Starter quiz
- Globally, biodiversity is ______.
- increasing
- staying the same
- decreasing ✓
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- Which of these are pollinators?
- bees ✓
- beetles ✓
- worms
- butterflies ✓
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- What has been found to improve biodiversity?
- conservation ✓
- deforestation
- rewilding ✓
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- Why are pollinators important to biodiversity?
- plant species could decline ✓
- there will be less honey available
- farmers will be able to produce less food ✓
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- ______ allows an area to restore itself to a natural state in which wildlife can return without human intervention.
- 'Rewilding' ✓
- Which of these would help rewilding?
- connecting habitats by providing wildlife bridges ✓
- keeping the grass cut short
- setting aside large areas for nature ✓
- creating wildlife friendly gardens ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the keyword to the definition.
- sustainable⇔it is able to continue over a long time ✓
- city⇔a settlement that is usually larger than a town ✓
- Sustainable Development Goals⇔17 aims created by the UN ✓
- Where do most people live now?
- villages
- towns
- cities ✓
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- Even though cities only cover 3% of the Earth’s land, they produce what percentage of global carbon emissions?
- 10%
- 50%
- 75% ✓
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- Which of the following is Copenhagen doing to improve sustainability?
- not using energy
- using more renewable energy ✓
- encouraging people to walk or cycle ✓
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- Why do ‘Miyawaki’ forests and Tiny Forests improve a city's sustainability?
- they encourage biodiversity ✓
- they reduce a city's carbon footprint
- they create renewable energy
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- Sustainable cities should try to ______ greenhouse gases produced by burning of fossil fuels for transport.
- 'reduce' ✓
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Key learning points
- Most people now live in cities and by 2050, it is estimated more than two-thirds of the world will live in urban areas.
- People generally have better access to energy, jobs and food in urban areas but human activity also causes pollution.
- Cities can become more sustainable in their use of energy, transport, building and waste disposal.
- Tiny, dense ‘Miyawaki’ forests are part of a movement aimed at restoring biodiversity and fighting the climate crisis.
Common misconception
Believing that sustainability is only about the environment.
It relates to the social, economic and environmental impact of a city. This lesson focuses mainly on environmental issues but a city would not be judged to be sustainable if its citizens did not have their basic economic or social needs met.
Keywords
City - A city is a settlement that is usually larger than a town and has local government.
Sustainable - If something is sustainable it is able to continue over a long time.
Sustainable development goals - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 aims created for nations to adopt in order to work towards "peace and prosperity for people and the planet".
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