LSS12.1 Actions impacting the environment

Singapore has over 40,000 species of

• animals only

• plants only

• plants or animals only

• plants and animals only

As Singapore is in the ____, and once part of the tropical ____, it has ____ ______ despite it being a city-state.

Earth provides the ____ for mankind to live in. However, it has ____ ____.

Which daily action has a direct impact on the environment and survival of other species?

• Using more electricity

• Wasting food

• Introducing environmentally-friendly practices

• Producing excessive waste

• Using more water

Wasting food impacts the environment and survival of other species because it wastes resources needed to produce food like ____, ____ and ____.

Using more electricity impacts the environment and survival of other species because in Singpaore, resources needed to produce electrical energy like ____ and ____ are ____ resources. In the production of energy using these resources, it also produces ____ ____ which a greenhouse gas.

Producing exessive waste impacts the environment and survival of other species because _____ _____ leads to the air, sea and land to be _____.

Which action helps to conserve the environment and survival of other species?

• Reforestation

• Producing excessive waste

• Reducing consumption

• Introducing environmentally-friendly practices

• Reducing the use of fossil fuels

To conserve the environment, we can reduce consumption like _____ the use of paper, ____ items that are not damaged and _____. This will therefore _____ the need for raw materials to produce items.

To conserve the environment, we can reduce consumption by not using plastic bags and instead to choose more environmentally-friendly options. This is because it reduces the amount of plastic bags in trash, which in turn reduces burning them, producing _____ _____, which is a _____ _____.