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2.1 Fossil fuel formation
Fossil fuels formed by,
Coal formed by,
Oil and natural gas
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2.2 Energy resources and the generation of electricity
The demand for energy is increasi...,
Types of energy resources,
Renewable resources
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2.4 Conservation and management of energy resources
Strategies for the efficient mana...,
Reducing consumption,
Energy from waste
10
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2.3 Energy Demand
The factors affecting the demand ...,
Domestic demand,
Example of domestic demand
10
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2.5 Impact of oil pollution
Main causes of marine oil spills,
Offshore oil extraction,
Oil pipelines
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2.6 Mangement of oil pollution
Reducing oil spills in marine env...,
Full form of marpol,
What is marpol
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1.1 formation of rocks
How are igneous rocks formed,
Cooled magma forms,
Cooled lava forms
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1.2 Extraction of rocks and minerals from the Earth
Prospecting,
Remote sensing,
Satellite signals
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1.3 Impact of Rock and Mineral Extraction
Environmental impacts,
Economic impacts,
Negative social impacts
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1.4 Managing the Impact of Rock and Mineral Extraction
Strategies for restoring landscap...,
Safe disposal of mining waste,
Land restoration
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1.5 Sustainable Use of Rocks and Minerals
Sustainable resource,
Sustainable development,
Strategies for the sustainable us...
5
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4.1 Global water distribution
How much percentage of water is a...,
How much percentage of fresh and ...,
Of freshwater how much resides in...
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4.2 The water cycle
What is the water cycle also know...,
Water cycle processes 9 processes,
Evaporation
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4.3 Water supply
Describe different sources of fre...,
Surface ground water and sea exam...,
Aquifers
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4.4 Water usage
What are the different ways in wh...,
Domestic usage of water,
Industrial usage of water
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4.5 Water quality and availability
Water rich countries,
Water poor countries,
Water conflict
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4.6 Multipurpose dam projects
Factors affecting the choice of s...,
Advantages of a dam 9 points,
Disadvantages of a dam 7 points
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8.1 Human population distribution and density
Population distribution,
Population density,
Areas of low density less than 10...
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8.2 Changes in population size
What does the growth curve ofpopu...,
Lag phase,
Log exponential phase
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8.3 Population structure
A population pyramid,
Types of population structures,
Young dependents
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8.4 Managing human population size
Strategies for managing humanpopu...,
Family planning,
Improved health
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4.7 Water pollution and its sources
What are the sources of water pol...,
Domestic waste,
Industrial processes
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4.8 Impact of water pollution
What are the impacts of water pol...,
Global inequalities in sewage and...,
Risk of infectious bacterial dise...
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4.9 Managing pollution of fresh water
Strategies for improvingwater qua...,
Improve sanitation,
Sewage treatment process
7
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4.10 Managing water-related disease
Water bred disease,
Example of water bred disease,
Describe the life cycle of the ma...
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5.1 Oceans as a resource
Resource potential of oceans 6,
Food,
Chemicals and building materials ...
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5.2 World fisheries
Ocean structure,
Distribution of major fish popula...,
Why continentental shelf can be r...
18
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5.3 Impact of exploitation of the oceans
Overfishing,
Sustainable fishing,
Causes of overfishing of marine f...
11
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5.4 Management of the harvesting of marine species
Strategies for management of the ...,
Net types and mesh size,
Quotas
8
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6.1 Earthquakes and volcanoes (impacts and stra)
Describe the structure of the earth,
Crust,
Mantle
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6.3 Flooding (impacts and stra)
Natural causes of flooding,
Human causes,
The impacts of flooding
6
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3.1 Soil composition
Composition of soil what is the s...,
Percentage of each composition,
Mineral particles
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3.2 Soils for plant growth
Soils is a _ _ _ _ _ for plant _ ...,
Factors affecting plant growth,
Mineral ions required by plants 3...
11
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3.3 Agriculture types
Types of farming,
Subsistence farming,
Types of subsistence farming
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3.4 Increasing agricultural yields
Techniques to improve agricultura...,
Crop rotation,
Advantages of crop rotation
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3.5 Impact of agriculture
Impacts of agriculturalpractices 7,
Overuse of insecticides and herbi...,
Overuse of fertilisers
11
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3.6 Causes and impacts of soil erosion
Soil erosion,
The causes of soil erosion,
Overcultivation
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3.7 Managing soil erosion
Strategies to reduce soilerosion,
Strategies to reduce soil erosion...,
Terracing
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3.8 Sustainable agriculture
Strategies for sustainableagricul...,
Organic fertiliser,
Managed grazing
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9.1 Ecosystems
Define ecosystem,
Define population,
Community
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9.2 Ecosystems under threat
Causes of habitat loss,
Why is drainage of wetlands caused,
What is a wetland
10
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6.2 Tropical cyclones
Causes of tropical cyclones,
Examples of tropical cyclones,
Direction of cyclones
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9.3 Deforestation
Causes ofdeforestation,
Timber extraction and logging,
Impacts of deforestation
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9.4 Managing forests
Reasons for the need for thesusta...,
Growing forests as carbon sinks a...,
Importance of forests
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9.5 Measuring and managing biodiversity
Types of sampling,
Random sampling,
Process of random sampling
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6.4 Drought
Causes of drought,
Effect of el nino southern oscill...,
La nina on ocean temperatures and...
7
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