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Importance of the water and carbon cycle
Why is water important,
Explain goldilocks zone,
How does water regulate earths te...
15
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The global water cycle
What is the global water cycle,
What is residency time,
What are the major stores
7
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The global carbon cycle
The global carbon cycle,
Important roles,
The slow carbon cycle
4
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Atmospheric processes of the water cycle
The water balance,
Flows,
Precipitation
16
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Catchment hydrology - processes of the water cycle
What is evaporation,
Latent heat,
Interception
9
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The processes in the carbon cycle - carbon exchange
What are the main processes invol...,
How is precipitation involved in ...,
How is photosynthesis involved in...
6
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Carbon sequestration in the oceans
What two mechanisms are used by t...,
What is the physical inorganic pump,
What is downwelling
8
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Case study - Amazon Rainforest (water cycle)
Amazon river basin,
Features of trf,
Physical factors geology
5
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Case study - Amazon Rainforest (carbon cycle)
What is the main store of nutrien...,
Climate features,
What are the consequences of the ...
4
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Strategies to manage TRF
People and the amazon,
Name 3 strategies to manage the a...,
Parica project
9
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The Arctic Tundra
What underlies much of the tundra,
How does the temperature of the t...,
What are the main features of the...
5
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Oil and gas production - Alaska
What are the problems associated ...,
What was the solution to relieve ...,
What was the problem with the are...
11
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Water cycle dynamic equilibrium
How does urbanisation disrupt the...,
How does development on flood pla...,
How does farming disrupt dynamic ...
3
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Carbon cycle dynamic equilibrium
How does arable farming effect th...,
What is carbon capture storage,
What are the limitations of carbo...
3
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Monitoring changes in the water cycle
Why are observation by satellites...,
Why does data need to be collected,
Explain diurnal change with examples
6
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Monitoring changes in the carbon cycle
Diurnal changes in the carbon cycle,
Seasonal changes in the carbon cycle,
Long term changes in co2
3
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How are the water and carbon cycles linked
How does the atmosphere links the...,
How does the oceans link the cycles,
How does vegetation and soil link...
4
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Long term impacts on the carbon cycle and management strategies
Name some management stratagies,
What are the threats to wetlands,
What do ramsar sites do
15
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Impacts of GCC on the water cycle
Forestry threats,
Funding prijects,
Brazils protected areas
9
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