S1 GeographySustainability:

An Introduction

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTOPIC 1- SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

By the end of topic 1 you should be able to:

1.1Know what we mean by the term resources 1.2Know the link between population growth

and our use of the world’s resources 1.3Know what the term sustainable

development means 1.4Know and give examples of ways in which

different places and people in the world are connected and understand the term, “Think Global Act Local”

WORD CHECK FOR TOPIC 1

Here are the main words and ideas that we shall be looking at in Unit 1.

Resource(s) Non –renewable energy (Fossil fuel) Renewable energy

Consumption (“using”) Production (“making”) Sustainable Conservation Interdependence Recycle

ResourcesAny thing that we take from the physical landscape to make other things that we need or want for our lives, eg

•Drink•Food •Shelter•Fuel/Power•Manufactured goodsBut, using resources can lead to a lot of waste

Resources ActivitiesFinished products+ =

waste

ie we make stuff that we never use.It just gets thrown out as waste!

Gives support and nutrients to crops

Absorbs water, so helps to slow down or stop the risk of flooding

Soaks up some harmful chemicals

Eroded and blown away by wind

Over use by people and/or animals can cause lasting damage to soils

Washed away by heavy rains

Resources: soil

Resources: crops

More than 1,000 new coal plants are planned worldwide,

with about three-quarters of these in China and India alone

China & India Are Building 4 New Coal Power Plants – Every Week

Resources: coal, oil, gas and minerals

Coal, oil and gas are Fossil Fuels.We dig up coal and drill for oil.We then burn the coal and oil (and gas) to generate electricity

To think about:What do you think will be the impact of these types of fishing on the resources of the sea?

Resources: seas and oceans70 % of the Earth’s surface is water

Resources: forests

Iron ore mine, Australia

Granite quarry, Glensanda, Argyll

Resources: minerals

Consuming resources in New York

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Resources Activities Finished products

waste

Consuming resources in North West India

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Resources Activities Finished products

waste

Sustainable development

Development means making life better, eg, to have a better standard of living and an improved quality of life

Sustainable Development means making sure that the things we do, the goods we buy and the lifestyle we have today will not harm the environment for us, for people in other places and for future generations

Sustainable development means

•Looking at levels of consumption and waste

•Thinking about our careful use of the Earth's resources

•Realising that we are each responsible for our actions, and that what we do can have a huge effect on other people, and places

1950 2 Billion

2013 7 Billion

So, big question:How many people can the Earth sustain, and at what standard of living?

Contrasting lifestyles, Manilla

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1.5 million tons of clothes a year are thrown out

...9,000 garments thrown

into landfill every five minutesIs this sustainable?

Sustainable living-recycling clothes and other textiles

60% of old clothes go abroad

35% used for mattress stuffing

Where do recycled clothes go?

Sustainability? what’s the message here?

Think Global Act Local !

What do you do with your plastic bags?

Is this sustainable?

If you recycle a tonne of paper, how many trees are you saving?A. 12 trees.B. 17 trees.C. 23 trees.D. 28 trees.

Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television for how long?

A. 3 hours.B. 6 hours.C. 9 hours.D. 12 hours.

How many years does it take a single aluminium can to decompose?A. 20 – 40 years.B. 60 – 80 years.C. 80 – 100 years.D. 100 – 120 years.

Sustainability: plastic bags; a problem or not?

Recently, as part of our commitment to sustainable living, Hutchesons' has been working with Friends of Maxwell Park to create a community orchard.

We also have conservation area in the school grounds...

... Two beehives...

And a textile bank

As well as paper recycling in each classroom and office.

In the US people throw away 2.5m plastic bottles every hour and less than 3% are recycled.

In the UK: of the 15m plastic bottles used every day, much less than 3% gets recycled.

Less than 1% of the billions of plastic bags used each year are recycled and the majority are used only once

Do we recycle enough at school?

Plastic Bottles and bags Get Recycled? Right?Aye, Right!

Since the late 1980s, computer waste from developed countries has been imported to China and broken down by poorly paid workers. 

Old computer parts just keep piling up!!

Landfill is becoming a growing problem....