Week 13: Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing MODULE 1

Question 1

as the average course or conditions of the weather at a place usually over period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation”. Climate science is a complex discipline, involving many elements, including the atmosphere.

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

Within the Earth’s atmosphere are greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as

Answer 2

water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone.

Question 3

what is the result of greenhouse effect to the planet

Answer 3

the surrounding atmosphere warms

Question 4

Anthropogenic climate change refers to:

Answer 4

A change in climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable tiem periods

Question 5

Timeline of GHG emissions: Prior to industrialization in the 1800s…

Answer 5

the level of GHG in the earths atmosphere was largely stable. The earth’s surface temperature supported the existence of abundant plant and animal species

Question 6

Beginning during the industrial revolution and accelerating following World War II, the concentration of GHGs has

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increase, resulting in a warming of earth’s atmosphere

Question 7

what are the 4 Drivers of anthropogenic Climate change:

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1. Economic Development
2. Resource Depletion
3. Environmental Degradation
4. Demographic Transition

Question 8

what are the indicators of climate change reflect long term changes to climate variability.

Answer 8

Increased Polar ice melts
Tropical storms and hurricanes
Heavy precipitation and floods
Drought
Heat waves
Forest fires

Question 9

Climate modelling has allowed scientists to predict, with some level of precision, how the climate will respond to ever increasing levels of carbon in the atmosphere.

Answer 9

Projected Climate changes: global

Question 10

What will canada look like by the end of the century:

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1. permafrost degradation (affects) northern infrastructure
2. glacier cover
3. reduced ice cover
4. Increased precipitation
5. Increased temperatures affects human health due to heat stress and vector-borne diseases.
6. Sea-level rise and increased coastal erosion, affecting infrastructure and heritage sites.

Question 11

Traditional Knowledge

Answer 11

Traditional indigenous knowledge provides insight, developed over centuries of practice and experience, that can help identify strategies for living and environmental wellness for all canadians. It is describe as
- Collective traditions that inform sustainable and adaptable ways of living in partnership with the environment
- Shared among generations of Indigenous people through oral transmission
- Rooted in culture and considered sacred
*Responsive to social, economic, environmental, spiritual and cultural changes, and therefore dynamic and changes over time
- Fully aware of the complex interrelationships between individuals and the environment
- Views humans as an element of the environment, rather than the dominant controlling force over the environment

Question 12

Qualities used to describe an Elder include:

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Disciplined, lifelong learner and role model
Shares traditional knowledge so to help others in a respectful manner
*Physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually healthy
Lives by example

Question 13

what is the primary means of cultural transmission

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Oral Tradition or Oral Transmission

Question 14

Indigenous Holistic Framework: what are the four pillars or R’s of this framework include:

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1. Respect: respecting all who live in this planet
2. Relevance: developing a relationship with nature that has personal meaning
3. Reciprocity: replenishing what we take from mother earth
4. Responsibility: being a steward for the earth and the 7 generations to come

Question 15

refers to metis relationship switch the land

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Traditional Metis Knowledge

Question 16

climate change has already brought marked changes to our way of life and the wildlife and ecosystem that sustain us. We must be prepared to take exceptional actions to adapt and remain resilient. Keeping our homeland cold is critical to us as a people

Answer 16

Traditional Inuit Knowledge

Question 17

inuit leaders propose that a holistic approach is needed to act against climate change. They call for culturally appropriate initiatives linked to on the land inuit knowledge transfer and to the best science for strategy building and ongoing sustainability.

Answer 17

Inuit Strategy

Question 18

what are the five priority of Inuit strategy

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Priority 1: knowledge and capacity
Priority 2: Health, well-being and the environment
Priority 3: food system
Priority 4: infrastructure
Priority 5: Energy

Question 19

two eyed seeing

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can be viewed as a way to reconcile the centuries of traditional Indigenous knowledge with empirical knowledge resulting from western scientific inquiry in a way that is culturally safe and appropriate
Module 1: lesson three

Question 20

zoonotic disease

Answer 20

diseases caused by germs that spread between animals and people

Question 21

What are the 3 things transmission requires?

Answer 21

A pathogen
A reservoir
A vector

Question 22

vector abundance

Answer 22

ticks becomes active once the snow melts in the winter/spring and continues until the snow returns in the fall

Question 23

true or false

Mitigating climate change takes an upstream approach while Adapting to climate change takes downstream approach.

Answer 23

true