AICE Environmental Management AS Level

LearnWithCat's Ultimate AICE Environmental Management Review: https://tinyurl.com/AICEnvironmentalLearnWithCat

Keep in mind, the review packet does NOT contain any case studies. The case studies are posted below this.

Essay Topical Paper: 

Questions - https://tinyurl.com/AICELearnWithCatEMEssayQ

Mark Schemes - https://tinyurl.com/AICELearnWithCatEMEssay

When you are looking at the Mark Schemes, you will notice that you aren't required a specific case study or any at all. As long as you have good examples and follow what the prompt is asking for, you will receive high marks. Another point, I would recommend to have complexity in your essay. This means including transition words, and good evaluations/prose.

Guided Notes:

Unit 1 - https://tinyurl.com/LearnWithCatAICEMUnit1Notes

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All of the guided notes answers are in the Ultimate Review Packet above!

CASE STUDIES

Migration of Animals: Caribou migrations in the Arctic Region 

Caribou migrations are the longest land migrations on Earth, with some herd traveling many miles yearly between winter and calming grounds. These migrations are primarily driven from the needs to access food resources (specifically on the tundra for calming and lush grazing during the summer). Also, they help caribou avoid predators and harsh winter conditions.

The Arctic's warming climate is altering Caribou migration patterns, with some reasearchers thinking the way Caribou, mouse and golden eagles are responding to these changes. Focusing on the Caribous, they seek out specific plants like lichens during different seasons and locations. With many herds having traditional migration routes, they can adjust these routes in response to changing environmental conditions such as climate change. Climate changes and habitat loss can negatively impact Caribou migration population and population sizes.

Sources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-17-1-7.htm, https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=caribou.printerfriendly, https://trustees.org/on-beings-and-biomes-caribou-and-their-migrations/

Climate Change Reporting: Majuro, Tarawa and Funafuti + Marshall Islands, Bangladesh

The rising sea levels create threats of more frequent and intense flooding as well as salt water intrusion into ground water resources. In Majuro (capital city of Marshall Islands), they have lost a significant number of land surface to the sea. Residents have to build seawalls to protect their homes from the tides. 

 On other islands such as Tarawa of the Pacific Isalnd nation Kiritoati, residents have tried to reclaim land from the sea. However, the sea level rise overwhemled these attempts. Rice farming was the country's main economic activity so farmers are trying to adapt by change by turning their flooded rice paddles into salt paddles + minimize salt instead. This helps highlight the need for equitable social plans to help assist with the migration driven by climate change.

The population needs an opportunity to travel elsewhere by can't because of high cost transportation. The international Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) are NGOs that support migrants who are 'climate displaced' that address the social, political and economic inequalities that these refugees experience. The social inequality is reflected on the disproportionate amount of climate change impacts caused by wealthy countries, but have more significant impacts on how income countries with higher carbon emissions.

In 2015, the COP21 Plans had a task force which established the start of an important conservation in how to help refugees and global compacts were created, but contained a lack of available funding for the mitigation of climate impacts. Across the globe, the number of displaced people by sea level was estimated at 26 million in 2017 and can increase overtime. 

Source: AICE Environmental Management Book by Tana Scott (also sourced on the resource page)

These are some case studies I studied before the exam, here are some more that I complied in a youtube playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHHUNHDCk89REPXDwvix8tjo5wT1evOrA

Some of these videos are long, but you don't have to watch through it all or take a lot of notes on it. As long as you get the gist and know how it connects to any of the AICE Environmental Management topics 2-8 (yes, all topics), you will be fine.