Environmental problems
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Transcript of Environmental problems
Environmental
problems
Kenyan proverb
Treat the Earth well. It wasn’t given to you by our
parents. It was loaned to you by our children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPSjjcPIAcQ&feature=watch_response
Watch the video about environmental problems
What have you done for our planet?
I’ve always / never………
I’d like other people to……
Discuss in pairs
Pollution
Waste
Deforestation
Endangered
species
Greenhouse effect
Acid rain
Global warming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KxC-S7QgA
A video about pollution
Air pollutionWhat causes air pollution?• car exhausts
• emissions from industrial production (factories, power stations) - dust, smoke, smell…
Which gases in the air are poisonous?
• sulphur dioxide (SO2)
• nitrogen oxide (NO)
• carbon dioxide (CO2)
What does polluted air cause?
• health problems
• climate changes (changes in weather patterns – ice at the North and South Pole melt, sea level rises => flooding)
Water pollution
What causes water pollution?• industrial waste
• chemical fertilizers and
pesticides
• oil refineries
• accidents of huge cargo ships
• dumping toxic pollutants in the
water
Waste
• industrial waste
• domestic waste
• litters in the streets
RecyclingIf yes,
what?
Do you recycle?
If not, why?
Endagered animals