Tto Sustainabilty 202324

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

What is sustainability?

Definition

Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 

In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources.

What are some of the problems we are facing as humans right now?

Threats to Earth
main forms of environmental problems

1. Climate change due to greenhouse gases.
2. Pollution: Air pollution, Soil pollution, Water pollution
3. Degradation: Deforestation, Desertification, Extinction, Erosion
4. Depletion: Oil use, Deforestation, Over-fishing

CO2 is one of the greenhouses gasses. What increases the levels of CO2 in our atmosphere?

1. The burning of fossil fuels
2. The burning and decomposition of trees
3. Deforestation because trees capture CO2
4. All of the above

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What are the four main effects of global warming?

What can you do to reduce climate change caused by greenhouse gases?

What can you do to reduce the waste of resources and fresh water?

How do you feel about this biodiversity crisis, the climate problem and all other environmental problems?

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Why are animals like bees economically so important for humans?

1. They produce honey
2. They play a role in fertilization of the crops that we eat
3. They eat insects that eat our crops
4. They produce bees wax

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Humans have used up 75% of the earth's land for what purposes?

1. Mining
2. Damming
3. Farming
4. Housing

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What is a ocean dead zone?

1. A place where dead fishes was upon the shore
2. A nuclear waste dump zone
3. Low oxygen zone in the ocean where marine life is not supported
4. A plastic soup

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What are the two main reasons for biodiversity reduction?

1. Hunting and Fishing
2. Land conversion and overconsumption
3. Overconsumption and fishing
4. Destruction of habitat and fishing

What are the causes of the huge increase in population growth over the last 300 years?

What is the effect of all these improvements for humans?

What can you do in your own personal behavior to make our planet more sustainable?

Sustainable Practices in the Netherlands and Germany

Assignment: Research and Presentation

Objective: To compare and contrast sustainability practices in the Netherlands and Germany at different scale levels, and present findings in a multimedia presentation.