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Question 1:

Weakening of the ozone layer is called ________ and is caused in part by ________.
a) ozone depletion, chlorine and halons
b) ozone reduction, chlorine and halons
c) ozone depletion, carbon dioxide and methane
d) ozone reduction, carbon dioxide and methane

Question 2:

Greenhouse effect can be described as ________.
a) gases such as carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and intensifying the heat coming from the Sun
b) heating up of the Earth surface due to a higher level of UV rays penetrating the atmosphere
c) gases such as carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and trapping the heat reflected off the Earth’s surface
d) heating up of the atmosphere due to a higher level of UV rays penetrating it

Question 3:

The impact of climate change includes all of the following except ________.
a) higher rates of skin cancer
b) elevated sea levels
c) altered crop yielding in agricultural regions
d) fertile regions turning into desserts

Question 4:

By 2006, 164 out of 168 countries had signed the Kyoto Protocol regarding greenhouse gas emissions, but ________ withdrew in 2011.
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Canada
d) Argentina

Question 5:

Canada’s per capita water consumption is ________ per cent higher than the OECD average.
a) 30
b) 45
c) 50
d) 65

Question 6:

The issue of peak oil implies that ________.
a) crude oil reserves are limited
b) oil prices have reached a high after which they can only go down
c) crude oil sources can be replenished to a certain point
d) it will be cheaper to extract oil from deeper down in the ground

Question 7:

The majority of victims of poor environmental conditions are ________.
a) rainforest animals
b) ocean animals
c) the elderly
d) children

Question 8:

In 1998, a moratorium on genetically modified (GM) food was introduced in ________.
a) Canada
b) the United States
c) the European Union
d) Japan

Question 9:

Most environmental pressure groups’ activities include ________.
a) lobbying and educational initiatives
b) marketing campaigns
c) flash mobs and social media initiatives
d) partnerships with large manufacturers

Question 10:

Several developing countries, like Costa Rica or Sri Lanka, have experienced notable success in lowering birth rates. It was in part due to ________.
a) fairer income distribution
b) a female sterilization campaign
c) a strict one-child policy
d) a religious campaign for abstinence

Question 11:

Most of the natural resources that humans need are renewable.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Some argue that social scientists have failed to bring socially constructed environmental concerns into environmental impact assessments.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Many studies have revealed that there is no correlation between economic development and environmental degradation.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Greenwashing is an advertising strategy that involves packaging products as environmentally friendly regardless if they really are so or not.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

In the United States, air quality decreased by 11 per cent between 2000 and 2010.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

The Great Lakes have experienced little pollution due to industrial activities.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Water scarcity is defined as a level of supply that is less than 100 cubic metres of water per person per year.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

The combination of climate change and deforestation leads to an increase in hydrological disasters.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

According to the World Health Organization, 12 per cent of diarrheal deaths in the world are connected with poor water or sanitation conditions.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Body burden is defined as a buildup of harmful synthetic chemicals and heavy metals in our bodies.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Social Problems, Fourth Edition: Chapter 15