Sustainability
Climate Change Solutions
Climate Justice
Environmental Awareness
grammar & language features
100
Give an example of alternative energy.
Wind, solar power, hydropower, etc.
100
What is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?
Adaptation: reducing the effects of climate change
Mitigation: preventing the effects of climate change
100
True or False?
The climate crisis is causing loss of lives, livelihoods, language, and culture, putting many at risk of food and water shortages, and triggering displacement and conflict. It is also connected to significant health impacts, including heat stress, disease outbreaks, malnutrition, and trauma from having lived through disasters.
True
100
What does it mean to "raise awareness"?
Inform and educate about, or make others conscious of, a specific cause or problem
100
Vulnerable, Inclusive, and Sustainable are all examples of which part of speech?
Adjectives
200
True or False?
Sustainable alternatives, such as electric cars, are becoming more mainstream.
True
200
Adaptation or Mitigation?
Reducing and recycling water use due to drought.
Adaptation
200
What communities are most affected by the effects climate change?
Indigenous communities, people with disabilities, low-income people and families, island and coastal communities, populations living in countries with hot and dry climates, etc.
200
What is a campaign?
an organized group or plan in pursuit of a specific goal, often one that is social or political
200
What are "context clues"?
300
What does it mean to be "carbon neutral"?
Balancing our carbon dioxide emissions by eliminating emissions from society.
300
Adaptation or Mitigation?
Replacing greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas with clean, renewable energies like solar, wind, and geothermal.
Mitigation
300
What is the main focus of Climate Justice?
Human rights & equity
300
What persuasive technique is used in this poster?
( ethos, pathos, logos )
Logos
300
Give three examples of transition phrases that compare or contrast ideas.
400
What is it called when a business engages in equitable trading practices with developing countries?
Fair trade
400
How can we truly solve the climate change crisis?
Mitigating our greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful practices as soon as possible
400
Give an example of a Climate Justice movement.
(open answer)
400
Give an example of a successful environmental awareness campaign.
(answers may vary)
400
What is a verb with two or more parts that has a specific meaning?
Examples: raise awareness, speak up,
phrasal verb
500
Was life sustainable for our ancestors long ago? Why or why not?
No.
Our ancesters left less of a negative impact on the planet, however most children died before they could grow up and the overall quality of life was very low.
500
Why is the mitigation strategy less popular on a global level?
Mitigation is more expensive and therefore less accessible for smaller, poorer countries. Wealthy countries have the power to mitigate, however it is easier and cheaper to adapt instead.
500
What's the difference between "equity" and "equality"?
Equality: everyone is given the same resources or opportunities.
Equity: everyone has different circumstances, so each person is given the exact resources and opportunities requires to reach an equal outcome.
500
What is advocacy? How can we advocate for the environment?
1. Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.
2. Answers can vary (education, protests, political campaigns, research, sustainable business or agricultural practices, etc.)
500
What does this idiom mean?
kicking the can down the road
To avoid or delay dealing with a problem