Environmental and Medical Issue Flashcards
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Name three causes of Global Warming
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- Greenhouse affect
Burning fossil fuels produces Carbon dioxide which forms a barrier that stops heat escaping. Causes temperature rise and causes ice caps to melt and ruin environment and increase sea levels. - Natural Climate Change. Nature produces more C02 than humans Volcanoes and animals.
- Solar activity
Radiation from the sun is warming the earth burning fossil fuels does not fit with the theory because earth got cooler after WW2 when lots of C02 was produced
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Possible Solutions towards Global Warming (4)
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- Make energy without producing c02 using wind, light
- Cars powered by biodiesal and electric batteries
- Make things more efficient
- Use public transport.
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Forms of pollution and Solutions (4)
Remember LAND, WATER, AIR.
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- Acid rain change is pH of water due to sulfuric and nitric acid produced from burning fuels. Use other energy sources not fossil fuels.
- Human waste. Have better sewage treatments and recycle more better waste disposal systems
- Eutrophication nitrates from fertilisers flooding into lakes producing algae killing fishes and poison water supplies. Less nitrates in fertilisers.
- Radioactive pollution Nuclear power waste hard to dispose of make better disposal systems
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Types of natural resources (2)
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- Renewable resources can be used over and over and will take a long time to run out they can renew themselves.
- Non Renewable will one day run out and become rare eg coal and oil.
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Possible solutions to non renewable resources (4)
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- Make electricity using renewable energy sources
- Cars being developed to run on water.
- Recycling will extend the life of finite resources
- Chemicals from plants now being used to make plastics.
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Christians on Steward ship (3)
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- The bible shows anger towards people who have ruined the environment
- Jesus teaches on loving one another and helping people in need showing Christians should share resources more equally.
- All Christians believe that after death they will be judged on their actions most believe on how they treated the earth.
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Muslims on steward ship (4)
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- People should treat their gift from Allah respectfully and look after it.
- As Khalifa humans have been placed in a position of responsibility to care for the world in which Allah pleases.
- All of Allah’s creation is are united with eachother therefore everything is dependent on eachother and has to be maintained to keep in balance.
- Muslims are part of the Ummah brotherhood past present and future therefore we should all care for each other.
- Animals are part of Allah’s creation and should be treated with respect
- At the day of judgement Muslims will be judged on how they treated one another and the Earth.
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Christian attitudes to treatment for infertility against (3)
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- God intended that children should be created through the natural act of sex between husband and wife.
- No one has the right to have children. God has a plan for children and people. People should respect that.
- Masturbation is a sin anything outside is forbidden
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Some Christians agree on these treatments (3)
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- God has given the capacity to create children this way.
- It allows couples to experience to bring up children.
- It is a way of loving you neighbor and follows the Golden Rule
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Islam on infertility treatments for (3)
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IVH and AIH are accepted.
- The egg and sperm of married couple are used.
- God has given humans ability to create life this way.
- In IVH the embryo can only be destroyed during 14 days and cannot be classed as humans Islam teaches soul does not enter until 120 days
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What infertility treatments are not accepted? (5)
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- AID
- EGG DONATION
- SPERM DONATION
- EMBRYO DONATION
- SURROGACY
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Why are these treatments forbidden? (3)
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- These are seen as adultery or violating the contract of the marriage.
- Muslim believe the children have the rights to know their Biological parents.
- Surrogacy is wrong seen as adultery.
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Christian Support Transplant surgery (3)
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- Is a loving and charitable act Jesus told us to love one another.
- It will raise no problems for life after death as body will not be needed.
- It is a way that people can show their gratitude for the gifts of god.
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Christians against transplant surgery (4)
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- Violates the sanctity of life people should not play god.
- The organs play an important role in our bodies and god put it there for a reason therefore should not be removed.
- Interferes with god’s plan.
- Why should a person who has inflicted against his own organ deserve a new one.
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Muslim agree to transplant surgery (2)
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- Saving another persons life it is a loving thing to do
2. Brotherhood and looking after eachother.
