NEWS
Before believing or sharing a breaking news story, what should you verify first?
Source (or Credibility of the source)
+100
What do we call problems that affect society today and require immediate attention?
Contemporary Issues
Which environmental problem results from cutting down forests faster than they can regenerate?
Deforestation
What economic condition occurs when prices of goods continue to increase?
Inflation
BLOCK
What international agreement aims to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions?
Paris Agreement
A headline uses emotional words but provides no evidence. What should you question?
Bias
Coral reefs around the world are turning white because of unusually warm ocean temperatures. What is this phenomenon called?
Coral bleaching
Factories and vehicles release gases that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. What global issue results?
Climate Change
People are willing to work but cannot find jobs. What is this called?
Unemployment
What approach encourages reducing, reusing, and recycling materials?
3Rs / Waste Management
Two news outlets report different information about the same event. What should you compare before deciding which is more reliable?
Evidence (or Sources)
A community experiences poverty, unemployment, and crime at the same time. What does this suggest about social issues?
They are interconnected.
+200
Plastic waste clogs drainage systems, increasing the risk of floods. What environmental issue contributed to this disaster?
Improper Waste Management
A country exports raw minerals but imports expensive finished products. What economic challenge does this illustrate?
Export Dependence/ Lack of Industrialization
When governments, businesses, NGOs, and citizens work together to solve environmental problems, what principle is demonstrated?
Collaboration/ Shared Responsibility
+100
A social media post shows a dramatic flood photo but gives no date or location. What important information is missing?
Context
BLOCK
A government solves unemployment by building more factories, but pollution increases. What challenge is illustrated?
Trade-off (Accept: Balancing development and environmental protection)
These tiny plastic particles, measuring less than 5 millimeters, have been found in oceans, food, drinking water, and even the human body.
Micro plastics
BLOCK
Which Asian country has the largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
China
+100 + BLOCK
Which country became the first to ban plastic bags nationwide in 2008?
Rwanda
A post spreads quickly online because many people believe it without checking facts. What contemporary issue does this demonstrate?
Misinformation (or Fake News)
Many social problems remain unsolved despite government programs because several factors influence them. What characteristic of contemporary issues explains this?
Complexity
An environmental law exists, but pollution continues because it is poorly enforced. Besides creating laws, what is equally important?
Implementation / Enforcement
A nation becomes wealthy by overusing forests, water, and minerals. Future generations suffer shortages. What principle was ignored?
Sustainability / Sustainable Development
BLOCK
TRUE or FALSE
The Antarctic ozone hole is so large that it is often described as being about the size of North America, not New York city.
TRUE
Fun fact: More than 70 times the size of Philippines.