Unit 3: Dumping e-waste + intro: crime

• Engels, Nederlands
• Secundair onderwijs

Dumping e-waste

Answer the following quiz questions, based on your notes (p. 70-71).

The e-waste recycling centre in the report is located in ...

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. England

What method to separate and salvage different metals is NOT used in that recycling centre?

1. water separation
2. electromagnets
3. humans
4. fire

How many tons of e-waste is dealt with every year?

1. 75 000
2. 50 000
3. 125 000
4. 225 000

How much e-waste should be recycled according to EU regulations?

1. 75 %
2. 45 %
3. 30 %
4. 25 %

To which developing country, shown in the clip, is e-waste exported to illegally?

1. Nigeria
2. Guinea
3. Mali
4. Ghana

Why do they burn the insulation of electric cables?

1. looking for rubber
2. looking for gold
3. looking for copper
4. looking for silver

What health risk is NOT related to the burning of heavy metals?

1. cancer
2. diabetes
3. kidney failure
4. bone disease

Next to the soil, what else is contaminated in Ghana?

Types of crimes p. 72

mugging = attacking and robbing someone in a public place

arson =  setting fire to property

bribery = to make someone do something for you by giving the person money, presents, or

                    something else that they want

burglary = the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

forgery = the crime of making illegal copies of a document, a painting ...

manslaughter = killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it

mercy-killing = the act of killing s.o. who is very ill or very old so that they do not suffer any more

treason = (the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or

                     trying to defeat its government

petty crime: a type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with other crimes

Major crimes

Your top 5

Petty crimes / minor offences

Your top 5

major crimes

petty crimes

electronic tagging

naming and shaming

community

service

a fine

What is a suitable punishment for crime 1?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 2?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 3?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 4?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 5?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 6?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 7?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest

What is a suitable punishment for crime 8?

a fine

electronic tagging

a prison sentence

naming and shaming

a community service

other

death penalty

house arrest