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Humanities milestone
Revision
Question | Answer |
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What is an ecosystem? | Different organisms in a biome with different things to live off and weather and landscape. |
What biome is the UK in? | Deciduous forest |
What are the three stages of a river? | Upper, middle, lower |
What stage of the river is medway in? | Lower |
Give 4 characteristics of temperate deciduous woodland: | Temperate deciduous forests are found between 40° and 60° north and south of the equator. The rainfall is high, between 500-1,500 mm a year. The soil typically is rich. |
What two types of factors found in an ecosystem? | Abiotic factors are the nonliving aspects of the environment. They include factors such as sunlight, soil, temperature, and water. Biotic factors are the living aspects of the environment. |
What is Climate change? | The long term shift in regional or global patterns. The rise in global temperatures since the mid 20th century. |
What is adaption? | Change your behaviour ad way of living when what has already happened. |
What is mitigation? | When you change your behaviour and way of life to stop climate change. |
Name 5 towns in Medway? | Strood, chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, Rainham. |
Name two places of historical interest in Medway? | Rochester castle and the oldest pub in the UK. |
Name two urban models? | Concentric zone and sector. |
What is deindustrialisation? | The reduction of industrial activity or capacity in a region or economy. |
List the ways that deindustrialisation has impacted Medway? | Making people homeless and factories that are being built are an eyesore. |
What are the human and physical threats facing Medway? | Carbon footprint and flooding of Grain. |
How should these threats be overcome? | Electric vehicles and Flood walls. |
How has climate change affected Medway? | People cant grow their crops as much. |