Environmental Management iGCSE Rated A+

Environmental Management iGCSE Rated A+ abiotic ️️the non living, physical components of an environment acidic volcano ️️a volcano made up of just lava, which is thick and doesn't flow easily, giving the volcano steep sides adit ️️the entrance to a horizontal mine aerosols ️️sprays containing fine particles which become suspended in the atmosphere age pyramid ️️a diagram to show the proportion of the population which is made up of different genders and ages algae ️️a plant like, photosynthetic organism which lacks roots, stems and leaves algae bloom ️️the rapid increase in algae population antecedent soil moisture ️️the amount of water in the soil before rainfall antinatalist policy ️️a government plan to decrease the birth rate aquifer ️️porous rock which stores water arable farming ️️the production of crops from land artesian aquifer ️️an aquifer where the water is under pressure asthenosphere ️️the top layer of the mantle basalt ️️an igneous rock form formed by cooling lava basic volcano ️️a broad volcano formed by layers of cooling lava Benioff zone ️️a zone of earthquake activity along the upper portion of a sinking plate, as it scrapes past the opposing plate, in a subduction zone bioaccumulation ️️the build up of a substance in the body of a living thing bioethanol ️️the creation of ethanol by fermentation biogas ️️the creation of methane from the break down of organic matter in an anaerobic digester biomagnification ️️the concentration of a substance becomes higher at progressively higher levels in the food chain bioremediation ️️living things are used to remove toxic chemicals from a natural site biotic ️️the living, organic components of an environment birth rate ️️the number of live births per 1000 people per year boiler ️️a vessel used to heat water converting it to steam brackish water ️️water which is salty, but not as salty as sea water bund ️️a lump of soil which stops water running down a hill burner ️️a device used to hold fuel as it's burnt bycatch ️️the fish or other animals which were caught but not a target of the fishing effort carbon sink ️️a natural environment which takes in more carbon dioxide through photosynthesis than it produces through respiration carbon store ️️a natural environment which stores carbon carnivore ️️an organism that only eats meat carrying capacity ️️the maximum size of a population that the environment can support chlorination ️️adding chlorine based solutions to water to kill bacteria chlorophyll ️️the green pigment which traps light energy for photosynthesis cistern ️️a vessel where potable water is stored climax community ️️the stable community characteristics of an area which persist as long as the climate doesn't change cod end ️️the closed end of a fishing net collision zone ️️the point where to plates of similar densities collide forming fold mountains community ️️a group of populations of different species that live together composite volcano ️️tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash condensation ️️the process where gas changes to liquid conservation ️️the protection or management of natural area