Patterns+in+environmental+quality+and+sustainability

=Revision Materials From Greenfield=

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=Atmosphere and change= AIM: Describe the functioning of the atmospheric system in terms of the energy balance between solar and longwave radiation. NASA video:[] [|Atmospheric System]

Further Reading: Planet Geography: Pages 100-104 IB Study Guide: 32-33

AIM: Explain the changes in this balance due to external forcings (changes in solar radiation, changes in the albedo of the atmosphere and changes in the longwave radiation returned to space). [|Atmospheric System] Further Reading: Planet Geography: Pages 100-104 IB Study Guide: 32-33

AIM: Discuss the causes (human and natural) and environmental consequences of global climate change.

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 * Causes**

[|UNFCC Report]
 * Consequences**

Further Reading: Planet Geography pages 104-113

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 * Case Study**: Loess Plateau

China Green - the lessons of the loess plateau New Agriculturist - The Loess Plateau: from China's sorrow to Earth's hope Sustainable Development Success Stories - Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project

The World Bank - Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project [|Loess Plateau]

Further Reading: Planet Geography: Pages 116-120 IB Study Guide: 34-35

=Water and change= AIM: Identify the ways in which water is utilized at the regional scale. Examine the environmental and human factors affecting patterns and trends in physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity. Examine the factors affecting access to safe drinking water.

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[|geographyalltheway Tasks]

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=Biodiversity and change= AIM: Explain the concept and importance of biodiversity in tropical rainforests. Examine the causes and consequences of reduced biodiversity in this biome. media type="custom" key="12410310" Madagascar--> media type="custom" key="8787430"

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=Sustainability and the environment= Define the concept of environmental sustainability. Evaluate a management strategy at a local or national scale designed to achieve environmental sustainability.

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=Revision= MISS BUTLER'S REVISION QUESTIONS