The effects of the environmental threats

The effects of the environmental threats

By Pamela Fenech

​ we need to add more fertiliser to grow more crops

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effects the soil badly

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Over-population

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too many people

too many problems ​

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Multiple Choice

How many people do you think are alive on Earth?

• 9 Hundred Million

• 3 and a half Billion

• close to 8 billion

Multiple Select

Why is over population bad? more than 1 answer is correct

• consuming a lot of natural resources at rapid rate

• Environmental degradation

• more food is needed so using more pesticides and chemical fertilizers

• deforestation to create new farm lands

• it increases the demand for drinking water

STOP POLLUTION

Multiple Select

TICK WAYS HOW TO STOP POLLUTION

• RECYCLE

• PRODUCE LESS WASTE

• AVOID PLASTIC PACKAGING

• KEEP BUYING FOOD IN PLASTIC PACKAGED ITEMS

Less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.

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Land is cleared for farming or building.​

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A rainforest helps to get rid of harmful gas, carbon dioxide from our atmosphere​

Destruction of rainforests​

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Multiple Select

What are the effects of deforestation ? Choose 1 answer

• loss of habitat

• increased green house gasses

• soil erosion and flooding

• all of the above

Acid Rain​

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

• spraying pesticides on crops

• dumping sewage in river systems

• burning fossil fuels for energy

Multiple Choice

How is acid rain formed?

• carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.

• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix are released into the air.

Multiple Select

Which of these is an impact of acid rain? More than one answer is correct.

• dissolves nutrients in the soil

• raises oxygen levels

• acidic particles corrode metal and cause paint and stone to deteriorate more quickly

• damages drinking water sources

• damages aquatic (water) life

Multiple Choice

Using solar and wind power help reduce acid rain

• true

• false

The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

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If more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, the temperature will go up.

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The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.​

​Greenhouse Effect​

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Multiple Choice

What does sustainable mean? choose 1 answer

• waste water and electricity

• to continue living on Earth without doing any harm to it for future generations to enjoy it

• not reusing, reducing and recycling

• use loads of fossil fuel

Open Ended

List ways how to live sustainably or in a sustainable way