CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTION

AND CLIMATE CHANGE

ECONOMICS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

AT THE END OF THE LESSON,

THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO
define production
appreciate the value of the factors of
production

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION

Huma
ns

Environme
nt
1.How do people transform
their environment?
2.How does environment
influence human
activity?

How does environment

influence human
activity?

RESOURCES HELP US MEET

OUR MATERIAL NEEDS

HOW DO PEOPLE
TRANSFORM THEIR
ENVIRONMENT?
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Population

Greater population
leads to greater
demand for
resources

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Consumption

Changing consumption
patterns leads to change in
the way we use our
resources

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Technology
Developments in
technology changed our
consumption patterns

HOW DO PEOPLE
TRANSFORM THEIR
ENVIRONMENT?
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Transportation
Developments in
transportation increases
biodiversity and climate
change

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Energy
Consumed in the form of
renewable and nonrenewable energy sources

How are we affected by

the human-induced
changes in the
environment?

The combined impact of humanitys

destructive and exploitive actions is
capable of producing environmental
changes at the global scale.

DATA ANALYSIS

CROSSWISE, GROUPS OF FOUR (PROCESS, 10

POINTS)

Analyze the data by answering the guide questions below:

1. Which 3 countries have the highest carbon dioxide
emissions? The lowest?
2. Which 3 countries are most at risk from climate change?
Least at risk?
3. Which 3 countries have the highest annual average of
fatalities due to climate change? The lowest annual average?
4. Do the countries consumption of resources match their risk
level? Justify your answer.

Why should the Social

Sciences be concerned
with climate change?

We can be inactive and be

part of the problem or we can
be proactive and be part of the
solution. We choose the life
we live.
-Tony Meloto, Founder (Gawad Kalinga)