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Unit 1 - AOS1 - Components of the Environment
Definition of ecosystems,
Definition of ecology,
Abiotic factors
9
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Unit 1 - AOS1 - Ecological relationships and Energy Transfer
How does energy enter the ecosystems,
What do autotrophs convert solar ...,
What are heterotrophs
14
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Unit 1 - AOS2 - Lithosphere
Eraths crust,
Order of the earths layers,
Continental drift
28
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Unit 1 - AOS1 - Other earths spheres
Atmosphere definition,
Troposphere,
Stratosphere
17
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Unit 1 - AOS2 - Solar System
What follows after a change in th...,
Intense stresses endured on earth...,
The age of earth
23
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Unit 1 - AOS2 - Form of Spheres
How was the atmosphere formed,
How was liquid water formed,
What did volcanic eruptions bring...
8
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Unit 1 - AOS2 - Changes in environment
Daily changes define and example,
Cercadian cycle,
Monthly changes define and examples
28
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Unit 2 - AOS1 - Pollutants characteristics
Pollution,
Pollutant,
Natural pollution examples
11
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Unit 2 - AOS 1 - Transport mechanisms of pollutants
Pollutant,
What is a transport mechanism,
Sources of pollution
24
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Unit 2 - AOS1 - Impacts & Managment of Pollution
Scales of the environmental impact,
Exposure,
Different ways substances can be ...
17
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Unit 2 - AOS1 - Indicators of pollution
Indicator,
Examples of what indicators may m...,
Good indicators
19
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Unit 2 - AOS 2 - Food security
Definition of food security,
Dimensions of food security,
Global hunger index
11
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Unit 2 - AOS 2 - Conventional & Organic Monoculture
Conventional monoculture,
Example of an impact of conventio...,
What is purpose of synthetic fert...
20
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Unit 2 - AOS 2 - Reccommendations
Name the sustainability pricniples,
Conservation of biodiversity and ...,
Efficiency of resource use
5
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Unit 2 - AOS 2 - Maintaining food and water security
Organizational barriers and its e...,
Political barrier and its enabler...,
Sustainability definition
12
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH 1 -Importance of biodiversity
Importance of biodiversity
20
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH 2 - Biodiversity changes overtime
Fossils definition,
Strata,
Relative dating
19
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH 3 - Measuring species & biodiversity, Conservation status etc.
Sampling using quadrats info on s...,
Types of sampling plants,
Sampling edge effects
34
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH 4 - Threats & Managment strategies for biodiversity
Habitat loss definition,
Describe contiguous and fragmente...,
Overexploitation definition
26
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH - Legal & social mechanisms for biodiversity conservation
List the international legislatio...,
Convention on international trade...,
Adv dis convention on internation...
11
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Unit 3 - AOS 1 - CH - Value systems & sustainability principles
Name the value systems,
Anthropocentrism,
Biocentrism
12
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Unit 3 - AOS 2 - Ecological Sustainable Development
Esd definition,
Sustainable development definition,
Considerations when aiming for su...
34
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UNIT 4 - AOS 1
Climate change,
Earths energy budget,
Points about the sun
52
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UNIT 4 - AOS 2
Fracking,
Steps of fracking,
Benefits of fracking
50
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