Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Biology - B3 - AQA - GCSE - Human Activity
- Reasons for the growth in
the human population
- No natural predator
- Lack of contraception in
low income countries
- Modern humans can
fight pathogens better
- Can cure diseases
- Increased
standard
of living
- More food
- More electricity
- Heat
- Lighting
- More fuel
- Electricity
- Heat
- Cooking
- Travel
- Better education
- Resources being used up
- Rocks
- Housing
- Minerals
- Products -
Metal ores
- Land
- Housing
- Mining
- Farming
- The human population
is growing which means
that more food is
needed to satisfy this
- Non-renewable
energy sources
- Heating
- Electricity
- Travel
- More fossil fuels
are being burnt for
heat and power
- Trees
- Products - Wood
- Heating
- Electricity
- Housing
- Types of pollution
Anlagen:
- Air pollution - Fossil
fuels burning to make
electricity and heat, transport
- Water pollution -
Fertilisers for farming,
bodily waste
- Land pollution - Landfill, factories
- Disposable items
- When humans build on land, they are
removing plants which photosynthesis
which removes carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere and replaces it with oxygen.
Because the humans are destroying the
plants, this is not happening as much
which results in more carbon dioxide
remaining in the atmosphere.