Biomes The main biomes on Earth are Arctic

Biomes The main biomes on Earth are: • Arctic Tundra (Russia, Alaska, Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Canada) • Coniferous Forest (North America, Europe, China, Japan) • Deciduous Forest (USA, Canada, Europe, Russia, China, Japan) • Desert (North Africa, Iraq, Saudi Arabia etc) • Grasslands (Africa, South America, North America, Eurasia) • Mountains (Most countries have mountains) • Rainforests (South America, Africa) Each biome has it’s own plants, animals and climate

What biomes would contain these climates/plants/animals? • Hot, rainy, snakes, jaguar, bamboo, banana trees • Dry, hot, camels, lizards, snakes • Cold, sheep, goats, rocky, usually treeless • Cold icy, mosquitoes, small shrubs, blackflies • Trees that lose leaves in fall, berries, wild flowers, maple trees, deer, rabbits, racoons • Cereal crops, zebras, giraffes, cattle, prairie dog, trees • Spruce trees, hemlock trees, fir trees, cold, soil not very fertile, moose, owls, foxes. SS and TA

Coastal Processes Waves… Coastal Erosion… Define these words… 1) Fetch 2) Destructive 3) Swash Define these words… 1) Solution 2) Abrasion 3) Attrition What’s the Difference 1) What is the difference between a long fetch and a short fetch? 2) What is the difference between a destructive wave and a constructive wave. Explain what happens. . . 1) Explain what happens to create a wave-cut notch? 2) Explain what happens during hydraulic action Transportation and Deposition… Define these words… 1) Longshore drift 2) Prevailing wind 3) Traction Quick quiz… 1) What angle does the backwash take pebbles away from the coast? 2) What conditions can cause deposition? CF + GK

Climate Change – Sea Level Odd One Out Tuvalu Antarctica Africa BT & RC

Answer Tuvalu is being effected by the rising sea levels. Antarctica is causing the sea levels to rise. Africa is being helped by the sea levels.

Sea Levels Key Words Global Mean Sea Level – Average Sea Level across the world (8 inches) Thermal Expansion – when water heats up, it expands. Aquifers – Underground bodies of fresh water Define These Key Words -Heat Trapping Gases -Polar Ice Caps BT & RC

Climate Change and Sea Levels BY SP

Revision Introduction • Many people are interested in climate change and how a changing climate will affect the ocean. With the majority of Americans living in coastal states, rising water levels can have potentially large impacts. Scientists have determined that global sea level has been steadily rising since 1900 at a rate of at least 0. 04 to 0. 1 inches per year. Sea Level • Sea level can rise by two different mechanisms with respect to climate change. First, as the oceans warm due to an increasing global temperature, seawater expands—taking up more space in the ocean basin and causing a rise in water level. The second mechanism is the melting of ice over land, which then adds water to the ocean. Climate Change • Climate change affects us all, but how do designers approach the problem of rising water levels in the UK and the Netherlands? The Thames Barrier was built to protect London, keeping the water out in times of high tides and storms. But as sea levels rise, the barrier is being raised more frequently. Developers are being forced to consider brownfield sites for housing as demand grows, but these sites are often at risk of flooding. Architect Richard Coutts' company has an innovative approach to living with water. Their designs work with rising water levels instead of against them.

Quick Quiz-Sea Levels What is the prediction on the increase of the sea level per year? a) 0. 06 -1. 5 Inches b) 0. 04 -0. 1 Inches c) 3 -4 Inches Which of these is a hard engineering technique a) Beach Nourishment b) Gabions c) Dune regeneration How does climate change affect sea levels? a)Sun evaporates the sea and global warming causes sun to get warmer evaporating more water. b)The sun burns holes in the sea bed which water can exit through. c)The cold weather makes more clouds which means more rain.

Quick Quiz-Climate change • Which of the following is not evidence provided for climate change? a) Weather recordings b) Fossils c) Animal Behaviour Land which is most at threat from rising sea levels is? a) Coastal land b) Land on a flood plain c) Land above 100 m Which of these is not a natural cause of change to our climate? a)b) Pollution from vehicles c) Volcanic activity dust particles released in an eruption can disrupt the atmosphere.

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Coastal Protection True or False…

Marshland creation reduces the impact of waves… True False

Longshore drift can create land as well as destroy it… True False

How to change Birth Rate in a country Match the following definitions: Natural increase- The movement of people in and out of an area Migration - The amount of people born by 1000 per year Birth rate - The amount of people that die by 1000 per year Death rate The amount of births subtracted by the amount of deaths Which lowers a population the most: 1) War 2) New attractions built in that country (city, theme park etc. ) 3) Poor economy 4) Deadly disease 5) Famine/Drought Is the rate of natural increase given as a: a) Percentage b) Fraction c) Decimal By I. L and A. C

What damages the tropical rainforest By B. L and E. M Match the following *Logging: *Agricultures-Cash Crops & Cattle: *Ranching: *Fuelwood: *Large Dams: *Tourism: *Agriculture-Shifted Cultivators *The planning, construction and spacing of a water source. *The activity of felling trees and cutting and preparing timber. *Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot. *Mining and Industry: the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine. *the commercial organisation of holidays and making tracks for this *Wood cut down to be used as fuel. *To make space for breeding of animals.

Why Is It Better To Buy Local Food By CK and JA It is better to buy local foods because the food looks and tastes better and is going to be more fresh. Local food is better for you because the less time it has taken to be produced and to be eaten by you the better. It is also a waste of CO 2 because by getting the food transported to you then you are causing damage to the environment. Buying local food costs less because it costs a lot to get it transported from other countries. By buying local food you are supporting local farmers today by helping to ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow. Local food is more safe because it is less likely to be messed with.

Tropical Rainforest The tropical rainforest is a biome with a constant temperature and a high rainfall. The level of humidity and density of the vegetation give the ecosystem a unique water and nutrient cycle. Rainforests around the world are threatened by human expansion. A tropical rainforest biome is found in hot, humid environments in equatorial climates. They contain the most diverse range and highest volume of plant and animal life found anywhere on earth. Questions What is the rainforest water cycle? What is the rainforest nutrient cycle? Name and explain three tropical rainforest plant adaptations _______ Label the Layers

Answers What is the water cycle? The roots of plants take up water from the ground and the rain is intercepted as it falls - much of it at the canopy level. As the rainforest heats up, the water evaporates into the atmosphere and forms clouds to make the next day's rain. This is convectional rainfall. What is the nutrient cycle? The roots of plants take up water from the ground and the rain is intercepted as it falls - much of it at the canopy level. As the rainforest heats up, the water evaporates into the atmosphere and forms clouds to make the next day's rain. This is convectional rainfall.

What effect will climate change have on farming? True or False? a) b) c) d) Warming water will disrupt ecosystems for fish and shellfish and cause their habitat to change. Its easier to grow crops in warmer conditions. Colder climates can make animals ill. Weeds and fungi thrive in warm temperatures.

Questions a) b) c) d) How much do you think that climate change will effect farming? Do you think climate change will effect the lifespan of the animals on a farm? What do you think the main problem will be with growing the plants? Do you think climate change will effect the quality of the soil?

Revision - Birth and Death Rate Births – usually measured using the birth rate. Birth rate is the number of live births per one thousand of the population per year. Deaths – usually measured using the death rate. Death rate is the number of deaths per one thousand of the population per year. The rate of natural increase is given as a percentage, calculated by dividing the natural increase by 10. For example, if the birth rate is 14 per 1, 000 population, and the death rate is 8 per 1000 population, then the natural increase = 14 - 8 = 6. So the natural increase is 6 or 6/1000. The natural increase is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate. An MEDC is a more economically developed country. An LEDC is a less economically developed country. There are 4 transitional countries – transitioning from poverty. These are known as BRIC B. Brazil R. Russia I. India C. China

Questions - Birth Rate and Death Rate 1. How do you measure natural increase? (give the equation) 2. Give an example of an LEDC country and an MEDC country. 3. Which one is the odd one out? : a) Brazil b) Russia c) India d) Spain 4. True or False? a) Birth and Death rate are natural causes of population change b) Nigeria is an MEDC c) The difference between the birth rate and death rate of a country or place is called the natural increase d) LEDC’s have a lower growing population 5. If the birth rate is 35 and the death rate is 12 then what is the natural increase of the country? By LF and HOB

Recycle • The resources on the Earth are limited. It is important that the things we do now do not make things difficult or impossible for future generations. To achieve sustainable development, we need to balance these things carefully. • Recycling is an important way to help us achieve sustainable development. • We can recycle many resources, name a few:

Glass, metal, paper, plastic Reuse Could the product could be used for something else so you don't need to throw it away. Take an existing product that’s become waste and use the material or parts for another purpose, without processing it. For example: Plastic bags, Water bottles etc By SI and MT

By F. S and R. S How to change the Death Rate

What is Death Rate? • The death rate is the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of death rates per one thousand people per year. • “Improved diets have reduced death rates”

How to increase death rates There are many ways of increasing death rates such as: • Not giving people food • Spreading diseases • Burn lots of fuels to increase air pollution • Not have enough hospitals

How to decrease death rate There are many ways of decreasing death rates also, such as: • Stop global warming • Provide better food (better harvests) • Improved hospitals • Better sanitations

QUIZ TIME!!!!!! 1. Define death rate in 11 word – has to be specific 2. Give your own example of how to decrease death rates – Can’t be ones on this Power. Point 3. Give your own example of how to increase death rates – Can’t be ones on this Power. Point 4. What is the biggest country with the most death rates – it IS on this Power. Point 5. What is the biggest country with the least death rates – it IS on this Power. Point