UNIT I:

TRENDS, NETWORKS &

SOCIETIES
MODULE 4:
PLANETARY NETWORKS
Interconnections and
interrelations among the
various elements in the
natural environment
enveloping and affecting
Earth.

PLANETARY NETWORKS
Also covers natural
resources such as forest,
mineral deposits, lakes,
oceans, hills, and
mountains as well as flora
and fauna and other living
organisms.
PLANETARY NETWORKS
Is the rising of global
average temperature of
Earth’s surface due to
the thinning of the
ozone layer in Earth’s
stratosphere.

GLOBAL WARMING
Ozone Layer
Greenhouse Gases
Ultraviolet Rays
Climate Change

GLOBAL WARMING
Major changes in the
climate that last for long
periods of time, up to
decades or more.
Climate and weather.

CLIMATE CHANGE
El Niño- warmer-
than-average.
La Niña- cooler-
than-average.

CLIMATE CHANGE