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Knowledge Base: Geography The Global Commons Year 9 | Spring Term
1. Climate issues
1.1
global commons
Areas – and their potential economic resources – that lie beyond national jurisdiction: the atmosphere, the high seas, Antarctica, and outer space.
2. Antarctic, Plastic & Food Miles
2.1
waste hierarchy
Ranks all of the different waste management options into an order of what is best for the environment.
2.2 food miles The distance food has travelled to get to your plate.
2.3
Antarctica
The large, frozen southern continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
2.4
low income country (LIC)
A poor country with GNI per capita below $1,035.
2.5
newly emerging economy (NEE)
A country that has begun to experience high rates of economic development (GNI between $1,036-$12,776).
2.6
high income country (HIC)
A country with a GNI per capita above $12,775.
2.7
poverty
Lack of access to basic needs, such as food, shelter, water and education. Extreme poverty is a very high level of poverty.
2.8
sustainability
Meeting our needs today whilst allowing the needs of future generations to be met.
2.9
microplastics
Plastic particles that are too small to be seen with the human eye.
2.10
recycling
The action or process of converting waste into reusable material.
2.11
design solutions
The approach to creating products and services that have considered the environmental, social, and economic impacts from the initial phase through to the end of life.
2.12
scarcity
A lack of a particular resource in any one place at any one time
1.2 atmosphere The layer of gases surrounding the Earth’s surface.
1.3
climate
The average weather conditions experienced in an area measured over a long period of time.
1.4
climate graph
A graph that shows the mean average temperature and rainfall for each month of the year.
1.5
climate change
Change to the long term weather patterns around the world.
1.6
global warming
Increases in the world’s temperature caused by human activities that increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
1.8
the greenhouse effect
The trapping of heat within the Earth’s atmosphere by an insulating layer of gases. (Greenhouse gases e.g., CO2.)
1.9
climate conferences
Climate Change Conferences advance global climate talks and mobilise action. They look at the impacts of climate change as well as innovation and solutions.
1.10
adaptation
Changing our behaviour to live with the consequences of increased temperatures and reduced or increased rainfall.
1.11
mitigation
Taking action to try to stop the human causes of climate change.
1.12
pollution
The introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. They can be natural (e.g. ash) or man made.
1.13
natural resources
Materials that occur naturally and can be extracted or exploited to make money.
1.14
greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases are gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat and cause the greenhouse effect.
E.g carbon dioxide, methane.
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