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 ️...
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
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