topic 7.8 sustainable development

Question 1

Sustainability

Answer 1

the use of Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future

Question 1

Natural resource depletion:

Answer 1

the more we industrialize the more resources we will demand, depleting them faster

Question 2

Mass consumption:

Answer 2

as we continue to develop, we will get closer to “age of mass consumption” causing resource depletion and waste management issues

Question 3

Pollution

Answer 3

mass consumption will lead to mass waste, and mass use of resources including carbon based resources

Question 4

Climate change:

Answer 4

a lot of carbon emissions could create climate change problems

Question 5

Loss of indigenous land

Answer 5

land that is still available to mine/extract resources is typically where indigenous populations live, so they could be displaced

Question 6

Ecotourism

Answer 6

: a form of tourism based on the enjoyment of natural areas that minimizes the impact to the environment

Question 7

Ecotourism
Purpose

Answer 7

to attract tourism which brings new money to a country

Question 8

Ecotourism
Examples

Answer 8

Costa Rica

Question 9

Ecotourism
Problems with ecotourism:

Answer 9

still causes environmental degradation

Question 10

UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Purpose

Answer 10

goals the U.N. hopes to achieve by 2030. Goalposts that the UN is reaching for

Question 11

UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Big thematic words:

Answer 11

sustainable, economic, equality