PLzz anyone know these
1. What approach to development did the Brundtland Commission propose? (1 point)
a. high density development
b. sustainable development
c. slow growth development
d. high impact development
2. A person who adapts an anthropocentric view (1 point)
a. Views environmental growth as economic and material growth.
b. is concerned with maintaining biodiversity
c. Is concerned more with the survival of plant and animal life.
d. Is concerned more with how the environment impacts people's lives.
3. Which of the following is not an example of a sustainable development project? (1 point)
a. using renewable energy resources
b. planting new trees for future harvest
c. giving money to community-based groups that sell products made from renewable natural resources
d. financing projects to clear rainforest land for cattle grazing
4. Which is not an example of a goal that many countries agreed to have accomplished by 2015? (1 point)
a. Provide global funding to hire highly qualified educators to teach abroad.
b. Donate millions of dollars to purchase affordable HIV medicines in high poverty areas globally
c. Send and distribute large quantities of food to Somalia and Ethiopia
d. Issue reparations to all countries that suffered high amounts of casualties from past
5. What is the objective of the Dashboard of Sustainability? (1 point)
a. to direct the UN MDGs to success by 2015
b. to assist citizens in ascertaining their individual “green footprint”
c. to illustrate the complex relationships among economic, social, and environmental issues
d. to guide Agenda21NOW! participants through the 24-hour conference
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2.c
3.d
4.D
5.c???????????????
2.c - No
3.d - Yes
4.D - I'm not sure -- but I think this is wrong.
5.c??????????????? I think you're right.
6. Which country's action would be in violation of section II of the Agenda 21 plan? (1 point)
a. The Brazilian government mandates the clearing of 200 acres in order to generate revenue from exported lumber.
b. China's government outlines tougher penalties for those factories that illegally dump waste into nearby water.
c. The United States raises vehicle emission standards and mandates more frequent emission testing for vehicles manufactured before 1985.
d. The Canadian government budgets 40 million dollars to eliminate contaminants from Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario.
7. The adoption of the Agenda 21 comprehensive plan (1 point)
a. only lasted weeks due to steadily deteriorating environmental conditions.
b. targets only those few countries with extreme environmental problems.
c. outlines local, national, and global efforts that would help improve the environment.
d. was a quick process that relied heavily on input from a select few countries.
8. Which person would most likely not be impacted by the Agenda 21 plan? (1 point)
a. CEO of a major waste processing firm
b. Farmer
c. owner of a lumber company
d. scientist from NASA
9. Which of the following topics would not relate to sustainable living? (1 point)
a. Composting
b. transportation alternatives
c. single-use containers
d. water conservation
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I'll be glad to check your answers for the others.
7-c
8-d or b
9-c
is 2D 4 A???
The other three are right.
2 d is right.
I think 4A is right.
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. C
Geography A - 330701CH Unit 8: Current Issues
1 - B: Sustainable development
2 - D: Is concerned more with how the environment impacts people's lives
3 - D: Financing projects to clear rainforest land for cattle grazing
4 - D: Issue reparations to all countries that suffered high amounts of casualties from past major wars
5 - C: To illustrate the complex relationships among economic, social, and environmental issues
6 - A: The Brazilian government mandates the clearing of 200 acres in order to generate revenue from from exported lumber
7 - C: Outlines local, national, and global efforts that would help improve the environment
8 - D: Scientist from NASA
9 - C: Single-use conservation
2.D
3.D
4.D
5.C
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.C
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