where a mainly agricultural society changes and begins to depend more on manufacturing industries

the wealth of individuals or societies, which rises with industrialisation and the creation of a middle class

a rise in the proportion of people living in urban areas

Thomas Malthus (born 1766) took a pessimistic view of the link between population growth and resources

Ester Boserup (born 1910) took an optimistic view of the link between population growth and agriculture

Washing clothes, Myanmar, income $592/month

British English CC

Washing clothes, India, income $5,792/month

Population and resources

Geography

The distribution and characteristics of global biomes

The factors affecting biome distribution

Biosphere resources

Understanding the regulatory functions of the biosphere

Using GIS to visualise the distribution and characteristics of global biomes

This unit teaches pupils about ecosystems and biomes at different scales. Pupils learn about the factors influencing biome distribution and the physical systems and processes regulating them. Pupils will also learn about the impact of population growth and resource extraction on biomes.

Global biomes

The United Nations (UN) predicts that the __________ population will continue to grow until the 2080s.

Growth in population will place greater demands on food, energy and water {{}}.

What is the process called by which a mainly agricultural society changes and begins to depend more on manufacturing industries?

People in newly emerging economies may experience a rise in {{}} as a result of exporting larger quantities of goods to other countries.

Malthus took __________ view of the relationship between population growth and the growth of resources such as food.

Boserup saw population growth as a driver for innovation in food production. She thus took a more __________ view of the relationship between population and resources than Malthus did. 

The biosphere provides us with a wide range of benefits known as ecosystem …

Nutrients cycle between three different stores in a forest ecosystem: the soil, biomass and __________ stores.

Decomposers play a key role in nutrient cycling. A number of different organisms may be decomposers in a forest ecosystem, including …

Decomposers not only return nutrients to the atmosphere, but also to the {{}} store, ready for plant uptake.

Put the letters below in the correct order to fill in the gap in the following sentence about sequestration: 'Green plants photosynthesise by removing __________ from the atmosphere.'

The biosphere plays a role in regulating the movement of water within the hydrological cycle. Which of these processes relate to this regulating role?

Starter Quiz

The biosphere provides us with a wide range of benefits known as ecosystem …