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Explore the impacts of land use, deforestation, agriculture, and resource exploitation on sustainability. Learn about sustainable practices and ecosystems.
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Jeopardy The Effects of Resource Exploitation Understanding Sustainability The Effects of Land and Resource Use The Effects of Deforestation The Effects of Agriculture Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Sustainability What is the Definition of Sustainability?
$100 Answer from Sustainability The ability of an ecosystem to sustain ecological processes and maintain biodiversity over time; Using natural resources in a way that maintains ecosystem health now and for future generations
$200 Question from Sustainability What are three characteristics of a sustainable ecosystem?
$200 Answer from Sustainability • Using resources of an ecosystem to meet todays needs without reducing the function and health of that ecosystem or the ability of future generations • Provides economic opportunities while maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem health • Maintain or increase the sustainability of an ecosystem
$300 Question from Sustainability What does a sustainable earth require?
$300 Answer from Sustainability It requires that society’s demand on nature is in balance with natures ability to meet the demand
$400 Question from Sustainability What does a sustainable ecosystem provide?
$400 Answer from Sustainability They would provide economic opportunities while maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem health
$500 Question from Sustainability What is one way you can be sustainable in your community?
$500 Answer from Sustainability Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
$100 Question from the Effects of Land and Resource Use What is Land Use?
$100 Answer from the Effects of Land and Resource Use The ways in which we use land, such as for urban development, Agriculture, industry, mining and forestry
$200 Question from the Effects of Land and Resource Use What is Resource Use?
$200 Answer from the Effects of Land and Resource Use The way’s in which we obtain and use naturally occurring materials such as soil, wood, water, gas, oil or minerals
$300 Question from the Effects of Land and Resource Use What is Canada’s number one export?
$300 Answer from the Effects of Land and Resource Use Crude Oil
$400 Question from the Effects of Land and Resource Use What is something many economies rely on?
$400 Answer from the Effects pf Land and Resource Use They rely on selling or exporting raw materials such as wood or Oil to other countries or manufacturing items from them
$500 Question from the Effects of Land and Resource Use What are Resources?
$500 Answer from the Effects of Land and Resource Use They are naturally occurring materials such as soil, Wood, water, gas, oil and minerals
$100 Question from the Effects of Deforestation What is Deforestation?
$100 Answer from the Effects of Deforestion The clearing or logging of forests without replanting
$200 Question from the Effects of Deforestion What is Soil Degradation?
$200 Answer from the Effects of Deforestation Damage to soil for example, as a result of deforestation or the Removal of topsoil from bare land by water and wind erosion
$300 Question from the Effects of Deforestation What is Topsoil?
$300 Answer from the Effects of Deforestation The upper layer of soil
$400 Question from the Effects of Deforestation What two things remove Topsoil from bare land?
$400 Answer from the Effects of Deforestation Water erosion and Wind erosion
$500 Question from the Effects of Deforestation Name four things in Topsoil?
$500 Answer from the Effects of Deforestation • Humus • Minerals • Water • Air
$100 Question from the Effects of Agriculture What is Soil Compaction?
$100 Answer from the Effects of Agriculture The squeezing together of soil particles so that the air spaces between them are reduced
$200 Question from the Effects of Agriculture What is Aeration?
$200 Answer from the Effects of Agriculutre When small plugs of soil are mechanically removed
$300 Question from the Effects of Agriculture What are the two biggest contributors to soil compaction on Agricultural lands?
$300 Answer from the Effects of Agriculuture Grazing Animals and Farm Vehicles
$400 Question from the Effects of Agriculture When soil compaction occurs what two things are affected?
$400 Answer from the Effects of Agriculture The growth of plants is hindered and increased run-off can occur
$500 Question from the Effects of Agriculture What three things are essential for soil health?
$500 Answer from the Effects of Agriculture The movement of air, water and soil organisms
$100 Question from the Effects of Resource Explotation What is Resource Exploitation?
$100 Answer from the Effects of Resource Exploitation The ways in which we obtain and use naturally occurring materials
$200 Question from the Effects of Resource Explotation What is Contamination?
$200 Answer from the Effects of Resource Exploitation The introduction of chemicals, toxins, wastes or micro- organism Into the environment in concentrations that are harmful to living things
$300 Question from the Effects of Resource Explotation What is Mine Reclamation?
$300 Answer from the Effects of Resource Exploitation Involves the restoration of land and the development of water treatment facilities to remove heavy metals
$400 Question from the Effects of Resource Exploitation Mine Reclamation often involves the use of ________ to help restore the land and decontaminate soil and water
$400 Answer from the Effects of Resource Exploitation Plants
$500 Question from the Effects of Resource Exploitation What are six examples of resources in B.C?
