3.4: Limitations of carrying capacity - lesson 2

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

Ecosystem

Give the right keyword: Measure of how much you burden the earth with all the fresh water you use or pollute for all the goods and services you use.

Wealthy people can make good choices for the environment here, which can still have negative effects on the environment elsewhere. This is called:

1. Shifting (afwentelen)
2. Burdening (belasten)
3. Troubling (problematiseren)

Give an example of shifting

Shifting by NL

What kind of landuse does the Netherlands need space for in other countries?

Which landuse happens totally within the borders of the Netherlands?

animate energy

inanimate energy

Put in the right order: from most environmentally friendly to less environmentally friendly

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Refuse

Repurpose

Today: Sustainable development

People

Planet

Profit / prosperity

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

https:

Work 3VT - my ecological footprint

• Go to: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
• Fill out in all possible details

• Take screenshots of your results & put in Word document
• Write a 5 sentence reflection: what were you surprised by? What did you expect? Are you happy/not happy about it? What are you willing to change? Will your footprint grow or become smaller?

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

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).