Sustainability in the contemporary world
Evaluating Sustainability
Investigation of a global economic activity - Viticulture
Ecosystems and biodiversity
General
100
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainability
100
Difference between monitoring and evaluating
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
to watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time
100
Identify the latitude, type of climate, annual rainfall and temperature range
30-50 degrees, Mediterranean, 700mm, 10-20 degrees Celcius
100
Identify the 7 Energy flows and Nutrient Cycles
Water cycle, rock cycle, air pressure/cycle, food webs/chains, phosphate cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle
100
What is a choropleth map?
A choropleth map is a thematic map that is used to represent statistical data using the color mapping symbology technique
200
Pillars of Sustainability
social, economic, environmental and cultural
200
What is an economic activity? Define
“the actions and processes involved in producing, buying, and selling products and services”
200
Identify 5 Old and New world producers
Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany
USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, China
200
Define dynamic equilibrium and feedback loops
“refers to a state where, despite ongoing changes and fluctuations, the system remains stable”
Feedback loops: affecting the stability of the system. Feedback loops permit systems to adjust their response to change (forcing factors) to return to stable conditions.
200
How do you calculate percentage change?
(Difference/Original Value) x 100
300
Principles of ecologically sustainable development
precautionary principle, intergenerational equity, conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity
300
What criteria can be used for evaluating the sustainability of economic activities
Four pillars, principles of ESD, Peg, International Institute for Sustainable Development
300
Identify the 5 influences on the economic activity
biophysical
economic
technological
political/organisational
Otherwise known as …
B.E.T.O.P
300
Provide an example of a positive and negative feedback loop
Increased water vapour in the atmosphere, acting as a greenhouse gas (P)
Melting of Ice caps, reducing albedo (P)
Rising sea levels causing glacier calving (P)
Water vapour forms clouds which reflect radiation (N)
The ocean’s ability to transport carbon from the atmosphere and dissolve it (N)
300
How do you calculate local relief AND gradient?
Local relief = difference in elevation between highest and lowest points in a given area
Gradient = rise/run (in the same units)
400
Name THREE SDG's
400
Define GIS
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that analyzes and displays geographically referenced information
400
As climate warms, how many kms will Viticulture shift poleward per decade?
It is estimated that the northern boundary of European viticulture will shift north 20 to 60 kilometres per decade between 2020 and 2050.
400
Identify the 5 reasons to value ecosystems
Maintenance of genetic diversity: Antarctica
Utility Values: Rainforests for medicines
Intrinsic values: Blue Mountains World Heritage area
Heritage values: Ningaloo reef
Need to allow natural change to proceed: Mt St Helens National Volcano Monument.
400
Draw a speed time distance triangle
500
Give an example of each of the following: global forums, agreements and cooperation
OECD, UN
Rio 1992, Montreal Protocol, Paris 2016, Kyoto Proocol etc.
UN and its agencies
500
Which aspects of sustainability have no fixed end point?
The goal of sustainability and achieving sustainable development
500
What are the ideal temperatures for growing white and red grapes?
Temperature plays a critical role in grape quality, as ideal growth temperatures are approximately 19°C for white grapes and 21°C for red grapes.
500
Define THREE reasons for valuing ecosystems
The full range of genetic diversity is known as biodiversity. Biodiversity provides the maximum amount of material for continued natural selection and evolution
Utility value is the usefulness of ecosystems.
The intrinsic value refers to the inherent ecological values that a place possesses.
Heritage protection of areas seen as having outstanding universal value
Ecosystems are continually changing and evolving. If we don’t allow this to occur naturally then ecosystems can be damaged and the quality of human life can be affected
500
Name the THREE topics studied during the HSC
Global sustainability
Rural and urban places
Ecosystems and global biodiversity