1.4- Sustainability - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

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If the rate of deforestation is less than the annual growth of the forest, then the forest removal is unsustainable. True or false

True

False

2.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Environmental indicators and ecological footprints can be used to assess what factor.

Carbon Foot print

Carbon Waste

None of these

3.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

An example of an international summit or conference addressing environmental issues is the Kyoto Protocol. True or false.

True

False

4.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Examples of non-renewable capital include fossil fuels and mineral.

Soil

Ozone

Mineral

5.

Fill in the Blank

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EIA stands for

6.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

EIAs provide decision makers with information to consider the environmental impact of a project. True or false.

True

False

7.

Multiple Choice

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The first stage of an EIA is to carry out a what kind of study?.

Initial study

Pioneer study

Baseline study

8.

Multiple Choice

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Variables such as soil and species diversity are not measures as a part of EIAs.

True or false.

True

False

9.

Multiple Choice

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Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal, while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it. True or false.

True

False

10.

Multiple Choice

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As a model, ecological footprints are able to provide a quantitative estimate of human ecological footprints also. True or false.

True

False

11.

Fill in the Blank

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1 pt

What means ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’.

12.

Multiple Choice

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Sustainable development consists of two pillars: economic development & social development

- True or false

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

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An ecocentric worldview leads to greater caution and a drive to use Earth’s natural resources in a sustainable way rather than rely on technology to solve the problems. True or false.

True

False

14.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Measurements of what factor may be used quantitatively as environmental indicators of sustainability.

Ecosystem

Biodiversity

Sustainable

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A baseline study establishes the biodiversity of an area to be developed so that potential negative

effects can be prevented. True or false.

True

False

16.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

1 pt

What focuses on a given population and its current rate of resource consumption, and estimates the area of environment necessary to sustainably support that particular population.

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