meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need

a measure of the distance between where a food is grown or made to where it is eaten

the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares

food that is grown and harvested at a specific time of year when it is naturally ripe and ready for consumption

Sustainability: A new way of living

Geography

An introduction to the Anthropocene

Evidence of the Anthropocene

The human impact on ecosystems

The impact of consumption

Plastic pollution

Threats to oceans

Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data

Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data

Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data

Phasing out fossil fuels

Alternative energy supplies

Global governance

Our future climate

This unit teaches pupils about how humans have affected our world by looking at environmental issues such as plastic pollution and the impact of fossil fuel use. The unit leads pupils to question whether we are in a new geological epoch.

Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?

Meeting today’s needs without harm to future needs

Match the keywords to the correct definition:

Which of the following is an example of seasonal food in the UK?

Everyone – individuals, communities, and governments

Who is responsible for building a sustainable future?

Which of these helps reduce your environmental impact?

Long-term shifts in temperatures or weather

Match each word with the correct short definition:

Which action most increases a person’s carbon footprint?

Burning fossil fuels increases {{}} in the atmosphere.

Which of these is a renewable energy source?

Why is deforestation harmful to the planet?

Sustainability: A new way of living

Lesson outcome