Impact of Humans on Biodiversity and Environment (Grade 10 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards
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Anthropogenic effect
Anthropogenic effect
Human-caused environmental changes
'Anthropogenic' word origin
'Anthropogenic' word origin
Greek: anthropos (human) + genic (produced by)
Dynamite fishing
Dynamite fishing
Using explosives to catch fish; destroys coral reefs
Overfishing
Overfishing
Catching too many fish; causes extinction, disrupts food chains
Largest contributor to environmental degradation
Largest contributor to environmental degradation
Meat production
Livestock farming % of global greenhouse gas emissions
Livestock farming % of global greenhouse gas emissions
14.5%
Mining's main environmental impacts
Mining's main environmental impacts
Soil erosion, water contamination, deforestation, toxic
Transport's main environmental impact
Transport's main environmental impact
Air pollution from CO2 emissions causing global warming
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing)
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing)
Breaking underground rocks to release gas/petroleum
Karoo's global natural gas ranking
Karoo's global natural gas ranking
5th largest source