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What threats are there to the biosphere?

Explore various threats to the biosphere, including deforestation and over-exploitation, and how human activities impact the Earth's ecosystems. Evaluate the importance of each threat on a global scale.

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What threats are there to the biosphere?

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  1. What threats are there to the biosphere?

  2. Biosphere= the part of the Earth inhabited by living things What threats are there to the biosphere?

  3. D – All – Know some threats the biosphere facesB/C – Most – Be able to explain why a number of factors threaten the biosphereA/A* - Evaluate the importance of each threat at different scale What threats are there to the biosphere?

  4. Biosphere= the part of the Earth inhabited by living things What threats are there to the biosphere? In what ways can your everyday lifestyles threaten the biosphere?

  5. Page 49: Amazon Logging removes trees affecting flooding, soil and humus What threats are there to the biosphere? Deforestation Threats to Biosphere D- Write down 5 threats B/C - …and explain each of them in a single sentence. A*/A- …and write down an example and consider if we classify any of these threats?

  6. What are the uses of the Rainforest?

  7. Rainforest How does the rainforest system work?

  8. Rainforests Over-exploited = used too much Video: Make notes in each section to show how the rainforest is over - exploited by people Homework: Due Monday 25th Feb • Explain how the global biosphere is being threatened (4) • Explain in what ways rainforests are being threatened (4)

  9. 10= High impact 0 = Low impact Atmosphere 10 Rate the degree of impact that each of the uses have on the TRF environment Soil 0 Vegetation and wildlife 10 10 Uses of the TRF Ranching Logging Rubber tapping Farming Mining Hydroelectricity 10 Water On your diagram write where each of the uses of the TFR would go on the 4 way scale

  10. D – All – Know some threats the biosphere facesB/C – Most – Be able to explain why a number of factors threaten the biosphereA/A* - Evaluate the importance of each threat at different scale What threats are there to the biosphere?

  11. What are the effects of deforestation?Task: Colour code the cards to show- the causes of deforestation- The resources of the amazon- the local effects- The global effectsExtension: how else can we categorise the effects?

  12. Using the sheet provided complete the boxes with the correct options from the list. Extension: Question 1c

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