Sustainability
Definition?
Meeting our present needs without compromising the future generations ability to meet their needs
- You need to watch out for overusing resources
What is the definition?
An ecological footprint is the amount of land, and water is needed to supply resources and absorb waste for populations (and on an individual level)
Define Employment Industries and Sectors
Employment Industries: The general category that describes similar employment that provides goods/services to others
Employment Sectors: How the employment industries add to the economy
What is a natural resource?
Something that humans use that was from the natural environment
What do you call fake spaghetti?
An impasta!
What are some ways that you can be more sustainable?
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Buy less (fast fashion)
- Conserve resources
and much more!
What are ways to reduce your ecological footprint?
- reduce consumption (buying less)
- being sustainable
- walking instead of driving
- minimizing waste
- conserving energy
What are the 4 types of Industries?
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Quaternary
What does stewardship mean?
The act of supervising and protecting natural resources
Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
Because it was feeling crummy!
Why is being sustainable so important? (Hint* consider the negative impact of factories, over consumerism of products, etc)
If you use all the resources now, what will we have in the future? Think of oil, it is a limited resource. Trees, take 30+ years to fully grow. If we are not sustainable now, and keep producing air pollution, waste, massive use of our natural resources and do not replenish them, we can eventually run out.
What does an ecological footprint measure?
The demand on nature by calculating the use of biologically produced land/sea needed to produce the resources and the amount of waster it produces
Which Industry refers to manufacturing or construction with raw material being transformed into a new product?
Which type of jobs would this be?
Secondary Industry - factors that produce furniture, cars, plumbers, operators, etc
Explain the difference between Renewable and Non-renewable resources
Renewable Resources: a resource that replaces itself over time (unless we are not sustainable and use it too fast)
- trees, crops, fish, water, solar & wind energy
Non-renewable Resources: a resource that can only be used once as it was created over the process of millions of years
oil, gas, minerals
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock!
What are the environmental impact of Industrialization? (hint* factories)
Environmental Impact:
- uses up a lot of natural resources
- burns fossil fuel which releases Co2 into the atmosphere (air pollution)
- habitat destruction
Why is understanding ecological footprints important?
Allows us to understand the human impact (if we are being sustainable or not and are using resources faster than the planet can renew them)
Which industry refers to the development ideas and researching theories?
Which type of jobs would this be?
Quaternary- Coders, professors, engineers, scientists, etc
What is the difference between an Flow resource and Other resource?
Flow Resource: a resource that is constantly being replenished by nature and the supply is not damaged by humans
- sunlight, wind, water
Other Resource: resources that do not fit into any other category
(typically used for pretty views, tourism)
- mountain ranges, waterfalls, beaches, forests, etc.
I have hundreds of wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am; call me a lot. What am I?
A parking lot!
Where are some locations on Earth that are NOT being sustainable?
- Southeast Asia
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
Name an example of a high ecological footprint lifestyle vs low ecological footprint lifestyle
High:
- Driving alone in a gas car, eating meat-heavy diets, frequent air travel, living in a large home alone, buying new products even when your old ones are fine, generating lots of waste
Low:
- Walking, biking, or using public transport to get around, eating plant-based, reducing home energy use, buying secondhand, reusing items, composting
Name the level of industries for a coder/miner/electrician/retail worker
1.Quaternary
2. Primary
3. Secondary
4. Tertiary
What are some of Canada's major natural resources?
Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Fishing, Energy, Water
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 ate 9!