UNIT 1 AOS2 SAC 3 - earths systems, managing environmental changes

How was the biosphere formed

How was the lithosphere formed

How was the atmosphere formed

How was the hydrosphere formed

What are examples of changes and disruptions to landscapes, ecosystems and biomes that influence their distribution and ecological characteristics

What’s the role on innovation and science in responding to challenges as a result of environmental change and disruption

what is a stakeholder

what are examples of stakeholders (anthropocentrism, ecocentrism, biocentrism, techno centrism)

what’s anthropocentrism?

What’s ecocentrism?

What’s biocentrism?

What’s techno centrism?

How has regulatory frameworks contributed to managing environmental challenges of regional relevance?

How has new technologies contributed to managing environmental challenges of regional relevance?

How has scientific data contributed to managing environmental challenges of regional relevance?

How has diverse stakeholder values contributed to managing environmental challenges of regional relevance?

What’s primary succession

What’s secondary succession

Difference between primary and secondary succession

What’s short tern change

What’s long term change

difference between long and short tern change

what’s the connection between atmospheric gases and the environment

how can a project have benefits and costs for the environment

how can a project have benefits and costs for society

how can a project have benefits and costs for the economy

• What are real-world examples of primary and secondary succession?

• How do disturbances (natural or human-caused) initiate succession?

• How do ecosystems recover from short-term vs. long-term changes?

• How do human activities alter the interactions between these spheres?

• What feedback loops exist between the spheres, and how can they amplify or dampen environmental changes?