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Behaviors, values, and beliefs: ecology and the environment

Write answers to the following questions for Tuesday.
You do not need to use sentences, but be clear, complete and neat.

1. Mottainai

(a) How would your explain the Japanese word mottainai to an American friend?

 

 

(b) Do/did you, your parents, your grandparents, or great-grandparents do things that exemplify mottainai? What?

 

 

 

2. The future of the planet. Are you optimistic or are you pessimistic about the future of planet Earth as a good environment for human beings? Explain your answer.

 

 

 

3. Resources and energy

(a) Do you make an effort to conserve, reuse, and recycle resources, materials, and products such as electricity, paper, fossil fuel, clothing, electronics, etc? (Yes or no)

 

(b) Why or why not?

 

 

(c) How is your use of resources, materials, and products such as electricity, paper, fossil fuel, clothing, electronics, etc. different than use by your parents and grandparents?

 

 

4. In general, Japan uses fewer resources and produces less garbage than the United States. There are many reasons for this. Try to think of at least three reasons. List more if possible.

Reasons:

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(b)

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5. Japan and the U.S. What differences have you observed between Japan and the U.S. with regard to use of resources, materials, and products such as electricity, paper, fossil fuel, clothing, electronics, etc. Try to think of three differences.

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(c)