in ecosystems. Including the model of the mineral nutrient nature of nutrient transfers cycle. between the different nutrient When exploring the nature of stores: terrestrial ecosystems and soil, litter and biomass. the inter-connections Students will be able to analyse and between climate, vegetation, evaluate the soil and topography that between climate, vegetation, soil shape them, and assessing and topography and the how the terrestrial characteristic terrestrial ecosystem ecosystem responds to they produce. Students will be able changes in one or more of to assess how the terrestrial their components or ecosystem responds to changes in environmental controls. one or more of their components There is an opportunity for or environmental controls. students to complete a research task into one Students will be able to analyse and ecosystem such as evaluate a range of factors chalk downlands, leading to influencing the changing of the production of a short ecosystems, including: report, research sheet, set of climate change and human revision notes or electronic exploitation of the global presentation. environment elements may – include: Small group/paired urban planning discussion to identify a range trade of factors influencing the resources use changing of ecosystems. rural land use Opportunity for group leisure and recreation research task into factors marine management influencing the changing of flood and erosion ecosystems. Each individual management to research one element catchment management. (from below) and findings shared with the rest of the group: urban planning trade
in ecosystems. Including the nature of nutrient transfers between the different nutrient stores: soil, litter and biomass. Students will be able to analyse and evaluate the between climate, vegetation, soil and topography and the characteristic terrestrial ecosystem they produce. Students will be able to assess how the terrestrial ecosystem responds to changes in one or more of their components or environmental controls. Students will be able to analyse and evaluate a range of factors influencing the changing of ecosystems, including: climate change and human exploitation of the global environment – elements may include: urban planning trade resources use rural land use leisure and recreation marine management flood and erosion management catchment management. model of the mineral nutrient cycle. When exploring the nature of terrestrial ecosystems and the inter-connections between climate, vegetation, soil and topography that shape them, and assessing how the terrestrial ecosystem responds to changes in one or more of their components or environmental controls. There is an opportunity for students to complete a research task into one ecosystem such as chalk downlands, leading to the production of a short report, research sheet, set of revision notes or electronic presentation. Small group/paired discussion to identify a range of factors influencing the changing of ecosystems. Opportunity for group research task into factors influencing the changing of ecosystems. Each individual to research one element (from below) and findings shared with the rest of the group: urban planning trade
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