The document discusses the Earth's physical systems and global climate systems. It explains that the Earth has four physical systems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere - which are interconnected through cycles like the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. The document then outlines ten global climate systems that influence the climate, including wind patterns, ocean circulation, greenhouse gases, and more. It emphasizes that understanding these systems and connections is important for recognizing how human activities can disrupt them.

1. Knowing the Earth
To understand how we affect it’s systems

2. In this activity you will summarise the main
concepts of:
The Earths Physical Systems & its
connections
The many Global Climate
Systems

3. Why?
•Once you understand these concepts you will be
better positioned to learn about how we disrupt
them.
•Knowing what they are – to understand how we
change them

4. The Earth’s Physical
Systems (pg 9)
• The 3 non-living systems support life in the
living system
• Each system can be divided into smaller
zones – do you know what they are? How
would the hydrosphere be further divided?
• These systems are shaped by geophysical
factors.
• How do humans impact/ disrupt/ change
these physical systems?

5. The Connections between the Physical
Systems (pg10-12)
• The systems are connected with pathways that allow
the transference of energy.
• These connections are complex
• They are described as cycles
• What cycles do you think make up the connections?

6. The Cycles (that connect the systems)
• The Hydrological Cycle The Carbon Cycle The Nitrogen Cycle

7. Hydrological cycle

8. The Carbon Cycle

9. The Nitrogen Cycle

10. Global Climate Systems (pg 12-20)
• This is the larger section of the two concepts
• These concepts will be covered in greater detail later
on, this is just a summary
• Make a list of the systems that you think affect global
climate. (Hint – Wind patterns being 1 & there are 10
to be covered)

11. Global Climate Systems
1. Wind patterns
2. Heat transfer in the atmosphere
3. Precipitation patterns
4. Ocean circulation and heat transfer
5. El Nino/ La Nina
6. The Earths energy budget
7. Surface reflectivity
8. Greenhouse gasses
9. The Indian Ocean Diphole
10. Arctic Oscillation & Polar Vortex

12. Wind Patterns

13. Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere

14. Precipitation Patterns

15. Ocean Circulation & Heat Transfer

16. El Nino & La Nina

17. The Earths Energy Budget

18. Surface Reflectivity

19. Green house Gases

20. The Indian Ocean Diphole

21. The Arctic Oscillation & Polar Vortex

22. Now that you know of at least 10 Global
Climate systems…
How can human activity disrupt these systems?
Name one human activity for each system.