Autumn 2- Y6 Geography- British Geography

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Lesson 1- air pollution

Air pollution is a mixture of what?

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1. gas and water

2. only synthetic substances

3. synthetic and natural substances

4. Dirt

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Air pollution can result in...

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1. toxic rivers

2. allergies, disease and sometimes death

3. Crop failure

4. High infant mortality rates

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In the UK, the government's strategy to reduce air pollution is called...

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1. Clean Air Strategy

2. Clean Air Response

3. Air Clean

4. Air Freshener Strategy

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Lesson 2- Climate Change in the UK.

Climate change (also referred to as the Green House Effect) is caused by...

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1. Excessive flooding and sea levels rising

2. A build up of CO2 in the atmosphere which acts like a blanket and traps heat.

3. A whole in the Ozone layer

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The most frequent natural disaster in the UK caused by climate change is...

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1. Flooding

2. Hurricane damage

3. Earthquake damage

4. Volcanic activity

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How can global warming lead to sea-levels rising?

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1. Ice at the poles is melted away adding water to oceans

2. More water is added to the seas and oceans

3. Evaporation is adding more water to the oceans

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Why are rising sea levels a problem?

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1. Lots of boats will be sunk

2. Whales will have their habitats changed

3. Lots of people and animals live on coastal areas- these will become flooded

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Built in 1984 to combat flooding in London, this device is now needs updating due to rising sea-levels. What is it called?

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1. The Thames Barrier

2. The London Eye

3. The London Flood Prevention squad

4. The Thames Flood Gate

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Lesson 3- waste in the UK

If it can't be recycled, waste in the UK goes into...

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1. our homes

2. Landfill

3. Storage

4. A large bin

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What are the three ways we can have positive impact on waste?

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1. Reduce, reuse, recycle

2. buy it, throw it away, buy some more.

3. Leave it in public spaces

4. Reduce, remain, replace

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What is the main problem with throwing waste away and NOT recycling?

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1. It smells

2. It looks bad

3. The world only has a finite supply of materials. Materials thrown way cannot be used again.

4. It causes rats and germs to spread.

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Lesson 4- litter in the UK

Keeping our streets clean causes the British tax payer, how much per year which could be spent on other areas?

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1. £1 million

2. £100,000

3. £1 billion

4. £10 million

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Lesson 5- local case study

Air pollution in London is...

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1. stable

2. Falling

3. Dangerously high

4. Dangerously low

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Air pollution can cause

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1. asthma, heart disease and lung disease

2. arthritis and lung disease

3. colon cancer

4. Parkinson's Disease

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Local councils are trying to combat air pollution. How?

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reducing traffic

encouraging cycling

adding plants to public spaces

emphasis on electric vehicles (buses/ cabs/ cars)

Reduced tax on low emission vehicles

Fines for high polluting vehicles

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