Vocabulary
Productivity
Out put or energy produced in an environment
Name one anthropogenic biome
Could be:
Urban
Wildlands
Forested
Rangelands
Croplands
Villages
The % of freshwater available across the world
2.5%
Explain the differences between climate change and global warming
Climate change is the changes in our weather patterns over time.
Global warming is the impact humans have had on warming our planet
What is the definition of Food Security
When all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs
Anthropogenic
human altered biome
The continent which holds the most rice anthropogenic biomes.
Southern Asia
The % of freshwater locked in glaciers across the world
1.75%
What is the biggest culprit contributing to climate change
Carbon Emissions
How does population affect food security
The higher the population the more food needs to be produced in that region
SHEEPT
Social
Historical
Environmental
Economical
Political
Technological
List two ways humans alter environments
Through things like:
Deforestation for agricultural land or housing
Bridges/rivers
Pollution
Coastal management and many more
What is the biggest human impact on our freshwater biomes
Pollution
In 2022 did New Zealand or Australia have the most carbon emissions
Australia
What does economic value mean
How financially strong or weak are our production levels through our environment
PQE
Pattern
Quantify
Exception
The amount of water in litres required to make a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
What is 20000 litres
What river in India did we study on freshwater
The Ganges River
What part of the world has warmed the most from global warming
The Arctic Circle
What is the highest ranked country for food security?
Finland
SPICESS
Space
Place
Interconnection
Change
Environment
Scale
Sustainability
The three main ways humans alter our environment?
What are:
Water Degradation
Land Degradation
Industrialisation
The term that we use to explain how we use freshwater resources to water our crops
Irrigation
The amount in degrees our temperate has warmed since 1880
0.8 degrees
What is the lowest ranked country for food security?
Syria 113th