Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Geography- Battle for the biosphere
- Biosphere
- Definition- The zone where life is found
- The life support system as it provides us with GOODS and SERVICES
- GOODS
- Clothing
- Meat
- Wood
- Medicine
- Oil
- Sugar
- Definition- Things that are value
- SERVICES
- Reduce flooding
- Tourism
- Water
- Oxygen
- Climate change
- Definition- Things that
satisfy us
- Ecosystem
- Definition- A community of plants and
animals that interact with each other and
their local environment
- Examples- Rainforest, deserts, animals, soil, plants
- Biome
- Definition-A large scale
ecosystem
- Examples- Tundra, Coniferous
rainforest, temperate forest
- Tundra
- Mostly found in the North Pole as it is very cold and only bears and
penguins le there
- Coniferous rainforest
- In North America (Canada) sun rays are weak meaning it is very cold and plants are
adapted to the cold weather with needle like leaves
- Temperate deciduous rainforests
- It is neither hot or cold so it is just mild and so plants are able to grow
- Tropical rainforests
- Mostly found on either side of the Equator and the temperature is hot
although it still has very heavy rainfall so that plants can grow
- Hot Desert
- In between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn where is is very
hot and dry and there are cactuses and camels
- Micro ecosystem
- Definition-Small like a pond
- Sustainable
- Definition-When you need something and you
only use small amounts shat you need and leave
the majority for future generations
- Unsutainable
- Definition- When you take huge amounts of
something and don't think about the future
generations
- Indigenous people
- Definition-People who have
originated and lived in a
country for many years
- Indigenous people are ...
- Sustainable
- Use fuel wood
- Use small plots of land
- Move to another land so others can recover
- TNC'S
- Definition-Giant companies operating in many places
in many countries using goods for commercial
purposes
- TNC'S are...
- Unsustainable
- Use large plots of land
- Clears the trees, less roots, more
erosion, land slides and flooding
- Economic gain