H4 Human Interference Week 14

• Engels
• Middelbare school

The ___________ culprit is the biggest factor in wildfires.

1. agricultural
2. recreational
3. environmental
4. industrial/commercial

Though PG&E is clearly linked to fires, nobody acts upon this information. That is a matter of

1. A responsibility
2. B judiciary powers
3. C funding
4. D liability

What is the issue with fire prone land in California?

1. You cannot have any human activity on it.
2. Fire will not take its natural course because of fire breaks.
3. You need firebreaks to let fire run its natural course.
4. City planning needs to take into account firebreaks more.

What, according to Flannigan, would be the best way to fight against fires?

1. banning of all residency in the area
2. reducing our carbon footprint
3. burying powerlines
4. forbidding recreational activities

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Politics in Australia are severely influenced by the ______ industrialists.

1. environmental
2. plastic
3. coal
4. fossil

Strong winds, low humidity and record temperatures ______ the fires.

1. fuelled
2. caused
3. spread
4. burned

'Post-Apocalyptic Fiction has been moved to Current Affairs'. Where does the writer make a similar point?

1. Paragraph 1
2. Paragraph 2
3. Paragraph 6
4. Paragraph 9

Why, according to the writer, is Australia's government acting as if it is catastrophe-as-usual?

1. Because they are worried they might loose the next election.
2. So that they could have their vacations.
3. Because they have financial gain.
4. To reassure the public.

Besides ______ economic consequences, the bushfires led to massive protests among Australia's population.

1. estimate
2. major
3. catastrophe
4. ravaged

Why does the writer add 'idiots' to the insult 'cowards'? (Answer in Dutch)

Tip: gebruik het artikel wat je in de vorige slides hebt gelezen of de video over wildfires. Dat bespaart je tijd. 

What could be similar about how governments deal with climate change and COVID-19? (Reply in English)

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Based on the info in the previous slide: would Australia's government be left or right wing?

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What do Trump and Bolsenaro have in common according to the article?

1. Both leaders do not prioritise climate change
2. They are both right-wing politicians in conservative governments.
3. They tend to downplay the seriousness of the pandemic because of political motives.
4. They both invest in the oil industry rather than in containing the pandemic.

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Based on the info in the previous slide: would Australia's government be left or right wing?

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What is the difference between handling COVID-19 and climate change?

1. People notice the effect of wrong decisions in the short term.
2. People do not die of climate change, so the policy is less urgent.
3. You can deny the science of climate change, but you cannot deny the science of pandemics.
4. The risks of a pandemic are more difficult to control than those of climate change.

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What is your opinion? Climate change is...

1. ...a very real and urgent issue. We need to take action as soon as possible to save our planet.
2. ...an important issue for which we have to design smart plans.
3. ...an issue that we need to discuss, but
4. ...taken too seriously. We should focus on economy first and climate second.

Based on the previous slides, is your opinion about climate change more conservative (right) or liberal (left)?

True or False? The writer claims that our convictions are grounded in morals, which in essence are intrinsically good. That is why must seek to understand those rather than to come up with convincing arguments.

1. True
2. False

Did you use the strategy for reading? Yes/no. How well did you understand the texts on a scale from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent)?