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A2 Geography Case Studies - Ecosystems
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- 1Ecosystem case studiesThe Great Barrier reef
Greenland - Quaanaaq
Alaska Fishing Policy
Pilat France
The Amazon Rainforest - 2Why The Great Barrier Reef is exploitedCoral provides medicine and new medical treatment
Tourism - locals and tourists
Rare fish - fishing and tourism - 3Positives of exploiting the Great Barrier ReefGenerates $1 billion a year
Employs up to 2000 people
1.6 million tourists visit the reefs annually - 4Location of the Great Barrier Reef How long is the Reef?North East of Australia; Queensland
Approximately 1,500 miles long - 5How is The Great Barrier Reef is undertreat?Parrot & Crown of Throne star fish
De-finning rare sharks
Surface Runoff from Tourism; hotels
Tourists break off the coral for souvenirs
Surface Runoff from agriculture; pesticides
Illegal fishing - 6How The Great Barrier Reef is managed?Environmental charge per person; money generated feeds back to protect the reefs
The 2003 Zoning; marine, recreational
Educating tourists & children - 7Why is the Great Barrier Reef so important?Zooxanthelle is taken in by the coral reefs as a source of energy by the sun
Nearly all marine life worldwide rely on coral reefs - 8Why the Amazon Rainforest (Brazil) is being exploited?Valuable wood resources, that are sold to MEDC's that demand them
Deforestation for urbanization of a growing population - 9Positives of Exploiting the Amazon RainforestMillions of pounds worth of resources are hidden within the rainforest
The rainforest provides income for locals - 10Issues surrounding the exploitation of the Amazon RainforestDeforestation; logging is demanded from MEDC's
Mining for precious resources and minerals
Cattle Ranching - to make room for farming and agriculture
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