Chapter 3.4: Limitations of carrying capacity

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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3.4  

Limitations to the carrying capacity

Previously...

• Population growth
• More prosperity
• Environment

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Short-wave rays

Long-wave rays

Greenhouse gases

Here we see
environmental...

1. pollution
2. exhaustion
3. deterioration

Which word belongs to this picture

Which word belongs to this picture

Consumption of people can affect ecosystems through:

environmental pollution:

• people bring things in an ecosystem that don't belong there (oil, plastic, etc.).

environmental exhaustion:

• natural supplies decrease due to excessive or bad use.

environmental deterioration:

• dissapearing of the natural environment due to mankind's actions (e.g. deforestation).

Learning goals:

1. You can explain how people reach the limits of what earth can provide.
   
2. You can describe different footprints related to the carrying capacity.
3. You can explain how sustainable development can take place. (next lesson)

What is meant by ecological overshoot?

Ecological footprint

Read Chapter 3.4
What questions do you have left?
Start homework 1, 2, 3

Lesson 2:  3.4

Next week: Formative quiz 

3.2-3.4

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What is sustainable development?
Handling the earth in a way...

1. to get as much profit as possible
2. by means of caring for the animals
3. to feed all the people
4. so future generations can live on a clean planet

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Homework: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

Use of lesson up...

Helps me understanding the subject

Keeps me awake during lessons

Is fun but a powerpoint is ok as well

Is ok but I learn most by myself and the book

Sustainable development

Look up the meaning of the words in the image in the previous slide.

Explain how the image works.