Degradation through raw material production
Key terms
Agro-industrialisation
Green Revolution
Organic farming
Food miles
Life cycle (of food)
Economies of scale
- What have been the effects of agro-industrialisation and changes in international production and consumption on the physical environment?
- What have been the environmental consequences of the increasing international demand for soybeans?
- How important is the concept of food miles and what are the environmental consequences of increasing volumes of air freight?
Key terms
Agro-industrialisation
Green Revolution
Organic farming
Food miles
Life cycle (of food)
Economies of scale
- Identify the effects of agro-industrialization and changes in international production and consumption on the physical environment.
- Discuss the environmental consequences of increasing international demand for one raw material.
- Examine the concept of food miles and the environmental consequences of increasing volumes of air freight.
Soybean production: The environmental consequences of increasing international demand
Useful websites:
http://www.soyatech.com/soy_facts.htm
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/soy/impacts/
http://www.monsanto.com/products/pages/soybean-seeds.aspx
Useful websites:
http://www.soyatech.com/soy_facts.htm
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/soy/impacts/
http://www.monsanto.com/products/pages/soybean-seeds.aspx
Essay writing skills task
Discuss the environmental consequences of increasing international demand for one raw material.
Examine the concept of food miles and environmental consequences of increasing volumes of air freight.
Discuss the environmental consequences of increasing international demand for one raw material.
Examine the concept of food miles and environmental consequences of increasing volumes of air freight.
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Global interactions textbook resources: p.92-106
PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR ESSAY AND RETURN TO ME BY THE 19TH MARCH.
PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR ESSAY AND RETURN TO ME BY THE 19TH MARCH.
The effects of transnational manufacturing and services
What are the reasons for and consequences of the relocation of polluting industries and waste disposal to countries with weaker environmental controls and safety regulations?
Key terms
Product life cycle
Pollution
Kuznets curve
Deindustrialisation
Toxicity
Externality
Externality field
What are the reasons for and consequences of the relocation of polluting industries and waste disposal to countries with weaker environmental controls and safety regulations?
Key terms
Product life cycle
Pollution
Kuznets curve
Deindustrialisation
Toxicity
Externality
Externality field
- Why do polluting industries relocate from developed to developing countries?
- What is the Kuznets curve and how can it be applied to environmental degradation?
- What is an externality?
- Case Study: Pollution in China
- Causes and consequences of waste disposal: dumping of hazardous waste; E-waste; Chemical waste; Nuclear waste.
Transboundary pollution
To what extent did the Chernobyl nuclear accident affect its country of origin and other countries?
What are the consequences of and response to this major pollution event?
How was environmental awareness increased as a result of Chernobyl and other major pollution events?
What has been the role of Greenpeace in fostering improved environmental management?
Key terms
Incidental pollution
Sustained pollution
Gray unit (Gy)
Seivert unit (Sv)
Isotope
Ion
To what extent did the Chernobyl nuclear accident affect its country of origin and other countries?
What are the consequences of and response to this major pollution event?
How was environmental awareness increased as a result of Chernobyl and other major pollution events?
What has been the role of Greenpeace in fostering improved environmental management?
Key terms
Incidental pollution
Sustained pollution
Gray unit (Gy)
Seivert unit (Sv)
Isotope
Ion
Describe one major pollution event affecting more than one country and examine the consequences of and responses to this event.
1 - Produce an A-Z of Chernobyl
2 - Decide how you might cluster the words you have used together - what heading would you give them?
3 - Note the causes and consequences of the disaster. What subheadings will you use? Remember to include facts, data, names etc.
4 - Read pages 122-124. Answer activities 2 and 3 on page 125.
Could you use what you have learned to answer the following question:
1a)Describe one major pollution event affecting more than one country.
1b)Examine the consequences of aid responses to this event
2 - Decide how you might cluster the words you have used together - what heading would you give them?
3 - Note the causes and consequences of the disaster. What subheadings will you use? Remember to include facts, data, names etc.
4 - Read pages 122-124. Answer activities 2 and 3 on page 125.
Could you use what you have learned to answer the following question:
1a)Describe one major pollution event affecting more than one country.
1b)Examine the consequences of aid responses to this event
Homework: Please watch the following dramatisation about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Also, bring in about 4 or 5 pictures that relate to the information you found about Chernobyl in class.
For Wednesday the 26th March.
For Wednesday the 26th March.
The growth of environmental awareness
Examine the growth of environmental awareness as a consequence of these global interactions.
Examine the role of one international civil society organization in fostering improved environmental
management.
Examine the growth of environmental awareness as a consequence of these global interactions.
Examine the role of one international civil society organization in fostering improved environmental
management.
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Greenpeace
Are Greenpeace working in Hong Kong? http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/ http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/ 'Coalification of water': http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/the-coalification-of-water/ |
Exam question - peer assessment - self assessment
You are going to answer the following past paper question:
Explain how global interactions can foster environmental awareness [10 marks]
(May 2011)
This is a timed question. You will have 25 minutes.
At the end of this you will swop papers and using the mark scheme/rubric you will give a mark. You must also give written feedback as to how the answer could be improved.
You will carefully consider the the feedback you have received and then write a plan as to what you need to do to get a better mark. You can now use all of this to write a detailed essay plan
You are going to answer the following past paper question:
Explain how global interactions can foster environmental awareness [10 marks]
(May 2011)
This is a timed question. You will have 25 minutes.
At the end of this you will swop papers and using the mark scheme/rubric you will give a mark. You must also give written feedback as to how the answer could be improved.
You will carefully consider the the feedback you have received and then write a plan as to what you need to do to get a better mark. You can now use all of this to write a detailed essay plan
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Homogenisation of landscapes
To what extent have urban landscapes become more uniform in terms of common commercial activity, structures, styles of construction and infrastructure?
Key terms
Homogenisation of landscapes
Central Business District (CBD)
Accessibility
Pedestrianised precincts
Retail park
Rural-urban fringe
Planning regulations
Cycle of urbanisation
Counterurbanisation
Reurbanisation
Gradient of homogenisation
Glocalisation
World city
Task 1
Task 2
- identify pedestrianised precincts
- identify outer retail areas
- describe the transport and other urban infrastructure
- identify residential areas
- identify industrial areas and business parks.
How apparent is gradient of homogenisation in Hong Kong?
Map of Hong Kong: http://www1.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp
To what extent have urban landscapes become more uniform in terms of common commercial activity, structures, styles of construction and infrastructure?
Key terms
Homogenisation of landscapes
Central Business District (CBD)
Accessibility
Pedestrianised precincts
Retail park
Rural-urban fringe
Planning regulations
Cycle of urbanisation
Counterurbanisation
Reurbanisation
Gradient of homogenisation
Glocalisation
World city
Task 1
- Find images of Tokyo, London, New York and Hong Kong.
- Identify any similarities or differences that you find.
Task 2
- Annotate a map of Hong Kong with the following information:
- identify pedestrianised precincts
- identify outer retail areas
- describe the transport and other urban infrastructure
- identify residential areas
- identify industrial areas and business parks.
How apparent is gradient of homogenisation in Hong Kong?
Map of Hong Kong: http://www1.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp