Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma Coursebook

Klappentext Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma follows the latest syllabus for first examination in 2017. Zusammenfassung Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma follows the latest syllabus for first examination in 2017. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Topic 1: Foundations of environmental systems and societies; 1.1 Environmental value systems; 1.2 Systems and models; 1.3 Energy and equilibria; 1.4 Sustainability; 1.5 Humans and pollution; Topic 2: Ecosystems and ecology; 2.1 Species and populations; 2.2 Communities and ecosystems; 2.3 Flows of energy and matter; 2.4 Biomes, zonation and succession; 2.5 Investigating ecosystems; Topic 3: Biodiversity and conservation; 3.1 An introduction to biodiversity; 3.2 Origins of biodiversity; 3.3 Threats to biodiversity; 3.4 Conservation of biodiversity; Topic 4: Water and aquatic food production systems and societies; 4.1 Introduction to water systems; 4.2 Access to fresh water; 4.3 Aquatic food production systems; 4.4 Water pollution; Topic 5: Soil systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies; 5.1 Introduction to soil systems; 5.2 Terrestrial food production systems and food choices; 5.3 Soil degradation and conservation; Topic 6: Atmospheric systems and societies; 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere; 6.2 Stratospheric ozone; 6.3 Photochemical smog; 6.4 Acid deposition; Topic 7: Climate change and energy production; 7.1 Energy choices and security; 7.2 Climate change-causes and impacts; 7.3 Climate change-mitigation and adaptation; Topic 8: Human systems and resource use; 8.1 Human population dynamics; 8.2 Resource use in society; 8.3 Solid domestic waste; 8.4 Human population carrying capacity; Answers to self-assessment questions; Answers to end-of-topic questions; Answers to case study questions; Glossary

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Guinness, Paul Walpole Guinness, Guinness Paul, Brenda Walpole, Walpole Brenda
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 15 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107556430
• ISBN: 978-1-107-55643-0
• Abmessung: 219 mm x 276 mm x 18 mm
• Serien: IB Diploma; IB Diploma - International Baccalaureate Diploma; IB Diploma - International Baccalaureate Diploma; IB Diploma
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; The environment, Science / Environmental Science, For International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma