This document discusses different measures to reduce pollution at the personal, national, and international levels. At the personal level, it recommends adopting the 3R principle of reduce, reuse, recycle, and properly disposing of refuse. Nationally, governments implement laws and regulations to mandate environmentally-friendly practices like banning leaded petrol. Internationally, agreements like the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aim to set limits on emissions between countries.

1. CHONG BOON
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Lower Sec Geography
Secondary Two
Unit 17 : Coping with Pollution
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2. Thinking Questions
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1.Why must we bother
about pollution?

3. Unit Objectives
1.Identify and
explain the
different
measures to
reduce pollution.
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4. Measures to reduce
pollution
1. Personal level
2. National level
3. International level
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5. Personal level
•Adopt the 3R
principle
•Proper disposal of
refuse and waste.
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6. 3R Principle
•Reduce
•Use less of everything
•Reuse
• Is there really a need to use a brand
new item?
•Recycle
•Some resources can be converted
back to a useable resource.
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7. Proper Disposal of refuse
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•Garbage should be properly
disposed off.
•Random dumping will lead to
water and land pollution.

8. National Level COPY
•Use of laws and legislations
to impose environmentally
friendly practices.
•Ban on leaded petrol
•Reduce levels of lead and
other pollutants released into
the air.

9. International Level
• International agreements on levels of
emissions that each country has to adhere to.
• 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
• Signed as a treaty in 2005 with some
exceptions
• USA, Australia.
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• Possibly because of extra costs that they have
to pay if they agree to the reduction.
• Agree to reduce combined green house gas
emissions by 5% below the 1999 levels by
2012

10. Let’s do a recap Activity
•Complete the exercise in 10
minutes
•Good Luck!
•You can use your notes if you
need help.

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