Environmental Science Paper 2 cape Unit 1

• Mitigate means to


  Reduce
• What is Sustainable Development?


  Sustainable Development is the approach to growth and human development to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future generation to meet their own needs.
• Water Cycle


  Shows the continuos movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. continuous
• Nitrogen Cycle


  A repeating cycle of processes during which nitrogen moves through both living and non-living thhings.
• Bio-tones 


  These are the boundaries between two major ecosystems. The sea and land.
• What is the meaning of Niche?

  The role an organism plays in a community.
• Type of Population


  Expanding- A young population and is growing. Have a high death rate and a high birth rate. Shaped like a triangle

  
  

  Developing country eg. India
• Type of Population 


  Stationary - there is neither an increase nor decrease in population example in Austria
• Type of Population 


  Constricted or Constrictive- an aging population, decreasing. An example of it is the USA a developed country
• Urban- A city or town with a large population and a lot of buildings and industry.

  Rural - Where you live Shanique .
• Define ' per capita CO2 emissions

  The amount of Carbon dioxide emission produce per person.
• How an increase in the population may affect a country's ability to achieve sustainable development.

  
  

  
  

  An increase in population can strain resources, leading to environmental denigration, and higher demand for energy water, and food. This can challenge a country's ability to achieve sustainable development by actually contributing to a greater degree of exploitation of the resources.
• What is Abiotic 


  These are nonliving components of an eco-system. Such as temperature, sunlight, water, and soil composition.
• HDI (Human Development Index)


  A composite measure of development that includes life expectancy and education
• GDI (Gender Development Index)


  A related measure to the HDI that focuses on gender within that development, providing a better understanding of gender disparities
• GDI calculation


  Calculated by dividing the female HDI value by the male HDI value, resulting in a measure that takes into account gender disparities in life expectancy and education