Theme 1
How to measure your ecological footprint:
https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home
Carbon footprints explained:
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
The 17 goals are underpinned by 5 critical components which are interdependent with each other:
People , Prosperity, Peace, Partnership and Planet
For more details see: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Issue of Climate Change
Climate change is our planet’s greatest existential threat. If we don’t limit greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, the consequences of rising global temperatures include massive crop and fishery collapse, the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of species, and entire communities becoming uninhabitable. While these outcomes may still be avoidable, climate change is already causing suffering and death. From raging wildfires and supercharged storms, its compounding effects can be felt today, outside our own windows.
Learn more here: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-effects-climate-change#weather
Effects of Climate Change (on Bangladesh)
Climate change will hit poor and vulnerable people the hardest. Average tropical cyclones cost Bangladesh about $1 billion annually. By 2050, a third of agricultural GDP could be lost and 13 million people could become internal climate migrants. In case of a severe flooding, GDP could fall by as much as 9 percent.
From: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/10/31/urgent-climate-action-crucial-for-bangladesh-to-sustain-strong-growth#:~:text=Climate%20change%20will%20hit%20poor,as%20much%20as%209%20percent.
Chapter extract: Bangladesh climate cha
Bangladesh video 3m:
Introduction to the global water situation:
There’s nothing more essential to life on Earth than water. Yet, from Cape Town to Flint, Michigan, and from rural, sub-Saharan Africa to Asia’s teeming megacities, there’s a global water crisis. People are struggling to access the quantity and quality of water they need for drinking, cooking, bathing, handwashing, and growing their food.
Globally, 844 million people lack access to clean water. Without clean, easily accessible water, families and communities are locked in poverty for generations. Children drop out of school and parents struggle to make a living.
Overview of Water Resources (short video):
DNL Vocabulary
Water scarcity:
This is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. Water scarcity can also be caused by droughts, lack of rainfall, or pollution. This was listed in 2019 by the World Economic Forum as one of the largest global risks in terms of potential impact over the next decade.
Link to map showing water scarcity:
https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtml
Site for lesson activity – freshwater use
https://ourworldindata.org/water-use-stress
Water stress:
This occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc).
Link to Map to show water stress across the globe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_scarcity#/media/File:Baseline_water_stress.jpg
Water scarcity video:
Managing Water Resources
Water insecurity managing supplies
BBC NEWS ARTICLE about Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54748204
ALJAZEERA ARTICLE about talks between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/2/sudan-egypt-and-ethiopia-resume-nile-mega-dam-talks
Arctic Case Study
Introduction to the Arctic and the extent to which it is under threat from global warming:
Summary video excerpt:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-effects/
Map to show the implications:
Food Security
Food security is defined when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-update/what-is-food-security
Theme 2
Differentiated Demographic Trajectories: Challenges of Number and Ageing
Learning Objectives of this chapter:
– To study how territories experience different demographic and economic transitions according to level of development and inequality
– Examine case studies of development in India
– Learn about the issue of an ageing population in Japan.
Key Questions:
What does development mean?
What is the impact of demographic and economic transitions?
How is India developing?
What challenges does an ageing population pose to Japan?
Introduction
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/life-expectancy-by-country
Review / Revision of the Basics:
Understanding Population Growth and Density:
The DTM:
Demographic Transition Model Explaind
Understanding the DTM (Demographic Transition Model):
Annotated DTM graphs:
https://teamgeographygcse.weebly.com/demographic-transition-model.html#
Ways of Measuring Development:
HDI MAP:
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/hdi-by-country#:~:text=Lowest%20HDI%20Countries&text=The%20country%20with%20the%20lowest,with%20an%20HDI%20of%200.404.
WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX MAP:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world
The role of a state in models of development
Link to video explaining HDI and recent UN figures:
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI
Annotated example of how employment patterns in terms of jobs in primary, secondary, tertiary (etc) sectors change with development:
Changing Employment Patterns Student annotations
Case Study: The Age Bomb – How Japan is managing an ageing population:
How Is Japan Dealing With Its Rapidly Ageing Population
Case Study: Challenges of Development in India
India’s Path to Economic Development
Russia, the largest state in the world, experienced significant economic and political changes during the 1990s caused by the transition for a centrally planned economy to one that is now market orientated. This shift created substantial inequalities that provide challenges for the government to manage today.
RUSSIA CASE STUDY
Links for class on Tuesday 14th March (afternoon)
Short CNBC News report on the wealth gap in Russia (36s):
Copy and Paste this link for article with video:
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/01/russia-is-the-most-unequal-major-country-in-the-world-study.html
Article from 2019 about inequalities in Russia:
Copy and Paste link:
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/12/richest-3-russians-hold-90-of-countrys-financial-assets-study-a65213
Video (made by Gazprom, so be aware of bias) about Russia’s hydrocarbon reserves and shows how gas is transported via pipelines and ships to different countries (3m55):
Documents with exercises (Part 1):
Russia Part Two
In this assignment you will learn how Russia is a continent which is rich in resources but remains at the mercy of fluctuations in their prices. It’s current population is just under 150 million inhabitants though it has lost population since the collapse of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991. You will also study, Norilsk, a town within the arctic circle, which has been a closed city since 1991 and is exploited for it’s mineral resources but pays a terrible environmental and social price.
Begin by watching the video tutorial which explains the work here:
Read the article under this link to learn about the closed city of Norilsk:
Then watch this documentary about the city here:
The assignment documents and exercises are available here:
BAC PREPARATION
For T°OIB you will need to get used to writing long essays (approximately 800-1000 words) in the space of just two hours. Here is a OIB Bac style question for you to write an essay response to using the resources above and what you have learnt from completing Russia Case Study Pt 1 and Pt2:
Russia OIB BAC STYLE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT: 2° OIB BAC ESSAY RUSSIA
Southern Africa Case Study
https://www.dw.com/en/climate-the-lesotho-highlands-water-project-lhwp/video-16179664