Worksheets1.6 Lesson 2 - Ethics - Digital Divide & Environment
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The idea that money, language, education, or infrastructure creates a gap between those who have access to information technologies and those who do not.
Digital Divide
Equality of Access
Globalization
Cultural Diversity
People who lack access to the internet have the same opportunities as those who do.
An ethical issue is...
whether something causes damage to land, sea, air and living things
whether something is right or wrong in society or the workplace
whether something causes a problem in a particular group or society
People have different access to technology due to where they live or how much money they have. What is this cultural issue known as?
Digital Divide
Wealth Divide
Geographical Difference
Affordability Divide
Why do developing countries take our e-waste?
It makes good money
They have huge free land
No government obligation for import of e-waste
What are the health hazards caused by careless storage of E-Waste?
Lung cancer
DNA damage
Asthmatic bronchitis
All of the other answers
What country is the world's largest e-waste site in?
Ghana
England
USA
India
Computers and Cell phones are Which type of waste ?
Organic
E-Waste
Paper
What is the meaning of E-Waste ?
Electronic Waste
Elastic Waste
Eco Waste
What is a good way to dispose of e-waste?
Throw it in the street
Give it to a reliable e-waste recycling company
Burn it in your backyard
Throw it in a dump
Can e-waste be hacked after it is thrown away?
No
Yes
How does e-waste affect children working in the digital dumping grounds?
children live longer
children get sick and develop health issues
children get lots of money every day
children learn about technology
Why do people melt part of the broken computers?
To resell the material
To recycle the material
To dispose of the material
To create another computer
Identify one of the main problem with e-waste ...
E-waste ends up in landfill sites where toxic chemicals leak out into the ground
E-waste gets recycled into new computers
E-waste if often shipped abroad
E-waste ends up in landfill sites where energy leaks out into the ground
The Agbobloshie dump in Accra, Ghana has become the world's largest destination of what?
Plastic
Radioactive waste
Electronic Goods
Chemical waste
True or False? The reason there is so much illegal dumping of e-waste is because it is cheaper than properly recycling devices that contain toxic material
True
False
Which one of these is not an environmental issue?
Gaining unauthorized Access to a computer network
Sending old tech to landfill
Safe disposal of toxic and carcinogenic components
Leaving electronic devices on standby
Why are data centres an environmental issue?
They are really large
They consume a lot of power
They take up a lot of green space
They employ too many people
Which of the below are environmental concerns? (tick all that apply)
E-Waste
Depletion of natural resources
AI becoming self aware
Hackers
Power consumption
Which of these would be considered E-Waste? (tick all that apply)
Old Laptops
Discarded Memory Sticks
Old hard-drives
Mobile Phones
Old Keyboards and Mice
