Definitions
What is climate change?
A long term shift in temperature and weather patterns, and is often caused by human activity
Urbanization can open opportunities for what sort of industries?
Which environment is more likely higher ambient temperatures?
ex. Farms, cities, oceans..
Cities
What are small towns such as Arva, Lucan, and Ilderton slowly turning into?
Bedroom communities
What is deforestation?
The act of clearing a large area of trees.
Urbanization can allow for more forms of transportation which may be..
What may happen if farms continue to be converted into urban areas?
Food scarcity
440,000 - 450,000
What is a hectare?
A metric unit of square meters.
1 Hectare is equivalent to 2.471 acres
How might the workforce improve due to urbanization?
There are more jobs throughout cities, knowledge-based and high-tech jobs
Since 2021, how many acres of farm land have been lost daily due to urban sprawl?
319 acres daily
How many homes will need to be built in order to home the rising population?
107,000 homes will need to be built by 2046
What is a bedroom community?
A town where people live, yet travel into a bigger city for work
Reusing and recycling materials to minimize waste can promote what for our cities?
Sustainability
How many Ontarians are currently employed to work on a farm?
860,000 people
How many hectares, or acres of farm land would it cost to build a sufficient amount of homes for the rising population?
450 hectares
1,111 acres
What is urban stream syndrome?
Term for the ecological degradation of streams that drain urban areas.
The expansion of this market can lead to goods and services being exchanged between cities easier
The local economy
What land resource will be at risk if the population reaches 9 billion?
Agricultural land
Name there countries which have begun to limit deforestation
Canada, Brazil, Russia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, US and UK