How do the choices people make affect the environment?

MYP Science

Time Frame
All students should: Key terms:
Deforestation Environmental
Describe the concept of deforestation, its causes and consequences Deforestation
Pollution Overhunting
Describe the concept of pollution and recognize the major types of pollution Sustainability
(atmospheric and aquatic) Ecosystem
State some of the major atmospheric pollutants Overexploit
Outline gases produced by combustion lead to different types of pollution (primary Resource
versus secondary) Emission
Describe and explain the greenhouse effect and its relation with global warming. Endemic
Outline the impacts of the enhanced greenhouse effect Invasive
Climate change
Outline the impacts of eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems
Pollution
Outline the impacts of acid deposition in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem
Greenhouse gas
Human population growth Eutrophication
Describe and explain the human population growth curve over the past 10 000 years Conservation
Describe the impact of human population growth in ecosystems Endangered
Outline what is meant by ‘ecological footprint’ and factors that affect its size Species
Biodiversity
Outline the concept of biodiversity (species, habitat and genetic)
Threats to Biodiversity
Describe how human activities affect the sustainability of ecosystems including
deforestation and pollution
Conservation of Biodiversity
Describe the differences between in situ and ex situ conservation
Describe different methods for conservation and evaluate their effectiveness
Criteria Assessed: Summative
Criterion C – Pollution data