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Excercise 1: local
vs. global

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Excercise 11b: Which of the five points lead to the collapse of the Anasazi people?
A
Human impact on the environment that destroys the resource base
B
Climate change – warmer, colder, wetter, drier
C
Relations with neighbouring tribes
D
Relations with hostile societies

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Excercise 11b:
Watch the first 5 minutes of Jared Diamond’s TED talk. In this talk, the American geographer explains five common reasons why societies collapse. Which five points does he mention?


    -Human impact on the environment that destroys the resource base
    -Climate change – warmer, colder, wetter, drier
  - Relations with neighbouring tribes
    -Relations with hostile societies
    -Perceptions of environmental problems


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The rule of thumb is that environmental issues ..........................................(1) as the economic activity (measured by the GDP/capita) in a country ................................(2).
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1)decrease 2)decreases
B
1)decrease 2)increases
C
1)increase 2)decreases
D
1)increase 2)increases

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Where are most of the products produced?
A
LEDCs
B
MEDCs
C
NIC's
D
TNCs

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What does the environmental Kuznet curve show?
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That there's a limit to economic growth
B
That there's a limit to environmental problems
C
That the economic growth will decrease after time
D
That the environmental problems will decrease after time

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Look at figure 4.7 in your textbook. Which continent had the lowest ecological footprint?
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Africa
B
Asia- Pacific
C
Europe(EU)
D
North America

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What is de Sustainable Development Goal no. 13 about?
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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
C
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
D
transfer of the negative effects related to development to other places or into the future

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Workbook 4b)
Explain how an increase in environmental awareness could give the impression that environmental issues are on the rise.

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Kuznets Curve

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7) Take a look at figure 4.6. Explain the figure of the environmental Kuznets curve. Use the following phrases in your answer. They may be used more than once: GDP per capita - environmental problems - turning point

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Ecological footprint
-Calculate your ecological footprint on: https://www.footprint
calculator.org/
-Take a picture of the results and upload them in the chat/ Teams

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Homework
Question 12 workbook

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