9. Environment Flashcards

Question

Problems and Solutions of Snowdonia

Answer 1

1* Damage to the environment -litter, footpath erosion, fire 2* Wildlife and vegetation disturbance 3* Traffic and congestion leading to increased pollution 4* Increase in goods prices 4* Holiday homes push up local house prices 4* Unprepared hikers-stretching local services 1* Use local materials to repair paths, close areas off 2* Education of visitors 3* Use of park and ride, local bus services, cycling routes 4* Other suggestions include-charging visitors, campaigns to encourage visitors to take more care and to encourage visitors to visit different areas within the National Park

Answer 2

* Globally the 10 warmest years on record all occurred in the 21stcentury. * Increased greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide and CFCs) from industry, transport, deforestation/burning, landfill, rice cultivation, livestock, fertilisers, burning fossil fuels, air conditioning all contribute to global warming.

Answer 3

* The UK’s energy mix is made up of renewable and non-renewable sources. * Renewable energy can be used over and over and does not produce carbon emissions (with the exception of biomass, however emissions can be offset). * Nuclear is non-renewable but unlike coal, gas and oil it does not release carbon emissions but nuclear waste is dangerous and has to be stored safely.

Answer 4

* Increase in land & ocean temperatures * Melting ice at poles & mountains glaciers * Rising sea levels * More extreme weather If we do not change our behaviour, global temperatures could rise by 3C

Answer 5

Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. Use public transport, use electricor hybrid cars, car share, renewable energy sources, plant trees, turn off lights & devices when not in use, holiday locally or in the UK.

Answer 6

Is contamination of the land including soil and the groundbeneath, it includes litter, organic waste, agriculture, mining and industry waste. Reduce what you buy, reuse items, recycle, compost, buy biodegradableproducts, store chemicals/waste in containers that do not leak.

Answer 7

Is any form of contamination that people put into water-sewage, chemicals, plastics. Reduce water use, use environmentally safe cleaning products, buy organic food, take your rubbish with you, reduce use of plastic bags, be careful what you put down the drain or toilet.

Answer 8

* Reduce carbon emissions * In 2015 at the UN climate summit nearly all countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5C and a maximum of 2C. * Reducing and stopping the burning of fossil fuels, carbon capture and storage, reforestation, reducing temperatures in our homes, choosing greener travel, reducingflights, eating less meat, wasting less food, eating locally and seasonally repairing rather than replacing, buying less stuff but of better quality so it lasts.

Answer 9

* Floods: 100% increase in flood risk, 170% increase in flood risk

Answer 10

* Heatwaves: 9% of the world's population at risk, 28% of the world's population at risk

Answer 11

* Drought: 350 million urban residents at risk, 410 million urban residents at risk

Answer 12

* Sea level rise: 46 million people impacted by 48 cm rise, 49 million people impacted by 56 cm rise

Answer 13

* Arctic sea ice: Ice free summers once every 100 years, Ice free summers once every 10 years

Answer 14

* Species: 6% of insects, 8% of plants, 4% of vertebrates will be affected, 18% of insects, 16% of plants, 8% of vertebrates will be affected

9. Environment Flashcards

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