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§4.1: can the earth cope?

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Today
  • Introduction
  • Explanation §4.1

  • Assignments 

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Slide 3 - Video

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If the entire world lived like the average Dutchman, Earth Overshoot Day would be in...
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A
February
B
August
C
May
D
November

Slide 5 - Quiz

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Today
  • Introduction
  • Explanation §4.1

  • Assignments

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Learning goals 
  • You know what carrying capacity means
  • You understand how the carrying capacity of the Earth is endangered and why we need to live sustainably

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Vocabulary 
Natural resources
Natuurlijke hulpbronnen
Ecological footprint
Ecologische voetafdruk
Carrying capacity 
Draagkracht 
Population projections
Bevolkingsprognose 
Sustainable 
Duurzaam
Prosperity 
Welvaart

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Natural resources = products that people can use from nature 

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When will the natural resources run out?
No unlimited supply of resources

  • Some are renewable: food and wood
  • Some are non-renewable: gold and petroleum (aardolie)


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Renewable natural resources
Non-renewable natural resources
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Wood
Petroleum
Coal 
Food
Gold

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Slide 14 - Video

Carrying capacity = the Earth's ability to support all people's lives

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Help!
With all the world's citizens together, we are using so many natural resources that we are exceeding the carrying capacity of the Earth

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Carrying capacity 
  • Only 1.8 hectares are available for each world citizen
  • Earth Overshoot Day: the day that we have consumed what the Earth can produce on an annual basis 

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Learning goals 
  • You know what carrying capacity means
  • You understand how the carrying capacity of the Earth is endangered and why we need to live sustainably

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Today
  • Introduction
  • Explanation §4.1

  • Assignments 

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Start homework
  • Read §4.1
  • Make assignment 1, 2, 3 and 4


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§4.1: can the earth cope?

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Today
  • Recap
  • Explanation §4.1
  • Calculate ecological footprint

  • Start homework

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Recap
Write down the meaning of the following terms:

  • Earth overshoot day
  • Carrying capacity 
  • Renewable resources
  • Non-renewable resources 

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4:00

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Today
  • Recap
  • Explanation §4.1
  • Calculate ecological footprint

  • Start homework

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Learning goals 
  • You know what ecological footprint means
  • You understand how the carrying capacity of the Earth is endangered and why we need to live sustainably
  • You can read the ecological footprint of different countries from a map

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Ecological footprint
  • The amount of land a person needs to live their life 
  • In The Netherlands we use 6(!) hectares per person

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World population
Population projection: by the year 2100 there will be 11 billion of us on this planet

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Population projections means....
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A
how many people live on earth (nowadays)
B
how many people used to live on earth
C
the predictions about the future population
D
the development of the population in the past

Slide 29 - Quiz

Not only population growth, but also...

Growing prosperity and  changing lifestyle lead to a larger ecological footprint 

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We need to be sustainable with what we have!
Dan kunnen onze toekomstige generaties ook gebruik van maken!

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'Sustainable': what do you think about?

Slide 32 - Mind map

Sustainable
We do not use the natural resources on Earth faster than that they are replaced

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Sustainable
Sustainable
Not sustainable
Not sustainable

Slide 34 - Drag question

Learning goals 
  • You know what ecological footprint means
  • You understand how the carrying capacity of the Earth is endangered and why we need to live sustainably
  • You can read the ecological footprint of different countries from a map

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Today
  • Recap
  • Explanation §4.1
  • Calculate ecological footprint
  • Start homework

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Slide 37 - Link

How big is your ecological footprint?

Slide 38 - Open question

Name at least three things that you can do to live a more sustainable life

Slide 39 - Mind map

Today
  • Introduction
  • Explanation §4.1
  • Calculate ecological footprint

  • Start homework

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Start homework
  • Read §4.1
  • Make assignment 5, 6 and 7


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