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  • Systems, Ecosystems, Conservation
    • T1+7: How do systems work?
      • What was ‘Biosphere II’ and why did it fail?
      • What is a system?
      • How is balance maintained in a system?
      • What is the Gaia hypothesis?
      • What is your environmental values system?
      • First Nation Americans v. European Pioneers
    • T2.1+2.5: What are ecological systems?
      • What are the levels of organisation in the biosphere?
      • How do species interact in the Nepenthes?
      • What are ecological pyramid structures?
      • How are trophic structure and energy flow linked?
      • How does the TRF ecosystem function?
      • How is matter cycled on Earth? …in ecosystems?
      • The TRF and other Biomes
    • T2.6+2.7: How does change happen in a community?
      • How do populations change?
      • Can a plant grow on hardened lava?
      • How can EIAs benefit ecosystems?
    • T4: Why should we care about conservation?
      • Why does Darwin’s theory matter?
      • 4.1 How has tectonics influenced biodiversity?
      • 4.2 Why is biodiversity important? What are the outcomes of diversity loss?
      • 4.3 What strategies can be used in conservation of biodiversity?
        • What roles do organisations play in conservation?
        • How can we protect habitats?
        • What makes a protected area successful?
        • EX-situ or IN-situ os species conservation?
    • T3: How should our natural resources be managed?
  • Human K, Pollution, Global Warming
    • T3 Human population, carrying capacity & resource use
      • 3.1 Population Dynamics
      • 3.7/8 Enviro demands of human populations
      • 3.2 Resources – Natural Capital
      • 3.3 Energy Resources
      • 3.6 Water resources
      • 3.4 The soil system
      • 3.5 Food resources
    • T5 How can we manage pollution?
      • 5.1+5.3 Nature of Pollution
      • 5.2 Detection & Monitoring of Pollution
      • 5.4 Eutrophication
      • 5.5 Solid domestic waste
      • 5.6 Is ozone good?
        • What are common Air Pollutants?
      • 5.7 Is ozone bad?
      • 5.8 Acid Deposition/Rain
    • T6 Global Warming? Who cares?
  • Labs, Fieldwork, Papers
    • Assessment (Exams)
    • Practical Labs & Field Studies (IAs)
      • Planning [PL]
      • Data Collection Processing [DCP]
        • Standard Deviation
        • Pearson’s Correlation R^2
      • Discussion, Evaluation, Conclusion [DEC]
  • IB Geography
    • IA – Microclimate Fieldwork
    • Core: Patterns and change
      • 1. Populations in transition
        • 1.1 Population Change
        • 1.2 Responses to high and low fertility
        • 1.3 Movement Responses – Migration
        • 1.4 Gender and change
      • 2.Disparities in wealth and development
        • 2.1 Regional & global disparities
        • 2.2 Origins of disparities
        • 2.3 Disparities and change
        • 2.4 Reducing disparities
      • 3. Patterns in enviro quality and sustainability
        • 3.1 Atmosphere and change
        • 3.2 Soil and change
        • 3.3 Water and Change
        • 3.4 Biodiversity and Change
        • 3.5 Sustainability and the Environment
      • 4. Patterns in resource consumption
        • 4.1 Patterns of resource consumption
        • 4.2 Changing patterns of energy consumption
        • 4.3 Conservation Strategies
  • Self-Management

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