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Biomes
Water pollution
unequal water Distribution
Deforestation
Desertification
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  • Which two biomes are the most similar with regard to rainfall? ...

desert and tundra

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  • What is water pollution? ...

 bacteria, viruses,


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  • How prevalent is access to safe drinking water?

Almost three-quarters of the world's population

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  • Do you think deforestation is a significant environmental issue? ...

Yes

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What is desertification? .

 the process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas as a result of various climatic and human factors.


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  • Which biome is characterized by a layer of permafrost? ...

The tundra biome

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  • Where does water pollution come from? ...

sewage and waste water treatment,

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  • What factors hinder people's access to safe drinking water?

Climate change, increasing water scarcity, population growth, demographic changes and urbanization


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  • Which of the following do you think are causes of deforestation? ( ...

In some areas, trees are cut down for firewood, particularly in developing regions.


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What are some misconceptions about it?

 Desertification is a recent and pressing, post-70s phenomenon

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Biodiversity is greatest in which biome?

Tropical forest 


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How do we detect water pollution? ..

? Water pollution is detected in laboratories, where small samples of water are analysed for different contaminants.

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  • What are the effects of inadequate access to safe drinking water?

 cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. 


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  • Are you aware of the impact of deforestation on climate change? ...

yes

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where does denitrification live?

mostly in soils and sediments and anoxic zones in lakes and oceans

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  • What biome is dominated by the eastern portion of the United States?

 temperate deciduous forest

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  • What is heat pollution, what causes it and what are the dangers? ...

 a rapid change in temperature in a natural body of water

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  • How does conflict arise from unequal access to safe drinking water?

 the widespread lack of transboundary cooperation on shared water resources

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Which ecosystems do you think are most affected by deforestation?

tropical rain forests

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How is desertification related to poverty?

 They can experience exacerbated poverty

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What is the 7 biome?

tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, rainforest, grassland, shrubland, and desert. 


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  • What is eutrophication, what causes it and what are the dangers? ...

Harmful algal blooms, dead zones, and fish kills

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What is the other meaning of desertification?

the process by which land changes into desert,