Environmental Health and Pollution

What does the environment include?

• food

• feelings

• your bedroom

• water (including the sea)

What is Pollution?

• an unhealthy diet

• global warming

• lands, people and plants

• harmful substance introduced to the environment

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What is air pollution?

• recycling

• rubbish in the ocean

• type of environmental pollution that affects the air

• trees being planted

Select the types of 'air pollution'

• ambient air pollution

• household air pollution

• ocean air pollution

• plant air pollution

Select 2 common causes of air pollution

• spraying perfume

• fumes from cars

• burning a candle at home

• smoke from forest fires

Air pollution is one of the main causes of __________ disease

• bone

• respiratory

• diabetes

• kidney

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When people breathe air that is polluted, it goes deep into the _________

• stomach

• brain

• feet

• lungs

What respiratory disease can air pollution cause?

• heart disease

• asthma

• diabetes

• blood

What other health problems are caused by air pollution?

• have lots of energy

• feel lazy

• heart problems

• feel isolated

Pollution can be __________

• deliberate

• friendly

• gentle

• accidental