Sustainability Review

True or False: If a country is producing high amounts of carbon dioxide, they are being environmental sustainable.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not one of the three pillars of sustainability?

• Environmental

• Community

• Social

• Economic

Which of the following is NOT an example of how you can reduce your ecological footprint?

• Car pool to school

• Recycle

• Eat more meat products

• Unplug electronics when not in use

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods
• Walking or biking to school
• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
• Driving a large car around for fun.

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The three areas of sustainability are

• Physical, Economical, Political

• Environmental, Social, Physical

• Economical, Environmental, Social

• Physical, Political, Social

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Sustainability refers to

• how many species are present in an ecosystem

• when a species goes extinct

• how long a species lives

• the ability to maintain ecological processes over long periods of time.

Environmental Science does NOT

include which of the following:

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Accounting

What is the key goal of

environmental science?

• Sustainability

• Biodiversity

• Population

• Tragedy of the Commons

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What is a calculated impact of a person on the

environment, expressed as the amount of land

required to sustain their use of natural resources?

• Sustainability

• Ecology

• Ecological Footprint

• Tragedy of the Commons

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce your ecological footprint?

• Turn off water while you brush your teeth

• Walk to school

• Buy clothing at thrift stores

• Leave your computer on while you are not using it