bad impact on environment as
pollution increases and more
resources are being used up
high standards from developed
countries demand more resources
these countries have a small
proportion of population
but cause a big proportion of the pollution
GLOBAL WARMING
fossil fuels = coals, oils and natural gas
when these are burnt they release lots of
carbon dioxide = greenhouse gas
greenhouse gases trap heat in the
atmosphere causing global temperatures to
rise = global warming
scientists have predicted that if global
warming goes up then sea level will rise.
Weather systems will become hard to
predict and agricultural output will fall
amount of greenhouse gases given off at
a certain time( by a person) = carbon
footprint
ACID RAIN
fossil fuels and waste material burnt = releases gas called sulfur dioxide
sulfur dioxide reacts with water in the atmosphere = sulfuric acid = falls as acid rain
acid rain damages soil and can kill trees
acid rain can cause lakes to become more acidic.
severe effect on the ecosystem =
changes the pH= kills animals and
plants
acid rain damages limestone, ruining building and
stone statues
OZONE DEPLETION
CFCs = chlorofluorocarbons = aerosols, fridges, air conditioning units and polystyrene foam
they break down the ozone in the upper atmosphere
allowing harmful UV rays to reach the earth surface
exposed to UV rays = increase in skin cancer
Autralia has high levels of skin cancer bcuz its under an ozone hole
increase in UV rays might kill plankton in the sea