Ecosystems and People

Renewable energy sources such as wind, water and solar energy are call: .........

• Green power

• Green fuel

• Green energy

• Green house

What can we do as individuals to preserve our ecosystem?

• Create more buildings

• Allow urban noise and light pollution

• Spread invasive species and harmful pollutants

• Use natural resources carefully and allow them time to regenerate

Ice cap melting:

• Sea levels rise as glaciers melt, increasing coastal

  erosion

• Pollutants and plastic that end up rivers and lakes threaten marine life

• Catching to many fish at once can reduce the fish population

• They invade new habitats and impact on them negatively

What does this picture mean?

• Adopt an animal, do not buy

• Pick after your pets

• Use reusable bags

• Walk to school

Soil pollution:

• Pollutants come from harmful emissions

• Pollutants and plastics that end up in rivers and lakes threaten marine life

• The cutting down of forest to use land for another purpose

• They disposal of toxic waste in landfills causes land contamination

What does this picture mean?

• Use reusable straws for your drinks

• Use cotton swabs with paper sticks

• Use plastic straws for your drinks

• Use cotton straws for your drinks

What does "reforestation" mean?

• Reuse materials and create something useful

• Planting trees in a forest where the trees where cut down

• They use rechargeable batteries instead of gasoline power

• Wind turbines produce electricity directly from the wind

Our planet don't have sufficient natural resources, and we need to use them carefully

• True

• False

................... pollution threatens marine life.

• Upcycling

• Plastic

Which one is right?

• Diforestation

• Desforestation

• Deforestation

• Disforestation