Exam 13: Environmental Problems

In poor countries, which of the following is responsible for the vast majority of indoor air pollution?

On average, how often does at least one species of plant or animal become extinct?

According to the World Health Organization, which of the following ranks fifth as a risk factor for ill health worldwide?

Discuss the term bioinvasion.

Which of the following perspectives looks at how human actions, social patterns, and cultural values affect the environment, and, in turn, how the environment affects social life?

Approximately how many species worldwide are now threatened with extinction?

Which of the following is caused mainly by the accumulation of various gases that collect in the atmosphere and hold heat from the sun close to the earth, preventing it from rising back into space?

Which of the following perspectives often embraces a spiritual approach to addressing environmental problems, emphasizing the close connection between women and nature?

Another effect of global warming is that it contributes to further warming of the planet. What is this process called?

Which of the following is often referred to as greenwashing?

Wind power is the world's fastest-growing energy source.

Which of the following is the fastest developing alternative source of energy?

According to a 2005 federal report, how much of the waste generated in Canada went to landfill sites or was incinerated?

Describe green energy. What does it attempt to do?

In the spring of 2006, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a $40 billion increase for the development of power generation. What kind of power generation was the money for?

Which of the following refers to an emphasis on tangible possessions?

Explain how individualism, materialism, and militarism contribute to environmental problems.

In which year was the term ecofeminism coined?

Which of the following have contributed to the rising levels of air pollutants?

Which of the following results in shifting of plant and animal habitats and the increased rate of extinction of some species?