Exam 2: Responding to Global Environmental Change

Many university-level science programs focus on scientific rigour, but also provide students with a comprehensive understanding of and passion for their environment.

To have a "green" Christmas, you could ________.

The 2017 review of CEPA made all the following recommendations EXCEPT: ________.

Long-life light bulbs last up to ________ years longer than traditional incandescent bulbs.

Ecological footprints measure ________.

It is NOT true that in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, ________.

The Law of Everybody suggests ________.

What is a Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)? Give an example of a company that provides LCAs.

World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Index shows a 35 per cent overall reduction in ________ since 1970.

The most effective protection of old-growth forests in BC happened through ________.

McDonald's has a strict policy to not buy the beef of cattle raised on land converted from rain forests.

_____ is a cornerstone of the Heiltsuk people's diet, cultural practice, and livelihoods.

The Happy Planet Index focuses on ________.

The "War in the Woods" was _________.

Identifying the inputs, outputs, and potential environmental impacts of a product or service throughout its lifetime is referred to as ________.

The 100-mile diet refers to ________.

The collective average global footprint per person is ________.

What positive developments have been made towards the Millennium Development Goals?

Researchers suggest that the main reason why overall human welfare is improving on a global scale and yet ecosystems continue to be degraded is that ________.

The Convention on Biological Diversity required signatory nations to establish networks of marine protected areas covering 10 per cent of the oceans by 2012, and this goal was achieved in 2011.