Natural Environments - Revision

Atmosphere

Biosphere

Hydrolosphere

Lithosphere

Wetlands

Oceans

Coral reefs

Coasts

The Earth's SOURCE function

The Earth's SINK function

The Earth's SAVE function

The Earth's SPIRITUAL function

Eutrophication

Acidification

Invasion

Solidification

Biome is another word for ecosystem

A biome comprises of multiple ecosystems

Biome refers to physical processes in the biosphere, while ecosystem refers to the interactions in the environment

Biomes have set boundaries on the Earth's surface, while ecosystems interact with each other

Sahara Desert

Antarctica

Atacama Desert

Simpson Desert

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Intrusive

Igneous

To supply controlled amounts of water to crops by natural means

To supply controlled amounts of water to crops by artificial means

The process of using rainfall and groundwater to water crops

The process of using seawater to water crops

To flatten farmland and soil to minimise rainfall runoff and distribute water evenly

Levelling the land to ensure buildings and infrastructure can be constructed without slope

Levelling the ground for residential homes to be built without damage to the environment

To construct flat buildings on hills and mountains to maximise the efficiency of using land space

Desert

Rainforest

Grassland

Tundra