Sustainability and Sustainable Resources

In order to achieve sustainability, what two things need protecting for the future?

• Environment and resources

• People and resources

• Environment and People

What is the official definition for sustainability?

• Understanding how to meet the needs of the present generation

• Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation

• Understanding how to meet the needs of future generations

What is Agenda 21?

• A set of rules for less developed countries to abide by

• Agreed strategies that aim to make resource use more sustainable

• Laws put in place to restrict fuel emissions in cars

Which of the following is a strategy for building a sustainable future?

• Importing more resources

• Using local material

• Developing nuclear power stations

What is a renewable resource?

• Something that will run out

• Something that is finite

• Something that will not run out

Which of the following is a sustainable resource?

• Natural gas

• Uranium

• Wind

Which of these is an example of sustainability?

• A power station burning fossil fuel

• A wind farm out at sea

• private car use

What does a 'finite resource' mean?

• The supply is renewable

• The resource will last forever

• There is a limited supply

Where does most of the Earth's energy come from?

• Water

• People

• The sun

What are coal and oil made from?

• Dead plants and animals

• Volcanoes

• Burning wood