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Conservation
Pollution
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Vocab
What is the worlds’ most
populous country?
United States
China
Japan
China
What is the current
world population?
3.5 billion
9 billion
7 billion
7 billion
What factors
make the
population
increase or
decrease?
Birth Rate and
Death Rate.
More babies being
born and less people
dying means the
population will
increase.
Name 2 reasons
people are
living longer?
1.Better Health Care:
Medicine & Vaccines
2.More Food
3.Clean Water
4. Better Sanitation: Waste
Removal Systems
What is a humane method proven to
reduce population growth?
a. reproductive health care
b. educate and empower women
c. reduce poverty
d. all of the above
d. All of the above
How does
population cause
deforestation?
Forested areas are
destroyed to make
more housing or
more farmland for
the growing
population.
What is the measurement tool
called that is used to describe
the area of the Earth’s surface to
support a given human lifestyle?
Ecological (Carbon) Footprint
Environmental Calculator
Resource O’Meter
Nature Consumer Ruler
Ecological
(Carbon)
Footprint
What is the word
used to describe
the movement of
people to the
cities and the
growth of cities?
Urbanization
Because of Urbanization, an
area the size of what state is
paved over each year?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Texas
Delaware
What 2 countries have
the largest Ecological
(Carbon) Footprints?
China
Italy
United States
France
st
1
= China
2nd = United States
Which of the following is
NOT a renewable
resource?
trees
wind
water
oil
OIL
What element do many scientists
believe can provide an unlimited
source of clean energy?
coal
oil
hydrogen
carbon monoxide
hydrogen
When something breaks
down and becomes part of
the Earth, we say it is ________.
Garbage
Biodegradable
edible
Biodegradable
Which item will
biodegrade the fastest
and the slowest?
Tin can
Rope
Paper
Glass Bottle
Paper will biodegrade
the fastest and a glass
bottle will biodegrade
the slowest.
Maximum
What are the 5
number of years
R’s that will help
a President can
protect the
serve.
Earth?
Reduce garbage production
Reuse items
Recycle paper, glass, and metal
Refuse
to purchase
product
What
is 10 years?
with excessive packaging.
Repair items instead of
throwing them out.
What causes air
pollution and why
is it harmful ?
Cars, Factories,
pesticides, etc. cause air
pollution.
It is harmful because it
causes breathing
diseases, depletes the
ozone layer, creates acid
rain, and is a factor in
global warming.
What can cause noise
pollution and why is it
harmful to humans?
Noise pollution can be caused
by cars, radios, machines, etc.
Noise pollution affects sleep,
eating habits, mood,
concentration, and body
functions such as respiration and
heart rate, and hearing loss.
How have
communities tried
to reduce pollution?
Created laws
against littering,
dumping wastes
into the water, and
have tried to
control emissions
from cars and
factories.
What are the 5
types of
pollution we
studied?
Air
Water
Land or Ground
Noise
Toxic Waste
How big is the
Great Pacific
Garbage Patch of
plastic?
The
Pacific
Garbage
Patch is
twice the
size of
Texas.
What does
population
mean?
The total number of
people in an area.
What is the study
of population
called?
Demography
What does “life
expectancy”
mean?
The average
number of years
a person is
predicted to live.
What is an
“ecological or
carbon footprint”?
The area of the Earth’s
surface to support a given
human lifestyle or How
much pollution I am
creating in my daily life.
“Official” Carbon Footprint: The total amount of greenhouse
gases produced to directly and indirectly support human
activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon
dioxide (CO2).
“Official” Ecological Footprint: The amount of land and water
area a human population would hypothetically need to provide
the resources required to support itself and to absorb its
wastes."
What is the
difference between
population density
and population
distribution?
Population Density is
the average number of
people per square mile.
Population Distribution
is the way a people are
spread out over an
area.
Super Jeopardy
What are 4 things that you plan to do
to help our environment?
Various Answers