Name:______ ENG 10 Date:_______ The Story of Stuff Vocabulary Match the words with the correct explanations as they are discussed in the video. a) Exploitation ___ When items are thrown away for removal b) Extraction ___ Things that we use in our everyday lives which come from the planet c) Natural Resources ___ Parts of the world that are underdeveloped d) Third World ___ A person who is using or taking in something e) Refined ___ The action of something being used or taken f) Toxin ___ When technology advances too quickly and the item is more of a burden g) Employee ___ When something or someone creates a profit but are not paid for their efforts h) Consumption ___ When items are burned as a way of removing them i) Consumer ___ A hole in the ground that holds the garbage when it has no place else to go j) Obsolete ___ Another way of saying poison k) Disposal ___ When something is changed chemically or physically for purpose of production l) Incineration ___ Someone who works for a company m) Landfill ___ Removal of something (in the film this was mining, hunting, or logging The System Match the words with the correct part of the diagram Disposal Retail Consumption Refinement Extraction Bonus _______________

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Name:______ ENG 10 Date:_______

The Story of Stuff

Vocabulary

Match the words with the correct explanations as they are discussed in the video.

a) Exploitation ___ When items are thrown away for removalb) Extraction ___ Things that we use in our everyday lives which come from the planet

c) Natural Resources ___ Parts of the world that are underdevelopedd) Third World ___ A person who is using or taking in something e) Refined ___ The action of something being used or takenf) Toxin ___ When technology advances too quickly and the item is more of a burden g) Employee ___ When something or someone creates a profit but are not paid for their efforts

h) Consumption ___ When items are burned as a way of removing themi) Consumer ___ A hole in the ground that holds the garbage when it has no place else to go

j) Obsolete ___ Another way of saying poisonk) Disposal ___ When something is changed chemically or physically for purpose of production

l) Incineration ___ Someone who works for a companym) Landfill ___ Removal of something (in the film this was mining, hunting, or logging

The System

Match the words with the correct part of the diagram

Disposal Retail Consumption Refinement Extraction

Bonus _______________

1)______________

3)_________________ 4) _____________

2)_________________________ 5)__________________

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Name:______ ENG 10 Date:_______

Making Connections

Write down some of your thoughts regarding the categories below

Things you Need Things you Buy Things you can Live Without

Short Answer

1. What is the cycle that people go through everyday which makes them constantly buy new products?

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2. Where do governments get their natural resources once their country runs out of certain resources?

3. How are people exploited in this linear system?

4. Why is it extremely problematic that this is a linear system?

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Name:______ ENG 10 Date:_______

Research (using Yahoo search engine) three companies that are exploiting their employees and how they are doing this. Please list your resources underneath the chart as well (DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA or JUST WRITE “YAHOO/BAIDU”)

Company/Corporation Are they Exploiting Employees How are they mistreating their Employees?