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    Flashcards - 4d Human Influences On The Environment - Edexcel Biology IGCSE

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    Edexcel Biology IGCSE

    4.d - Human Influences on the


    Environment
    Flashcards

    PMT Education is licensed under https://bit.ly/pmt-cc


    This work by https://bit.ly/pmt-edu-cc CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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    What detrimental impacts can sulfur
    dioxide have on the environment?

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    What detrimental impacts can sulfur dioxide have on
    the environment?
    - Formed when fossil fuels containing
    impurities are burnt
    - Sulfur dioxide can dissolve in water to form
    acid rain which can erode buildings and
    pollute water sources
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    What detrimental impacts can carbon
    monoxide have on the environment?

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    What detrimental impacts can carbon monoxide
    have on the environment?
    - Carbon monoxide is formed from the incomplete
    combustion of fossil fuels
    - Carbon monoxide binds irreversibly to haemoglobin
    which prevents it from carrying oxygen
    - Too much exposure can cause unconsciousness and
    death
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    Name 5 greenhouse gases

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    Name 5 greenhouse gases

    - Water vapour
    - Carbon dioxide
    - Nitrous oxide
    - Methane
    - CFCs
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    Give 3 human activities that contribute to
    greenhouse gases

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    Give 3 human activities that contribute to
    greenhouse gases

    - Burning fossil fuels


    - Deforestation
    - Large scale livestock farming

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    How do greenhouse gases lead to global
    warming?

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    How do greenhouse gases lead to global warming?

    - Greenhouse gases allow heat from the


    sun to enter the atmosphere
    - The gases act as a ‘blanket’ and trap
    the heat in the atmosphere
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    State 3 negative consequences of global
    warming

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    State 3 negative consequences of global warming

    - Sea level rise caused by melting icebergs


    - Disrupted farming and agriculture
    - Increased spread of diseases in warmer
    climates

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    Describe how sewage in waterways can
    affect aquatic life

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    Describe how sewage in waterways can affect
    aquatic life

    Microorganisms that decompose sewage


    will use up the oxygen in the water so
    that there is not enough oxygen left for
    respiration for other aquatic organisms.
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    What is eutrophication?

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    What is eutrophication?

    An excess of nutrients in a body of


    water, often due to fertilisers in the water
    source.

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    Why is eutrophication bad for aquatic
    life?

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    Why is eutrophication bad for aquatic life?

    It causes an ‘algal bloom’ which


    decreases oxygen supplies in the water
    and degrades the water quality.

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    State 5 negative effects of deforestation
    (Higher)

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    State 5 negative effects of deforestation (Higher)

    - Leaching
    - Less CO2 taken out of the atmosphere from
    photosynthesis
    - Soil erosion
    - Habitat disruption
    - Disruption of the carbon cycle

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    What is leaching?
    (Higher)

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    What is leaching? (Higher)

    Trees usually take up lots of nutrients. When lots


    of trees are cut down, these nutrients can leak
    out into waterways. Large quantities of nutrients
    in waterways can cause problems like algal
    blooms.
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    What is evapotranspiration? (Higher)

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    What is evapotranspiration? (Higher)

    Evapotranspiration is the process


    involving trees providing lots of water to
    the atmosphere from the soil through
    evaporation and transpiration.
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    What effect does deforestation have on
    evapotranspiration?
    (Higher)

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    What effect does deforestation have on
    evapotranspiration? (Higher)
    - Less trees means that there will be less
    evapotranspiration
    - This means that less water will be returned to
    the atmosphere as quickly
    - This causes areas to dry up
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