The cutting down of trees, destruction of land for non-tree use
What is deforestation?
The action of taking materials ready to be thrown away and changing them into reusable materials.
What is recycling?
Emissions are created in city centres from cars.
What is sea levels rising?
Natural resources formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago, (i.e.) Oil, Coal, gas.
What are Fossil Fuels?
Alternative energy source.
What are wind turbines?
Temperatures over 51.1 degrees celsius.
What is extreme temperatures?
Biodegradable waste like food, paper and card are sent to these sites
What are landfills?
Alternative source of energy.
What are solar panels?
The biking capital of the world with 20 million bicycles for a population of 16 million people.
What is the Netherlands?
Unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather like Storm Ophelia.
What is Extreme Weather?
The releasing of greenhouse gases into the air by large amounts of grazing animals
What is agriculture/farming?
The action of replanting an area with trees.
What is reforestation?
Air pollution that reduces visibility in areas of industry.
What is smog?
Habitats of animals can be destroyed by the growth of farmland.
What is agricultural land expansion?
When industry is introduced on a large scale to a region or country and puts gases into the air around it.
What is industrialisation and air pollution?
Not purchasing from large companies in big industries.
What is supporting small businesses?
Fewer emissions are found when prices decrease and routes increase.
What is Public Transport?
The dumping of plastic can devastate marine life and destroy ocean biodiversity and ecosystems.
What is plastic pollution?