Exam 15: Sport and the Environment

According to a 2014 report from the World Health Organization, climate change is predicted to cause an addition _____ deaths per year between 2030 and 2050.

Sustainability carries with it three assumptions. Which of the following is NOT one of those assumptions?

A precautionary approach typically involves four different measures. Which of the following is NOT one of those measures?

What is often considered to be the MOST significant environmental impact of alpine skiing?

According to Duffy (2011), all venues constructed for the Vancouver Games incorporated practices and technologies that minimized environmental impacts. Which of the following was NOT one of those practices/technologies?

Sport management environmentalists often underpin their work with the following ecological modernization philosophies. Which of the following is NOT considered in the text to be one of those philosophies?

The Eagleridge Bluffs, a site of a 500-year old dry arbutus forest that was a nesting site for over 20 different species of bird, was at risk in the construction of which project for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics?

The 'triple bottom line' of sustainability includes:

The appearance, within organizational or corporate rhetoric, of environmental sustainability rather than an actual deep commitment to environmentalism, is termed:

A projected rise of _____ temperature is considered the tipping point for trends including: rising water levels from melting glaciers, natural disasters associated with more storms, and food shortage due to more rain and rising temperatures.

A recent report found that ______ out of 18 locations where Winter Olympic Games have previously been held would be climate eligible in 2050.

A report into the water venues of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games revealed that:

Especially useful in understanding how powerful groups obtain consent for their actions is the concept of:

The set of recommendations and strategic roadmap recently introduced for the future of the Olympic Movement that includes stated commitments to environmental sustainability, is called:

As a member of an environmentalist group that is tasked with working with members of a local Olympic organizing committee, based on previous experiences, which of the following might you come across?

Carbon offsetting initiatives intend to raise donations in order to balance emissions used with emissions saved. Where do these donations typically go towards?

Which renowned Olympic athlete pulled out of his event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for fear for his health?

The ways that the activities of humans also have implications for plants and (non-human) animals, and that humans may disregard or deemphasize these implications, is termed:

In 1994, the IOC declared _________ as the third pillar of the Olympic movement?

Which of the following sports is considered as one of the most environmental impactful?