Sustainable Development Review

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What does the term 'sustainable' mean?

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A balance between meeting today's needs with those of the future

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Which of the following is not a sustainable development goal? Eliminate racism in all its forms, Climate action, Clean water and sanitation, Good health and well-being

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Eliminate racism in all its forms

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Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of: Present generation only, future generation only, both (a) & (b), none of these

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both (a) & (b)

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Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development? Increase in the quality of life, Reduction in the level of pollution, conservation of stock of natural capital, All of these

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All of these

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Non -Renewable resources are those resources which:

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are exhausted after use.

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When the surface soil is washed away through excessive rains and floods, it is called:

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Soil erosion

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If we buy local, instead of to worldwide companies, that is an example of how to HELP sustainable development.

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True

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For the United States, one benefit of encouraging the development of renewable sources of energy is:

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less reliance on foreign sources of oil

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Which best illustrates Sustainable Development? Options: Brazil has cut down some of its forests to create more farmland, Germany requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down, Saudi Arabia refines its own crude oil so that it does not need to import foreign oil, Japan requires all new buildings to be able to withstand earthquakes.

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Germany requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down

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Which of the following is non-renewable? Fossil fuels, Air, Sun, Rain

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Fossil fuels