How to Save Our Planet

What is the biggest question of our times?

• How to exploit natural resources?

• How to dominate nature?

• How to increase human population?

• How to achieve sustainable existence on earth?

How many years ago did humankind consist of less than a million hunter-gatherers across the globe?

• 30,000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

What is the age of humans called?

• Mesozoic

• Anthropocene

• Pleistocene

• Holocene

What is the main reason for the continued rise in human population?

• Increased immigration

• Decreased death rates

• Decreased birth rates

• Increased birth rates

What is the primary goal to reduce our impact on the planet?

• Increase fossil fuel usage

• Reduce renewable energy usage

• Increase deforestation

• Phase out fossil fuels and replace them with renewables

What is the benefit of upgrading to efficient food production and reducing meat consumption?

• Increase in greenhouse gas emissions

• Increase in deforestation

• Decrease in land usage

• Decrease in fresh water demand

What is the proposed solution to restore the health of the ocean?

• Ignore the impact of human activities on the ocean

• Reduce ocean conservation efforts

• Implement a global network of no fish zones

• Increase fishing in international waters

What is the importance of maintaining wild populations?

• It has no impact on the planet

• It leads to biodiversity loss

• It ensures a stable planet

• It increases human population

What is the ultimate goal of making these changes?

• To dominate the planet

• To become a species in balance with nature

• To achieve peak human population

• To exploit nature for human benefit

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the call to action at the end of the text?

• Embrace the challenge we face

• Resist change and maintain the status quo

• Ignore the challenges we face

• Continue exploiting natural resources