What is the circular economy?
In this lesson, we will learn about the linear and circular economies, and how they impact the environment.
What is the circular economy?
In this lesson, we will learn about the linear and circular economies, and how they impact the environment.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Describe how humans throw away a lot of materials
- Explain the difference between a linear economy and a circular economy
- Examine how the circular economy will benefit people and the place
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8 Questions
Q1.
Extraction is the removal of something, such as a natural resource. True or false?
False
Q2.
Approximately, when were crops first cultivated?
1,000 BCE
100 BCE
Q3.
Which animal is said to have been domesticated first?
Cows
Sheep
Q4.
How many farms are there in the UK?
2,800,000
28,000
280
Q5.
What tends to be found in the same patch of land as oil?
Diamonds
Gold
Uranium
Q6.
What percentage of the world's landmass do forests cover?
13%
3%
Q7.
What is the Amazon Rainforest sometimes referred to as?
The brains of the Earth
The ears of the Earth
The heart of the Earth
Q8.
The Amazon Rainforest is home to what percentage of the world's known species?
1%
11%
70%
5 Questions
Q1.
What is the correct definition of the term 'consumption'?
The action of producing a resource
Q2.
An economy is the money and resources available in a certain area. True or false?
False
Q3.
Which phrase best summarises the 'linear economy'?
Take, make, use, re-use, re-make, take less
Q4.
What is the first step during the linear economy?
Consumers buy the products and take them home to use.
Resources are transported to factories to be made into products.
When the product comes to the end of its use and it is disposed of as waste.
Q5.
What is the name of the new, developing technology where electricity can be generated by burning rubbish in a way that does not harm the environment?
Waste to Electricity
Waste to Power