Yeh Flashcards
What is development?
Development refers to the economic, social and political process that results in an improvement of standard of living for a population.
Example sentence: The government’s focus on development led to better healthcare and education for its citizens.
How are countries classified according to their level of development?
Countries may be classified based on a combination of economic and social indicators.
Economic indicator: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. Social indicators: Life Expectancy and Adult Literacy Rate.
What are ecosystem services?
The benefits people obtain from ecosystems to make human life possible. It is categorised into provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services.
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What are provisioning services?
Tangible resources that people can get from ecosystems such as food, water, and wood.
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What are regulating services?
Benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes including microclimate regulation, food mitigation, and air and water quality control.
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What are cultural services?
Non-material benefits people obtain from ecosystems and include aesthetic experiences, education and recreation.
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What are supporting services?
Services necessary for the functioning of all other ecosystem services, including soil formation, pollination and photosynthesis.
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What are some examples of fire hazards reported in Singapore?
There has been cases involving Persoul overcharging and Mority Devices (Mos) reported in Singapore.
What are the impacts of fire hazards on health?
During a fire, people may suffer from burn injuries if they are unable to evacuate in time, and severe burn injuries may lead to disabilities or deaths. High levels of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may be released during a fire, causing carbon monoxide poisoning.
What are some health impacts of smoke inhalation during a fire?
Smoke inhalation can cause breathing difficulties and suffocation which may lead to death. Other irritants from a fire, such as acid gases, can permanently damage a person’s respiratory system.
What is disaster risk management?
Disaster risk management refers to plans and actions that are implemented to prevent new risks from happening, reduce existing risks and manage disaster risks.
a community resilience.
What is environmental stewardship?
Environmental stewardship refers to the actions taken by individuals or groups, to protect, care for or responsibly use the environment to pursue environmental and/or social outcomes.
Example: can be practised by individuals, organisations and/or governments.
Actions should seek to conserve what?
Actions should seek to conserve natural resources.
Example: don’t waste
What should actions seek to preserve?
Actions should seek to preserve the existing natural environment.
What should actions seek to repair and reverse?
Actions should seek to repair the damages and reverse the negative impacts caused by environmental degradation.
