this South American country
Brazil
This sector is Australia’s largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy sector (burning coal and gas)
The loss of species from an ecosystem or the planet.
Biodiversity loss
The term for overuse of natural resources faster than they can regenerate.
Unsustainable consumption
Managing environments to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future
Sustainability
The management practice used in Kakadu National Park to prevent larger bushfires
Fire stick farming/controlled burning
Australia exports large amounts of these two fossil fuels, which contribute significantly to global emissions.
Coal and natural gas