Environmental Functions
"Biodiversity" refers to:
The variety of all living organisms within an ecosystem.
the process of clearing trees and vegetation from a large area of land.
Deforestation
The core idea of looking after the earth is?
Sustainability
This major US wetland system is the subject of one of the world's largest environmental restoration projects.
Florida Everglaves
These lines on a topographic map connect points of equal elevation and show the shape of the land.
contour
When a forest filters carbon dioxide from the air or a wetland purifies water, it is performing this type of function.
Service
If a forest's original area was 800 and it is now 600 , what is the percentage of the original forest remaining?
75%
To act sustainably is to
only take what is needed at that time to allow it to be used for future generations
In the Philippines, this human activity is a major cause of the degradation of coastal mangrove wetlands.
Over fishing
Which tool is used to give an exact 6-digit location on a topographic map?
Grid Reference (GR)
Which function is being used when a mining company extracts iron ore from the ground?
source function
a major "human-induced" cause of change in Australian wetlands could be?
Urbanisation
Why is the Indigenous practice of "Cool Burning" considered a sustainable management strategy?
It reduces fuel loads and promotes biodiversity without intense, destructive heat.
Japan is doing what to generate electricity through everyday people?
placing sensors in the ground and sindewalks that utilise kinetic engergy to create electrical enegry
What does the "S" stand for in the mapping acronym BOLTSS?
Scale
This function relates to the aesthetic, recreational, or religious value a landscape holds for people
Spiritual function
How do invasive "pest" species like Water Buffalo or Cane Toads typically affect a wetland food web?
They disrupt energy flow by outcompeting or preying on native species.
This worldview believes that humans have a responsibility to look after the Earth for future generations.
Stewardship
What is the name of the international agreement from 2015 that swore to decrease global temperature increases?
The Paris Agreement
This is the precise three-digit degree measurement used to show direction from one point to another on a map.
Bearing
The 4s' of environmental functions are
Source, Sink, Service, and Spiritual?
Which Country has the most camels in the World and why?
Australia as they have no natural predators
the indigenous way of life that ensured sustainability is?
Seasonal Hunter Gathering
Which Country Ranks the higghest in the Sustainable Development Report 2025? Do we know a key reason why?
Finland (closely followed by Sweeden and Denmark)
What comes first when using latitude and longitude
Lat is flat, so start with that. Use Long, and you will be wrong