Environmental Management
All 142 specification statements from the official Cambridge International specification, as printed.
1. Formation of rocks
Describe the formation of named igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, limited to:
Describe and interpret the rock cycle, limited to:
Classify rocks as permeable and impermeable, limited to:
2. Extraction of rocks, ores and minerals
Describe the methods of extracting rocks, ores and minerals from mines, limited to:
Describe the factors that affect the decision to extract rocks, ores and minerals, limited to:
Describe and explain the environmental, economic and social impacts of extracting rocks, ores:
Describe strategies for managing landscapes damaged by extracting rocks, ores and minerals,:
3. Sustainable management of rocks, ores and minerals
Describe sustainable management strategies for rocks, ores and minerals, limited to:
4. Energy resources
Describe the formation of fossil fuels, limited to:
Classify energy resources as renewable (non-finite) and non-renewable (finite), limited to:
Describe and explain the factors affecting demand for energy, limited to:
5. Conservation and management of energy resources
Describe strategies for the management of energy resources, limited to:
Describe the development of new energy resources, limited to:
6. Fracking
1. Soils and crop growth
Describe the composition of soils, limited to:
Describe how the composition of soils is important for crop growth, limited to:
Explain why loam soils are a good medium for crop growth, limited to:
Describe and interpret conditions suitable for the optimum rate of photosynthesis and crop:
2. Food production and crop yield
Describe the different types of agriculture, limited to:
Describe and explain strategies to increase food production and crop yield, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of unsustainable agricultural practices on the environment and:
3. Soil erosion
Describe the causes of soil erosion, limited to:
Describe the impacts of soil erosion, limited to:
Describe and explain strategies to reduce soil erosion, limited to:
1. Water sources and supply
Describe and interpret the water cycle, limited to:
Describe the sources of fresh water used by people, limited to:
Describe the stages in water treatment to make water potable, limited to:
Compare the availability of potable water in different parts of the world, limited to:
Describe the process of desalination, limited to:
Describe the uses of a multipurpose dam, limited to:
2. Water pollution
Describe the sources of water pollution, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of water pollution on people and on the environment,:
Describe strategies for improving water quality, limited to:
3. Water-related diseases
Describe how mosquitoes spread malaria, limited to:
Describe strategies to control malaria, limited to:
Describe strategies to control cholera, limited to:
4. Marine aquaculture
Describe and explain the impacts of exploitation of marine species, limited to:
Define marine aquaculture as the farming of marine species in captivity, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of marine aquaculture, limited to:
Describe and explain strategies for the management of the harvesting of marine species,:
5. Oil pollution
Describe the causes of oil pollution on marine and coastal ecosystems, limited to:
Describe the impacts of oil pollution on marine and coastal ecosystems, limited to the effects on:
Describe strategies for oil spill prevention in marine and coastal ecosystems, limited to:
Describe strategies for minimising the impacts of oil spills on marine and coastal ecosystems,:
6. Plastic pollution
Describe biodegradable plastics as plastics that:
Describe microplastics as plastics that are:
Describe and explain the impacts of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems, limited to:
Describe and explain strategies for managing the impacts of plastic pollution, limited to:
1. The atmosphere
Describe the structure and composition of the atmosphere, limited to:
Describe the natural greenhouse effect, limited to:
2. Climate change
Describe the causes of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,:
Describe and explain the effects from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the:
Describe and explain the impacts of climate change, limited to:
Describe strategies for reducing carbon footprints to limit the impacts of climate change,:
Describe climate change adaptation strategies, limited to:
3. Acid rain
Describe the formation of acid rain, limited to:
Describe the impacts of acid rain, limited to:
Describe strategies to manage the impacts of acid rain, limited to:
4. Ozone depletion
Describe the impacts of ozone depletion, limited to:
Describe strategies to manage the impacts of ozone depletion, limited to:
1. Ecosystems
Describe the components of an ecosystem, limited to:
Describe the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem, limited to:
Describe biotic interactions, limited to:
Describe pollination, limited to:
Describe the process of photosynthesis and the importance of chlorophyll, limited to:
Describe and interpret energy flow using food chains, food webs and trophic levels, limited to:
Describe the process of aerobic respiration, limited to:
Describe the carbon cycle, limited to:
2. Forest ecosystems
Describe and explain the causes of deforestation, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of deforestation, limited to:
Describe and explain the need for the sustainable management of forests, limited to:
3. Managing biodiversity
Describe strategies for conserving the biodiversity and genetic resources of natural ecosystems,:
4. Fieldwork investigations
Describe how the scientific method can be applied to the collection of reliable data, limited to:
Describe sample strategies, limited to:
Describe sampling techniques for measuring the populations of species, limited to:
1. Earthquakes and volcanoes
Describe the structure of the Earth, limited to:
Describe and explain the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes, limited to:
Describe how convection currents in the mantle result in plate movements that cause:
Describe the features of earthquakes, limited to:
Describe the features of volcanic eruptions, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of tectonic events on people and the environment, limited to:
Describe strategies for managing the impacts before, during and after a tectonic event, limited to:
Describe and explain the opportunities provided by volcanoes to people, limited to:
2. Tropical cyclones
Describe the location and conditions needed for the formation of a tropical cyclone, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of tropical cyclones on people and the environment, limited to:
Describe strategies for managing the impacts before, during and after a tropical cyclone,:
3. Flooding
Describe and explain the causes of flooding, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of flooding on people and the environment, limited to:
Describe strategies for managing the impacts before, during and after flooding, limited to:
Describe and explain the opportunities provided by flooding to people, limited to:
4. Drought
Describe and explain the causes of drought, limited to:
Describe and explain the impacts of drought on people and the environment, limited to:
Describe strategies for managing the impacts before, during and after a drought, limited to:
1. Human population density, distribution and structure
Describe where people live in the world in terms of population density and population:
Interpret population pyramids to describe population structure, limited to:
Describe the income groups the World Bank uses to classify the economies of different:
2. Human population size
Describe and explain the factors that affect changes in human populations, limited to:
Describe the impacts of human population growth, limited to:
3. Managing human population size
Describe strategies for managing human population size, limited to: