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====Hot Deserts====
*[[Hot Desert]] - biotic and abiotic factors, interdependence of climate, soil, plant and animals
*[[Interdependence]]
*[[Adaptation]]s - dry, hot
*[[Hot Desert#Value]] - mineral extraction, energy, tourism
*[[Hot Desert#Development]] - challenges including temperature, water inaccessibility - include a case study/example
*[[Desertification]] - climate change, fuel wood, overgrazing, over-cultivation, soil erosion.
**[[Soil Erosion]]
**[[Overgrazing]]
**[[Overcultivation]]
**[[Climate Change]]
*[[Desertification#Mitigation]] - water management, soil management, tree planting
====Polar Environments====
*[[Polar Environment]] - biotic and abiotic factors, interdependence of climate, permafrots, soil, plant and animals
*[[Tundra]] - biotic and abiotic factors, interdependence of climate, permafrots, soil, plant and animals
*[[Adaptations]] - cold, seasonal ice changes, migration
*[[Biodiversity]]
*[[Polar Environment#Value]] - mineral extraction, energy, fishing, tourism
*[[Polar Environment#Development]] - challenges including temperature, inaccessibility buildings and infrastructure- include a case study/example
*[[Polar Environment#Preservation of Polar Environments]] - value as wilderness, reasons to protect, how to balance economic development with conservation; tech, governments, international agreements, conservation groups.
====Ecosystems in the UK====