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Resource Substitution

 
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Starter

 

Cardboard substituted for Polystyrene

Polystyrene BigMac Packaging

Why did McDonalds substitute the use of polystyrene packaging for cardboard packaging?

What is polystyrene?

Cardboard BigMac Packaging
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Source
 
Geography Activities

Activities

 

Biofuel substituted for Petroleum-based Aviation Fuel

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Task

Produce notes on using biofuels as a substitute for petroleum-based aviation fuels.

Your notes should include the following:

  1. What is 'aviation fuel'?
  2. What are 'biofuels'?
  3. Why are biofuels better than aviation fuel? They both produce carbon dioxide after combustion - don't they?
  4. What are the issues associated with using biofuels as aviation fuels? How could this be linked by to ecosystems?
  5. What is the likely timespan before biofuels become a viable alternative to petroleum-based aviation fuels?
 
Wikipedia - Aviation Fuel
Aviation Fuel
Wikipedia - Biofuel
Biofuel
BBC News
BBC News: Quick Guide: Biofuels
BBC News
BBC News: Airline in first biofuel flight
BBC News
BBC News: Will biofuels power tomorrow's planes?
 
Geography Review

Review

 
How confident are you about your ability to do the following things ...
 
Understand that there is no single definition for sustainable development but the key idea common to all definitions concerns resource exploitation at a rate that would not prove detrimental to future generations.
Stewardship is part of sustainable development. It is the concept of responsible caretaking; based on the premise that we do not own resources, but are managers and are responsible to future generations for their condition
Be aware of that sustainable development can be practised at a range of scales.
Describe and explain sustainable development at a local scale.
Describe and explain sustainable development at a national scale.
Describe and explain sustainable development at a international scale.
Explain how resources can be managed through conservation. Can you identify a specific example?
Explain how resources can be managed through recycling. Can you identify a specific example?
Explain how resources can be managed through substitution. Can you identify a specific example?
 

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