Consumerism

Consumerism

Instruction: Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

Watch the YouTube video through this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK-2uB9qz3A

Multiple Select

1.Consumerism is the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

2.Consumerism also means to ______ and use stuff up.

• sell

• buy

Multiple Select

3.Corporations make people want to buy things through commercials and advertising. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Select

4.What are the problems related to consumerism?

• Expensive products.

• Americans consume more than their fair share of the world's resources.

• Workers in factories are not treated well.

• Sometimes children are forced to work in poor conditions.

Multiple Choice

5.The 3Rs are __________, reuse and recycle.

• resell

• renew

• reduce

Multiple Select

6.One way to lessen consumerism is to swap/trade old stuff with our friends. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

7.We can also _________ to charity.

• sell

• donate

Multiple Choice

8.People should consider buying ______ stuff instead of new ones.

• old

• used

Multiple Choice

9.Before buying things, people should ask the question, "Do _____ really need this?"

• we

• they

• I

Multiple Choice

10.To help the environment, before buying new things people should find out if it can be ________________.

• thrown away

• burned

• recycled