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WorksheetsMeanings and types of environments
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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The living things, the ecosystems and processes thatform them, and the places we find these things
Natural
Artificial
Nature
Mother nature
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The Earth's biosphere - all of the living things on earth and the processes and systems that are part of, or related to, these living things.
Nature
Unnatural
Nuture
Mother nature
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the concept of a common debate regarding whether nature (a person's genetic characteristics) or nurture (how a person was raised and influenced throughout their childhood) has a stronger impact on a human's development.
Unnatural
nature vs nuture
Environment
Built environment
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Something that naturally exists in a certain area, for example a beach has a natural existence, because it's creation occurred organically, without any human impact.
natural
Artificial
Urban environment
Unnatural
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Something that is completely manmade and could not be produced by nature, for example a computer has an artificial existence.
Urban environment
Built environment
Unnatural
Artificial
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Something that may be considered a part of nature, but had some human impact to cause it's existence.
Natural
Unnatural
Built environment
Urban environment
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An area which has had little to no human impact.
Unnatural
Built environments
natural environments
Urban environment
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An area with a large amount of permanent infrastructure to facilitate a high population density.
urban environments
built environment
unnatural
artificial
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An area which has been modified by humans to include buildings, parks, roads and other artefacts to support human residency and lifestyle.
unnatural
artificial
urban environment
built environments
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An environment that is big, remote and untouched (or relatively untouched) by humans.
Natural
Wilderness
Urban
Built
Strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly geological/geomorphical features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values.
Wilderness Area
National Park
World Heritage Area
Habitat/Species Management Area
Protected areas are large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible, spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational, and visitor opportunities.
Wilderness Area
National Park
Marine Park
Seascape
protected areas are usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed so as to preserve their natural condition.
Wilderness area
National Park
Habitat/Species Management Area
Natural Monument or Feature
protected areas are set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value
Habitat/Species Management Area
Protected Landscape/ Seascape
Natural Monument or Feature
Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
protected areas aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many Category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not a requirement of the category
Habitat/Species Management Area
Natural Monument or Feature
National Park
Protected Landscape/ Seascape
protected areas conserve ecosystems and habitats together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems.
Protected Landscape/ Seascape
Habitat/Species Management Area
Natural Monument or Feature
Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
