Global Citizenship
Carbon Footprint
The mark you leave on the environment using carbon
Waste minimisation
Minimising the amount of waste produced
What ocean has a huge patch of waste floating around in it?
Pacific
What do people vote for in Ireland?
President, general election etc.
What do we vote for in school?
Student council
Ecological footprint
What you leave behind on the environment
Cutting down the forests of the world
One way to reduce plastic pollution?
Recycle
Democracy
Power given to the people to vote
What was the most recent election in Ireland?
Presidential
Sustainable development
Reusing things
Reforestation
Planting new forests to replace ones that were cut down
Where does most plastic waste go?
Asia
Dictatorship
Power given to one person to rule a country
What is it called when power is given to the people to vote?
Democracy
Climate change
Changes in the climate of the world - extreme weather, temperature changes
Pollution
Introduction of something harmful to the environment. eg toxic waste
Biodegradable
Something that can break down naturally in the environment
Referendum
Vote to change the law
What is it called to vote to change the law of a country?
Referendum
Environment
The world around us, the natural world
Give an example of how climate change can affect us.
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Non-biodegradable
Something that will not break down in the environment. eg plastic
Direct democracy
People vote to change laws directly
Representative democracy
People vote for representatives to represent them in government