 Theme 1: How individuals and groups use the environment  Theme 2: Consequences of the use of the environment  Theme 3: Attitudes to environmental issues  Theme 4: The Solution to Environmental Problems

 1 assignment per theme  No controlled assessment at the end of this term  More AUTAL work to prepare for PWL exam in Summer Term  All assignments to be handed in on Fronter – no extensions of deadlines

Environmental Issues  To learn about environmental issues that are facing us in this century

 To be able to list the 3 main environmental issues  To be able to say a little bit about each one, describing how they affect individuals

 Think of 6 environmental issues that you have heard of

 Rank the 6 issues you have written down in order of importance, putting the one that you think is the greatest threat to human life at the top  Now, neatly write the title Environmental Issues and write one paragraph to justify your decisions, say which one you put at the top and why

There are 3 main reasons:  Population growth  Developments in science and technology  Growing world demand for food and material goods

 Population Growth clip Population Growth clip  In 1800 the world population was about 800 million  In 2000 the world population was 6 billion – eight times larger!  Over 75 million more people are added to the world population each year  By 2050 the world population is expected to be 9 billion

 Draw the graph  Describe why population growth is such a big issue  Describe three ways in which the natural environment will have been changed by this increase in population

Draw and label five examples of technology that we did not have 200 years ago Then, take three of your examples and explain how these make use of natural resources

 Global supply and demand Global supply and demand  People want more material things  MEDC’s have become much richer and LEDC’s want the same lifestyle

Things we want Materials neededResources used CarSteel, rubber, plastic, glass, leather, petrol Iron ore, oil, sand, animal skin, chemicals

1. Explain what we mean by the title 2. What are the down-sides of this increased demand for food and material goods? (Think of growth of countries, manufacturing in US etc) 3. What are the positives of the increased demand for food and material goods? (think of farmers, consumers etc)

A growth in the demand for food and material goods In today’s world, people tend to want more things and more food. This growth in demand has pros and cons. + farmers can grow more + countries that manufacture things cheaply prosper -Further use of natural resources -Countries where it costs more to manufacture things, lose their industry and people lose their jobs

 To be able to list the 3 main environmental issues  To be able to say a little bit about each one, describing how they effect individuals

 What are the three main environmental issues at the moment?  Could you say a bit about each one?