Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Leisure, sport and tourism
Urban environments
100
This term describes the number of people per unit area
Population density
100
Permafrost melt accelerates warming because of the release of this gas
Methane
100
This country is the world's largest consumer of energy
China
100
When a lowkey spot gets algorithm-blessed into total tourist destruction
Overtourism
100
The increase in temperature in urban areas compared to surrounding rural regions
Urban heat island effect
200
The kind of migration where people move because they "just need a vibe change"
Voluntary migration
200
When ash from volcanic eruption blocks sunlight and the planet goes into "dark mode"
Dimming
200
This term describes designing products to be reused or repaired rather than disposed of
Circular economy design
200
The type of tourism that helps local communities and conserves the environment
Ecotorism
200
The process by which wealthier individuals move back into inner-city areas
Gentrification
300
Japan and Italy are classic examples of this demographic situation
Shrinking ppoulation/ageing population
300
This climate feedback loop acts like anxiety - once it starts, it spirals
Positive feedback loop
300
When a company slaps a green leaf on their product and says ✨sustainable✨
even though they polluted 3 oceans to make it
Greenwashing
300
The economic process where outside corporations profit instead of local residents
Economic leakage
300
This urban concept aims for all daily needs to be reachable within a short walk or bike ride
15-minute city
400
The demographic dividend occurs when this age group becomes dominant
Working age population
400
This broad term refers to deliberate large-scale interventions in the Earth’s oceans, soils and atmosphere with the aim of reducing the effects of climate change, usually temporarily
Geoengineering
400
The agricultural method that grows food without soil
Hydroponics
400
"IT's Your Vibe" is the official motto of this international sporting event
Winter Olympic Games 2026
400
The merging of multiple cities into one large continuous urban area
Megalopolis/conurbation
500
The movement of educated workers to foreign countries
Brain drain
500
This 2015 agreement aims to keep global temperature rise below 2°C
The Paris Agreement
500
This resource conflict happens when too many people depend on a resource that cannot keep up — like WiFi in a crowded Airbnb
Tragedy of the commons
500
The model showing how tourist destinations grow, peak, and decline
Butler's model
500
This PROJECT in this CITY is one of many urban development projects that help to make cities more sustainable
Superblock project in Barcelona