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Cambridge Cambridge O Level Environmental Management 5014

179 points in 7 topics, with Cambridge's codes and titles.

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1 Natural resources

1.1 Formation of rocks
1.1.1 Formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
1.1.2 The rock cycle
1.1.3 Permeability
1.1.4 Permeable and impermeable rocks
1.2 Extraction of rocks, ores and minerals
1.2.1 Ores
1.2.2 Methods of extraction from mines
1.2.3 Factors in deciding to extract
1.2.4 Impacts of extracting rocks, ores and minerals
1.2.5 Managing landscapes damaged by extraction
1.2.6 Evaluating landscape management strategies
1.3 Sustainable management of rocks, ores and minerals
1.3.1 Finite resources
1.3.2 Sustainable management of resources
1.3.3 Sustainable management of rocks, ores and minerals
1.3.4 Evaluating sustainable management of rocks and minerals
1.4 Energy resources
1.4.1 Formation of fossil fuels
1.4.2 Renewable and non-renewable energy resources
1.4.3 Generating electricity from energy resources
1.4.4 Pros and cons of energy resources
1.4.5 Factors affecting energy demand
1.5 Conservation and management of energy resources
1.5.1 Managing energy resources
1.5.2 New energy resources
1.5.3 Evaluating energy management strategies
1.6 Fracking
1.6.1 Fracking
1.6.2 Pros and cons of fracking

2 Land

2.1 Soils and crop growth
2.1.1 Composition of soils
2.1.2 Soil composition and crop growth
2.1.3 Loam soils for crops
2.1.4 Weather
2.1.5 Wet and dry seasons and crops
2.1.6 Conditions for photosynthesis and crop growth
2.2 Food production and crop yield
2.2.1 Types of agriculture
2.2.2 Sustainable food production
2.2.3 Increasing food production and yield
2.2.4 Impacts of unsustainable agriculture
2.3 Soil erosion
2.3.1 Causes of soil erosion
2.3.2 Impacts of soil erosion
2.3.3 Reducing soil erosion

3 Water

3.1 Water sources and supply
3.1.1 The water cycle
3.1.2 Sources of fresh water
3.1.3 The world's oceans
3.1.4 Potable water
3.1.5 Water treatment stages
3.1.6 Availability of potable water worldwide
3.1.7 Desalination
3.1.8 Pros and cons of desalination
3.1.9 Uses of multipurpose dams
3.1.10 Pros and cons of multipurpose dams
3.2 Water pollution
3.2.1 Sources of water pollution
3.2.2 Impacts of water pollution
3.2.3 Improving water quality
3.3 Water-related diseases
3.3.1 Mosquitoes and malaria
3.3.2 Controlling malaria
3.3.3 Controlling cholera
3.3.4 Evaluating control of water-related diseases
3.4 Marine aquaculture
3.4.1 Impacts of exploiting marine species
3.4.2 Marine aquaculture
3.4.3 Impacts of marine aquaculture
3.4.4 Managing harvesting of marine species
3.4.5 Evaluating marine harvesting management
3.5 Oil pollution
3.5.1 Causes of marine oil pollution
3.5.2 Impacts of oil pollution on ecosystems
3.5.3 Preventing oil spills
3.5.4 Minimising oil spill impacts
3.6 Plastic pollution
3.6.1 Conventional plastics
3.6.2 Bioplastics
3.6.3 Biodegradable plastics
3.6.4 Non-biodegradable plastics
3.6.5 Microplastics
3.6.6 Impacts of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems
3.6.7 Managing plastic pollution

6 Natural hazards

6.1 Earthquakes and volcanoes
6.1.1 Structure of the Earth
6.1.2 The Earth's continents
6.1.3 Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
6.1.4 Convection currents and plate boundaries
6.1.5 Features of earthquakes
6.1.6 Features of volcanic eruptions
6.1.7 Impacts of tectonic events
6.1.8 Managing tectonic event impacts
6.1.9 Evaluating tectonic management strategies
6.1.10 Opportunities provided by volcanoes
6.2 Tropical cyclones
6.2.1 Formation of tropical cyclones
6.2.2 Impacts of tropical cyclones
6.2.3 Managing tropical cyclone impacts
6.2.4 Evaluating tropical cyclone strategies
6.3 Flooding
6.3.1 Causes of flooding
6.3.2 Impacts of flooding
6.3.3 Managing flood impacts
6.3.4 Evaluating flood management strategies
6.3.5 Opportunities provided by flooding
6.4 Drought
6.4.1 Drought
6.4.2 Causes of drought
6.4.3 Impacts of drought
6.4.4 Managing drought impacts
6.4.5 Evaluating drought management strategies

7 Human population

7.1 Human population density, distribution and structure
7.1.1 Population density and distribution
7.1.2 Population pyramids
7.1.3 World Bank income groups
7.1.4 Population structures of an LIC and an HIC
7.2 Human population size
7.2.1 Factors changing human populations
7.2.2 Impacts of population growth
7.3 Managing human population size
7.3.1 Managing population size
7.3.2 Evaluating population management strategies