Facts
TRUE or FALSE?
Everything can be recycled
False: many plastics are not recyclable
We should re________ plastic cups, plastic cutlery, plastic straws, etc.
Re-use or Reduce
This is an example of a natural resource?
Wood, sunlight, metals, water, etc.
What is an ecological footprint?
A: The ________ impact of a person/community on the earth
The NEGATIVE impact of a person/community on the earth
Shape that symbolizes recycling?
Triangle
Name the 5 basic human needs
1. food
2. clean water
3. shelter
4. clothes
5. healthcare
What you should do with glass bottle
Recycle
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
Renewable resources are replaced FASTER than they are used up.
Non-renewable resources are replaced SLOWER than they are used up
Having a large NEGATIVE ecological footprint means a person does what?
Lots of waste,
Uses lots of water and energy,
Consumes a lot
Name 2 modes of transport that are environmentally-friendly
1. riding a bike
2. riding the bus
3. walking
4. carpooling
What is considered a human NEED?
clothes, car, cellphone, candy
Clothes
You bring this to the grocery store with you to reduce plastic?
Reusable bag
Give 2 examples of nonrenewable resources?
Coal (charbon), oil, natural gas, sand (le sable), copper (cuivre), soil (sol), etc.
Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to run a TV for _____ hours.
3 hours
For society to live in a more sustainable way, what type of resource should it use more of?
more _________ resources
More renewable resources
An outcome of increased global temperatures is ________________________.
Climate hazards increasing all over the globe
Crippling heat waves,
Worsening coastal flooding,
and crop failures,
When you use less of something you re______
Reduce
Give 2 examples of renewable resources?
sunlight, vegetables, paper, wood, meat (la viande), water, etc.
What are 2 lifestyle choices that could produce a large POSITIVE (+) ecological footprint?
- becoming a vegetarian
- taking public transportation
- using less energy
- recycling
- using less water
Why recycle?
To protect our planet
To conserve natural resources
What is the cleanest continent on Earth?
Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Asia or Africa?
Antarctica
When you create something entirely new out something you re__________
Recycle
Should people rely more on renewable or nonrenewable resources? Why?
Renewable, because they can be replaced more quickly so we will not run out.
On average, one supermarket goes through _________ paper bags each year.
60 million paper bags per year
The best way to reduce paper bags is to bring a reusable one when you shop.
SUSTAINABILITY means that something can be maintained ________________________________
Sustainability means that something can be maintained at a certain level for as long as is wanted