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Question 1:

Urban sprawl ________.
a) contributes to the loss and degradation of agricultural land
b) affects adjacent natural habitats
c) is a consequence of an expanding population
d) All of the above.

Question 2:

________ of the world’s population lives in urban areas.
a) 25 per cent
b) 50 per cent
c) 30 per cent
d) 10 per cent

Question 3:

In Canada ________ accounted for 63per cent of GHG emissions in 2004.
a) cars and trucks
b) factories
c) residential, commercial and industrial buildings
d) heavy industry

Question 4:

Green buildings can reduce energy use by ________ over conventional properties.
a) 30–70 per cent
b) 10–20 per cent
c) 5–10 per cent
d) 10–50 per cent

Question 5:

NIMBY stands for ________.
a) ‘not in my baseball yard’
b) ‘not in my backyard’
c) ‘never in my basement’
d) ‘never institute mining braces’

Question 6:

Greenfields are different from brownfields because ________.
a) the land has to be logged first
b) the land is previously undeveloped
c) they are areas of green space
d) they are areas with high amounts of vegetation

Question 7:

The use of light coloured surfaces and less thermally absorptive exteriors on buildings help reduce ________.
a) the urban heat island effect
b) the effect of smog
c) the effect of brownfields
d) the effect of urban expansion

Question 8:

Hurricane Katrina highlighted ________.
a) how quick action in necessary in cases of extreme flooding
b) the vulnerability of low-lying urban areas to flood
c) how natural hazards can affect us
d) Both a and b.

Question 9:

During the 1970s, Sudbury was the second largest producer of nickel in the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Smart growth principles are __________.
a) land use and development practices that limit urban sprawl
b) part of urban environmental management best practices
c) Neither a nor b.
d) Both a and b.

Question 11:

Leaf Rapids, MB, was the first community in Canada to ________.
a) ban the use of plastic shopping bags
b) start recycling
c) use community composting
d) buy reusable containers

Question 12:

Dockside Green in Victoria is ________.
a) an award–winning urban development
b) a collection of LEED platinum certified buildings
c) a development that transformed an industrial wasteland into a healthy community
d) All of the above.

Question 13:

A bioregion is ________.
a) not defined by surveyors
b) reflects a place that makes sense for its inhabitants in terms of natural and cultural diversity
c) delineates the natural diversity of a place
d) All of the above.
e) Both a and c.

Question 14:

Switching from private cars to public transit is the one action that will have the most significant impact on improving environmental quality in Canadian cities.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

‘The enhanced well-being of cities and urban regions . . . including maintaining quality of life for future generations’ is part of the definition for ________.
a) urban sustainability
b) urban development
c) sustainable development
d) urban management

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Environmental Change and Challenge, Third Edition - Chapter 13