Year 9 - Geography
Sustainability: A new way of living
Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about how humans have affected our world by looking at environmental issues such as plastic pollution and the impact of fossil fuel use. The unit leads pupils to question whether we are in a new geological epoch.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how sustainable living can reduce the environmental impact of our everyday lives.
Key Notes
- Sustainability means meeting today's needs without harming future generations.
- Reducing waste and reusing materials helps conserve resources.
- Choosing local and seasonal food reduces environmental footprints.
- Sustainable transport reduces carbon emissions and pollution.
- Individuals, communities and governments all play a role in sustainability.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sustainability: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need
- food miles: a measure of the distance between where a food is grown or made to where it is eaten
- public transport: the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares
- seasonal food: food that is grown and harvested at a specific time of year when it is naturally ripe and ready for consumption
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Building a more sustainable future is just the responsibility of governments.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Sustainability means meeting today's needs without harming future generations. Reducing waste and reusing materials helps conserve resources.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'sustainability'
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Building a more sustainable future is just the responsibility of governments. Correction: Building a more sustainable future takes action from all levels of society, inidviudals, community and government.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Alternative energy supplies Study Guide
- An introduction to the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Evidence of the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data Study Guide
- Global governance Study Guide
- Our future climate Study Guide
- Phasing out fossil fuels Study Guide
- Plastic pollution Study Guide
- The human impact on ecosystems Study Guide
- The impact of consumption Study Guide
- Threats to oceans Study Guide
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