Starter quiz
- Which mountain range is home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak?
- the Alps
- the Andes
- the Himalayas ✓
- the Rockies
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- What part of a plant grows into a new plant?
- a leaf
- a stem
- a root
- a seed ✓
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- What is the scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment called?
- biology
- ecology ✓
- geology
- zoology
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- Which of these is used in farming to remove pests from plants?
- fertilisers
- herbicides
- pesticides ✓
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- What type of farming avoids using chemical pesticides and fertilisers?
- battery farming
- intensive farming
- organic farming ✓
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- What are the parts of a cell called that carry on information about a species from parent to offspring?
- 'genes' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which religious worldview was Vandana Shiva raised in?
- Christianity
- Hindu Dharma ✓
- Islam
- Judaism
- Sikhi
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- Which term describes the idea that many different parts are connected to each other to form a whole on earth?
- 'interconnected' ✓
- What term best describes a person who works to bring about political or social changes through different means?
- 'activist' ✓
- Which environmental movement involved villagers hugging trees to prevent deforestation?
- 'Chipko' ✓
- Which philosophy links environmental issues to gender equality?
- ecofeminism ✓
- existentialism
- feminisim
- Marxism
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- What term describes the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
- biodiversity ✓
- biosphere
- conservation
- ecology
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Key learning points
- Vandana Shiva is an influential Hindu environmental campaigner and ecofeminist.
- Vandana Shiva has rebelled against what she understands to be an economic system that is using the earth for profit.
- Vandana Shiva's worldview is shaped by a passion for protecting biodiversity and Hindu understandings of the world.
- Questions raised by social scientists on power structures in society can help us better understand her rebellion.
Common misconception
Vandana Shiva opposes all types of farming.
Vandana Shiva supports farming methods which respect nature and biodoversity.
Keywords
Activist - a person who works to bring about political or social changes through different means
Biodiversity - the range of different organisms (species) that live in a place
Ecofeminism - the idea that caring for the environment and equality between men and women are connected issues
Genetic engineering - changing the genetic structure of something using bio-technology
Interconnected - many different parts connected to each other to form a whole
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