Environmental Management. February boards 2015. Contents:

1st term

·         The earth: internal structure of the earth. Source of information: folder

·         Rocks and minerals: type of rocks, rock cycle, metallic and non-metallic minerals (location). Source of information: folder, activities, photocopies, links

·         Mineral reserves and extractions: open cast mining and deep mining: general features, impacts on the environment and people. Source of information activities and links

·         Chances of mineral exploitation. Source of information ( Chart in the folder)

2^nd term

•    Fossil fuels as sources of energy: type of reserves, formation and extraction. S.i: folder and links
•   Energy production and patterns of global trade. S.i: folder activities
•  Alternative energy sources and other conservation strategies. S.I: photocopy ( chart)
•   Hydraulic fracturing ( fracking): general features. Environmental impacts ( link)

3^rd term

• Plate tectonics: tectonic plates theory. S.I: links
• Type of plate boundaries. S.I: photocopies links
•  Earthquakes: general features. Negative impacts: primary and secondary effects. S.I.: links, folder, photocopies
• Volcanoes: type of volcanoes: impacts. S.I: folder
•  Soil formation: composition, type of soils, farming opportunities, soil pollution. S.I: photocopies, activities, folder
•  Hydrosphere: water cycle. S.I: folder
• Water availability. Factors affecting water distribution. S.I: folder