Vocabulary
A group of people who share the same space. They might also share histories, cultures, or beliefs.
What is community?
When settlement has been established in a line-like pattern.
What is linear settlement?
This country has the most sustainable (eco-friendly) city in Europe.
What is Sweden?
An energy efficient feature found in buildings in Vaxjo.
What is 35 cm thick insulation or triple pane windows?
The two factors of this are melting ice caps and overall warmer temperatures of the sea.
What are rising sea levels?
An invisible line that runs around the centre of the globe from East to West. It divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
When settlements have been established very close to each other - with many people living together.
What is clustered settlement?
Many people move to this country for its safety, freedom, and outdoor space/activities.
What is Canada?
Vaxjo uses waste these from these to provide heat for its entire city.
What is pulp and paper?
Since 1880 the mean sea level has risen by this much.
What is 21-24 cm?
In population, this is the number of people per square kilometre in a specific area.
What is density?
This policy in China made some people move to aother country.
What is the one-child policy?
This country consists of four main islands and thousands of smaller islands.
What is Japan?
What is biogas?
This much of our frozen water is frozen.
What is 70%?
A detailed inspection to verify something is comlying with requirements.
What is an audit?
People who flee their homeland in search of safety in a new country.
What are refugees?
The five main regions of this country are forests, rivers, valleys, wetlands, and rainforests.
In Vaxjo hospitals and day cares serve this?
What is organic food?
This state is at risk of being wiped out by rising sea levels.
What is Florida?
When a person or group uses fossil fuels this is the amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) emitted.
What is carbon footprint?
These are factors that encourage people to move away from where they currently live.
What are push factors?
A country divided into 4 major areas; the Nile Valley and Delta, the Eastern desert, the Westen desert, and the Sinai Penninsula.
What is Egypt?
This is the population of Vaxjo city.
What is 89,000 people.
This is what the Maldives and the Netherlands are doing to help combat the effects of rising sea levels.
What is building floating houses?