Lesson 19- health impacts of global environmental change

Question 1

Name 3 environmental threats that are likely to impact on future health and what they may cause

Answer 1

1. Climate change-> increase in heatstroke
2. Ozone depletion-> increase in skin cancer (especially AUS and NZ)
   3.Pollution-> cancer, respiratory conditions (asthma)

Question 2

What have the UN predicted global population to be by 2030?

Answer 2

just under 9 million

Question 3

Which areas of the world will face the greatest increase in population by 2100?

Answer 3

eastern, middle and western Africa (where life expectancies continue to rise)

Question 4

What are the predictions for Europe’s population by 2100 (according to the UN)?

Answer 4

• will continue to grow to the rest with lower growth rates to the east