Sustainable environment

This type of power uses the motion of water to turn turbines, creating electricity:

• hydro

• biomass

• wind

• solar

What does renewable mean?

• cannot be replaced

• able to be replaced

• to increase to a great amount

• to move forward

The 3 types of Environmental Features are...

• natural, constructed and non-natural

• natural, non-natural and human made

• natural, constructed and managed

Coal is an example of what energy source?

• nonrenewable

• renewable

What is sustainable development?

• preventing water pollution
• using resources to meet current and future needs
• Using more nonrenewable resources
• eliminating industrial development

Environmental sustainability is the capability or capacity to sustain (maintain) the qualities that are esteemed to sustain life in the physical environment.For example, most people or public wish to sustain (maintain):

​ (a)   life

The capabilities that the natural environment has to maintain the living conditions for people and other species for example, clean ​ (b)   and air, a suitable climate)

The aspects of the environment that produce ​ (c)   resources such as water, timber, fish, solar energy

The functioning of society, despite non-renewable resource depletion

The quality of ​ (d)   for all people, the liveability and beauty of the ​ (e)  

• Human
• water
• renewable
• life
• environment

Before I saw the documentary on TV last night, I ___ (never / hear) of the Tuareg people.

Ed was very worried because his younger brother ___ (to miss) all morning.

Tom felt great; it was the first time he ___ (to travel) by plane.