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Foundation

1.1 MCQ

1.1 Terminology

Values, Surveys, Worldviews, EVS, Environmental Movement

Perspectives

1.2 MCQ

1.2 Terminology

System Diagrams, Open & Closed Systems, Gaia, Feedback Loops, Equilibrium, Tipping Point, Model, Emergent, Resilience

Systems

1.3 MCQ

Development, Justice, Inequalities, Indicators, Footprint, Biocapacity,  SDGs, Planetary Boundaries, Doughnut, Circular

Sustainability

Ecology

2.1H Terminology

2.1H MCQ

Classification, (A)biotic, Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors, Population Growth, Sampling, Lincoln, Niche, Life Cycles

Species to Ecosystems

2.2H MCQ

Photosynthesis, Respiration, Thermodynamics, Food Webs, Trophic Level, Productivity, Pyramids, Non-Biodegradeable, Yield

Energy & Biomass

2.3H MCQ

Sinks, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycle, C-Sequestration, Fossil Fuels, Ocean Acidification, Lithosphere, Corals, Methane, Haber

Biogeochemical Cycles

2.4H MCQ

Weather, Tricellular Model, Ocean Currents, Global Warming, Biome Shift, El Niño, Cyclones, Hurricanes, Typhoons

Climate & Biomes

2.5H MCQ

Transects, Environmental Gradient, Sere, Pioneer & Climax Communities, r- & K-Strategists, Plagioclimax

Zonation & Succession

Biodiversity & Conservation

3.1H MCQ

3.1H Terminology

Natural Selection, Habitat, Species and Genetic Diversity, Richness & Evenness, Simpson's, Extinctions, Anthropocene

Biodiversity & Evolution

3.3H MCQ

Species- & Habitat-based, ex & in situ, CITES, CBD, Flagship & Keystone, Edge Effect, Corridor, Rewilding, Ecotourism

Conservation & Regeneration

3.2H MCQ

Direct & Indirect Threats, IUCN Red List, Tragedy of the Commons, Biodiversity Hotspots, KBAs, Indigenous Approaches

Human Impact on Biodiversity

Water

4.1H MCQ

4.1H Terminology

Hydrological Cycle, Glaciers, Groundwater, Run-off, Ocean Acidification, Stratification, Upwelling, Thermohaline

Water Systems

4.2H MCQ

Water Security, Stress, Scarcity and Conservation, Dams, Rain, Desalination, Wetlands, Water Footprint, Citizen Science

Water Access & Use

4.3H MCQ

Phytoplankton, Macrophytes, Trawling, Ghost Fishing, Max. Sust. Yield, Collapse, MPA, Aquaculture, UNCLOS, Seals, Whales

Aquatic Food Systems

4.4H MCQ

Sewage, Run-off, Oil, Plastic, BOD, Eutrophication, Algal Bloom, Anoxic & Hypoxic, Indicator Species, Biotic Index, WQI

Water Pollution

Land

5.1H MCQ

5.1H Terminology

Soil Profile, Horizon, Texture, Weathering, Leaching, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sand, Silt, Clay, Humus, Geology

Soil

5.2H MCQ

Farming, Crops, Livestock, Food Waste, Distribution and Security, Green Revolution, Fertilisers, Soil Conservation, Diet

Agriculture & Food

Atmosphere & Climate Change

6.1H MCQ

6.1H Terminology

Tricellular Model, Greenhouse Effect, GHG, Radiation, Milankovitch Cycles, Glacial-Interglacial, Quaternary, Composition

The Atmosphere

6.2H MCQ

Carbon, Enhanced, Global Warming, Biome Shift, Resilience, Albedo, Methane, Planetary Boundary, Tipping Point, Models

Climate Change - Causes & Impacts

6.3H MCQ

Global Action, Decarbonisation, NAPAs, UN, IPCC, Geoengineering, Perspectives, Tragedy of the Commons

Climate Change - Mitigation & Adaptation

6.4H MCQ

UV Radiation, Mutation, Sunburn, Cataracts, ODS, CFC, HFC, Halogens, Ozone Holes, Montreal Protocol, Planetary Boundary

Stratospheric Ozone

Natural Resources

7.1H MCQ

7.1H Terminology

Natural Capital & Income, Goods, Services, Ecosystem Services, Renewable, Value, Dynamic, Resource Security, SDGs, EIAs

7.2H MCQ

Renewable, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear, Intermittency, Storage, Consumption, Choices, Conservation, Efficiency, Security

Energy Sources

7.3 MCQ

SDW, E-Waste, Food, Biohazardous, Pollution, Prevent, Restore, Landfill, Incineration, Recycle, Export, Energy, Compost

Solid Waste

Human Populations & Urban Systems

8.1H MCQ

8.1H Terminology

Births, Deaths, Environmental Migration, TFR, DT, NIR, Life Expectancy, Momentum, Age-Sex Pyramid, Dependency Ratio, DTM

Human Populations

8.3H MCQ

Primary & Secondary Pollutant, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, PM, Acid Rain, Smog, Tropospheric Ozone

Urban Air Pollution

Tools & Inquiry

T1H MCQ

Key, Quadrat, Transect, Lincoln, Abiotic Factors, Survey, Sampling, Population, Biomass, BOD, Productivity, Biotic Index

Experimental Techniques

T3 MCQ

Calculations, Graphs, Scatter Plot, Box & Whisker Plot, Kite Diagram, Statistics, Simpson's, Lincoln, NIR, Doubling Time

Mathematical Tools

I MCQ

Designing Investigations, Processing Data, Concluding and Evaluating

Investigations

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