Building
cities
Freshwater
use
Pollution
& waste
Heat inside
the Earth
Burning of
oil, gas & coal
Invading
species
Renewable
energy
How species
interact
Change in
strength
of the Sun
Invention
Volcanoes
Movement
of air
Breaking
up rocks
Movement of
continents
Breathing
Movement of
ocean water
Carbon
cycle
Photosynthesis
Creating
habitats
Location
of continents
& oceans
Cutting down
trees
Meteorite
impact
Destroying
habitats
Mining &
removal of
resources
CO2
C
Earth's spin, tilt,
& movement
around the Sun
Mountains
Evolution
Reflecting
sunlight
Farming
Number of
humans
Greenhouse
effect
Rock cycle
Fishing &
hunting
Planting trees
Heat
Sunlight
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H2O
Water cycle
Air
temperature
Amount of
clean drinking
water
Amount
of food
Biodiversity
Extinction
Movement of
rocks & soil
Sea level
rise
Extreme
weather
Number of
organisms
Sinking
of land
Nutrients in
water & soil
Snow &
ice cover
Ocean
acidity
Soil quality
Oxygen
levels
Water
temperature
Fire
CO2
Greenhouse
gases
Growth
of plants
& animals
NO3-
CO2
O2
O2
Clean air
Health
Ozone
layer
Where
organisms
live
Clouds
Layers of
rock & sand
Particles
in the air
Wind
Dirty air
Life cycles
& features
Rain & snow
Disease
Movement
of humans
Rising of land
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