Mapeh - ALL ABOUT ENVIRONMENT Flashcards
(36 cards)
Defined as the sociological group in a large place sharing one environment. It includes the individual and family. Refers to a group of living things
Community
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health
WHO
World Health Organization
The immediate surrondings of living things
Environment
Focuses on how different environmental factors affect the well being of a person
Environmental Health
Defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting, and improving the health of all the members of the community through organized and sustained community efforts.
Community Health
WHO (2020) Characteristics of a healthy community include
1.A clean and safe physical environment.
2.An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs.
3.An environment that promotes social harmony and actively involves everyone.
4. An understanding of local health and environment issues.
5. A community that participates in identifying local solutions to local problems.
6. A community whose members have access to varied experiences, means of interaction and communication.
7. Accessible and appropriate health services and facilities.
8. The promotion and celebration of historical and cultural heritage.
9. A diverse and innovative economy.
10. A sustainable use of available resources for all.
refers to the awareness of one’s role in keeping o community and the environment healthy
Personal environmental responsibility
refers to your awareness of what is currently happening around you and being able to critically reflect on how to respond to them.
Social consciousness
5Rs
refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle
Avoiding accumulating wastes
Refuse
Minimizing waste
Reduce
using the same material for the same purpose
Reuse
turning what would otherwise be waste material into something that could be used for a purpose other than it was originally intended
Repurpose
processing waste material so that it could be converted into a product which can be used again.
Recycle
Protect the environment 2 ways
Proper Waste Disposal
Use of 5Rs
is the responsible removal and transfer of wastes.
Proper Waste Disposal
Why is Waste Segregation important
-some wastes are biodegradable, which means that these decompose and return the
environment naturally.
Materials that do not decompose easily are non-biodegradable be done for non-biodegradable waste, as well as using biodegradable waste for such waste.
Segregating waste into these two types increases the rate at which recycling can useful things as fertilizer.
waste segregation allows people to properly manage wastes.
Some non-biodegradable waste can still be reused or recycled for other purposes.
If waste is segregated, there is less cost to dispose of the non- biodegradable waste, as biodegradable waste can be used as fertilizer.
Hazardous wastes come from hospitals and manufacturing facilities, such as factories.
This kind of waste is poisonous or dangerous to humans, and if these mix in with other wastes, they will contaminate the environment.
Example of Proper Waste Disposal
Waste segregation
different types of pollution (5)
Air P
Water P
Noise P
Land P
Light P
A mining activity - which is designed to extract minerals from the ground - that is undertaken without the permission of the authorities of a state. Such permission is needed to ensure that environmental destruction from pollution is minimized
Illegal Mining
is a method of fishing where cyanide, a poison, is used to kill marine animals, such as fish, which are then harvested.
Cyanide fishing
What is Cause and Effect? (Global Warming & Climate Change)
Global Warming - Cause
Climate Change - Effect
is a method of fishing where dynamite is thrown into the water, killing any fish nearby. The blast also destroys and kills coral and other underwater organisms, and is thus very destructive
Dynamite Fishing
