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Health and the environment

The link between a healthy environment and healthy people, global warming and sustainability. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Waste and pollution

Reduce (useless)Reuse (useagain)Recycle (makesomething new)
Food scraps and garden waste become compost.
  • Pollution: harmful things people add to air, water or soil. Air pollution causes breathing problems.
  • Waste piles up: rats, flies and germs. A landfill site buries waste in the ground.
  • Plastic in the sea: animals eat it or get caught and die.
A healthy environment, healthy people.
A healthy environment, healthy people.
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Saving resources

ResourceHow to save
WaterShorter showers, fix leaking taps, a water-wise garden with plants that need little water
ElectricityUse less; solar power is renewable, coal pollutes
School groundsSeparate waste and save water
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Remember this and test yourself

Remember this: your summary
  • Clean water and air keep people healthy; dirty water causes serious illness.
  • Doubtful water? Boil it for at least one minute.
  • Global warming: the Earth’s average temperature rises, mainly because burning coal, petrol and diesel adds greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide) to the air, and these trap heat.
  • Sustainable development: meeting today’s needs and saving some for the future.
  • Walk, cycle or use a lift club: cleaner than driving alone.

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Memory trick

Doubtful water? Boil it — one minute of bubbling kills germs.

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Important words

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Test yourself · Part 2

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