1. What is the Anthropocene? Define this geological epoch and its main characteristics! [2] 2. Name...

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1. What is the Anthropocene? Define this geological epoch and its main characteristics! [2] 2. Name 2 main differences between this and the previous epoch. [2] 3. Name 3 major anthropogenic issues that characterise the Anthropocene today. [3] Environmental processes are not restricted to a single environmental compartment (such as the Biosphere or the Atmosphere). Compounds are transformed as they originate in one compartment, move between compartments and are deposited. Provide examples and explain the context of compounds and environmental processes moving between the following compartments -- * * * Atmosphe and soil [2] Atmosphere and oceans/lakes [2] Atmosphere and Biosphere [2] 1. What is the Anthropocene? Define this geological epoch and its main characteristics! [2] 2. Name 2 main differences between this and the previous epoch. [2] 3. Name 3 major anthropogenic issues that characterise the Anthropocene today. [3] Environmental processes are not restricted to a single environmental compartment (such as the Biosphere or the Atmosphere). Compounds are transformed as they originate in one compartment, move between compartments and are deposited. Provide examples and explain the context of compounds and environmental processes moving between the following compartments -- * * * Atmosphe and soil [2] Atmosphere and oceans/lakes [2] Atmosphere and Biosphere [2]

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1 The Anthropocene is a geological epoch that began with human activities that significantly altered ... View the full answer