Starter quiz
- What does sustainable mean?
- being able to meet needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs ✓
- using resources until they run out
- being able to produce the same amount of energy without wastage
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- Match the types of industry with their examples.
- Primary sector⇔farming ✓
- Secondary sector⇔textile production ✓
- Tertiary sector⇔doctors ✓
- Quaternary sector⇔research and development ✓
- ______ is where the natural environment is damaged or destroyed by a harmful substance.
- 'Pollution' ✓
- Which of the following is a key cause of economic change in the UK during the Industrial Revolution?
- the rise of digital technology
- the shift from agriculture to manufacturing industries ✓
- the expansion of the service sector
- the decline in global trade
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- What is globalisation?
- the growth and spread of ideas around the world ✓
- when resources are used without being replaced
- being able to produce energy
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- What is the term used to describe the decline of manufacturing industries and growth of the service sector in the UK?
- urbanisation
- de-industrialisation ✓
- globalisation
- industrialisation
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Exit quiz
- What is contamination?
- the pollution of air, water or land with something that is unnatural and harmful ✓
- being able to meet needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs
- not paying people enough for the work that they are doing
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- All ______ have the potential to cause harm to physical landscapes and the biodiversity that lives there.
- 'industries' ✓
- How can industries be more sustainable?
- audit the way they work ✓
- look at resource use such as energy and water consumption ✓
- burn more fossil fules
- set a target for improvement ✓
- continue working with no change
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- Nissan Sunderland plant generates renewable energy, recycles rainwater and has energy ______ buildings to make electric cars.
- 'efficient' ✓
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Key learning points
- Industrial development can have negative impacts on the environment.
- Newer industries can be more sustainable.
- The Nissan plant in Sunderland illustrates how modern industrial development can be environmentally sustainable.
Common misconception
Only manufacturing industries harm the environment.
All sectors of industry have the potential to harm the environment, though manufacturing continues to be highly wasteful.
Keywords
Contamination - the pollution of air, water or land with something that is unnatural and harmful
Sustainable - being able to meet one's needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs
Energy efficient - being able to produce the same level of output but through the use of less energy
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