Exam 13: Environmental Problems

Which two factors contribute the most to high levels of air pollution?

In 1999, what level did world population reach?

Which of the following refers to the complex and dynamic relationships between forms of life and the environments they inhabit?

Biologists indicate that at least half of the 1.9 million species alive today will become extinct over the next few centuries.

Ecoterrorists are usual environmental activists.

What is the main contributor to indoor air pollution in poor countries?

In 1992, leaders from around the globe met at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to forge agreements about which of the following?

Which of the following is manipulated as part of greenwashing?

Which of the following is one of the best known ecoterrorist groups?

How many people in developing countries lack access to clean water?

Which of the following was the first international agreement to place legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries?

Which of the following is a symptom of multiple chemical sensitivity?

Which country recently decided to shut down all of its 19 nuclear power plants by the year 2020?

Which of the following do most of Canada's greenhouse gases come from?

Biodiversity is concerned with the sustainability of living organisms on the planet.

Which of the following would be called environmental injustice?

Which of the following is an extreme form of environmental activism involving the use of criminal or violent actions?

Some companies try to salvage their public images by putting a positive spin on their environmentally damaging ways. Which of the following does that make them guilty of?

Which of the following perspectives focuses on how meanings, labels, and definitions learned through interaction and through the media affect environmental problems?

In 2005, scientists reported that the Ilulissat glacier had shrunk by more than 9.6 km in two or three years. What country is this glacier found in?