Exploring Namibia
Namibia’s most famous national park, home to elephants, lions, and salt pans.
What is Etosha?
An electrical device that continues to draw power even when turned off or in standby mode.
What is a vampire appliance?
The term for the variety of life in an area.
What is biodiversity?
Energy that replenishes naturally.
What is renewable?
This gas, which we exhale and which cars and factories also produce, is the main one blamed for global warming
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
A coastal conservation area in Namibia that protects dunes, wetlands, and wildlife.
What is Dorob National Park?
A holiday dedicated to planting and caring for trees, celebrated worldwide to promote sustainability.
What is Arbor Day?
An organism made of a fungus and algae living together.
What is a lichen?
A renewable energy source that uses sunlight to generate electricity, often through photovoltaic panels.
What is solar?
The current from the Antarctic up the coast that effects Namibia's climate
What is the Benguela Current
A small informal bar or tavern common in Namibia’s towns and villages.
What is a shebeen?
The percentage of clothing’s negative environmental impact that comes from washing and drying, rather than production or disposal.
What is 75%?
A species found only in one region.
What is endemic?
A small vehicle powered by water electrolysis, demonstrated in class with a video and staff manual.
What is a hydro car?
Without this natural atmospheric process, Earth's average surface temperature would be far too cold to support most life as we know it.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The practice of protecting natural resources and ecosystems for future generations.
What is conservation?
The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials to reduce environmental harm.
What is recycle?
Why lichens are important in desert ecosystems.
What is soil stabilization and food/habitat?
The practice of using less energy to do the same exact job
What is energy efficiency?
Burning these carbon-based energy sources releases carbon dioxide, a major contributor to the greenhouse effect.
What are fossil fuels
The ecological problem where shrubs and bushes spread into grasslands, reducing biodiversity
What is bush encroachment?
A lifestyle goal that aims to eliminate trash sent to landfills or incinerators by reusing, composting, and recycling.
What is zero waste?
The biggest biodiversity hotspot in Namibia.
What is //Tsau Khaeb National Park
The use of electric-powered vehicles to reduce fossil fuel dependence in transportation.
What is e-mobility?
This 2015 international treaty set a goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
What is the Paris Agreement?