CAREER RELATED WEBSITE

 Hi there! 

Today the topic is a website related to career and I consider one of the best the website "Ladera Sur", a online newspaper which provide to all people information about nature, conservation, enviroment, sciences, outdoor life, travels, among others.  

The site is a complete information place about the nature lovers and people who wants to find out about our enviroment especifically in the zone of south america but extrapolable to everyone, it has useful and entertainig content that you find in articles, photos, catalogues for your travel, news and talks as well as products and services the they offer.

The reason I very like this website is because the content that they brings is cross-cutting and easy to understand for all people. Also, the topics are very interesting and very innovators from carbon sequestation by forests to ecology of bunnies in Patagonia. I visit this site frequently in fact I activated the notifications to be permanently informed about they news, because they upload content many times a day.

Regards.

CA 4: WEB QUEST: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 

 

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

·        Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?   (Optional)

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

It's different for continents, for example, in Europe the average is 6.4 Ton. In Chile, is 4.7 Ton. And the world average per person is 4.8 Ton. In my case, my carbon foot print is 1.03 Ton.

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/r/Recycling-Quiz.asp

1.	What do you mean by "Recycling"?
a.		An Exercise which is done on Cycle.
b.		Process of continuous cycling.
c.		Reprocessing of old materials into new products.
d.		A Massage technique
2.	Recycling causes lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.
a.		True
b.		False
3.	What is the use of "Recycling"?
a.		Prevents Waste
b.		Reduces consumption of fresh raw material
c.		Reduces energy usage
d.		All of the above
4.	The composing of biodegradable waste耀uch as food or garden waste擁s also considered recycling.
a.		True
b.		False
5.	From where the recyclable goods can be originated?
a.		Home
b.		Business
c.		Industry
d.		All of the above
6.	Resource shortages caused by the world wars, and other such world-changing occurrences greatly discouraged recycling.
a.		True
b.		False
7.	Recyclables are either brought to a collection centre or picked-up from the curbside and sorted , cleaned and reprocessed into new products bound for manufacturing.
a.		True
b.		False
8.	Which of the following material comes under the category of "Recyclables"?
a.		Glass
b.		Paper
c.		Plastic
d.		All of these
9.	Recycling has been a common practice for most of human history, with recorded advocates as far back as Platon in 400 BC.
a.		True
b.		False
10.	Which of the following statement is correct?
a.		Recycling aluminum uses only 5% of the energy required by virgin production
b.		Recycling aluminum uses only 15% of the energy required by virgin production
c.		Recycling aluminum uses only 50% of the energy required by virgin production
d.		Recycling aluminum uses only 150% of the energy required by virgin production
11.	Which of the following item saves more Air Pollution when recycled as compared to when developed by virgin production?
a.		Paper
b.		Glass
c.		Aluminium
d.		Plastic
12.	Which of the following item saves more energy when recycled as compared to when developed by virgin production?
a.		Paper
b.		Glass
c.		Aluminium
d.		Plastic

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to __50____ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about ___10______ % of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

- False, because many appliances continue to use energy yet when they're turn off.

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp?

Yes absolutely, the hemp the cleanest option between many ecofriendly options.

 

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Try to minimize the waste you create by unpackage produce all goods with a minimal packaging

2. Try to use real nappies, they're better for the enviroment and can save you money 

3. Reuse those carries about each time you shop or still get a bag for life