The average weather of an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
100
List 5 different types of landforms
Plains, plateaus, shields, mountains, valleys
100
A number that shows the increase or decrease in a population during a certain period of time
What is Growth Rate?
100
What are the three main principles of sustainability?
- Environmental (renewable energy, pollution prevention)
- Social (reduced poverty, equal opportunity)
- Economic (fair distribution of resources
200
The base rock of an ancient mountain region that has been worn away, leaving a flat, rocky landform region
What is a shield?
200
A scientist who studies the weather
What is a meteorologist?
200
In what ways do people create and change landforms? (state 2)
- Mining: mining of rocks and minerals
- Creating Living Spaces: homes, agriculture, transportation networks
200
Meeting the needs of today’s population without compromising the needs of future generations
What is Sustainable Development?
200
Identify 3 factors influencing population growth rate?
Birth Rate, Death Rate, Migration, Population Demographics, Social Attitudes, Economy, Education, Health Care
300
A high, flat region that has been lifted up by movement of Earth’s surface
What is a plateau?
300
An increase in average global temperatures near Earth’s surface
What is global warming?
300
What are the dangers of volcanoes? (List 4 impacts)
- Emit toxic gasses
- Poor visibility
- Flooding
- Disruptions to air travel
- Destruction of settlements and natural landscapes
- Reconstruction of communities
300
The maximum number of people that a region can support without running out of resources
What is carrying capacity?
300
What are the three main impacts of population growth?
Resources and land use, Poverty, and Pollution
400
The wearing away of Earth’s surface by wind, water, or glacial action
What is Erosion?
400
The short-term conditions of the air in a particular place and on a particular date
What is weather?
400
What are the potential dangers of global warming and climate change? (State 2)
- Melting ice and rising sea levels
- Extreme weather, shifting rainfall
- More frequent heat waves
- Risks for human health
- Consequences for developing countries
400
The patterns of how people are arranged in an area
What is population distribution?
400
State two challenges for achieving sustainability?
- Decline in rural populations
- Increase in urban populations
- Increasing demands on resources
- Changing demographics
500
The Earthquake zone and the string of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean
What is the Ring of Fire?
500
Actions taken to reduce the consequences of a problem
What is mitigation?
500
List 3 actions humans can take to mitigate climate change?
- Renewable energy use (solar or wind)
- Reducing energy use
- Drive fuel-efficient cars, ride a bike, walk
- Preserve green spaces
- Consume locally made products
- Use technology to capture CO2 emitted from smokestacks
- Reduce, reuse and recycle
- Conserve water
500
Decisions, choices, and actions that have a positive impact on the environment
What is stewardship?
500
List 4 things that a sustainable community might include
- Bike lanes, good public transportation
- Renewable energy (solar, wind)
- Lots of green spaces (parks)
- Affordable housing
- Minimizes waste
- Improvement in water and air quality
- Limits the construction of housing on arable land