Sustainability and Economics

ALL people on depend on Earth's resources for clean air, water, food, shelter, energy, and fertile soil.

• True

• False

The capacity of Earth's natural systems that support life is

• Sustainability

• Ecological Footprint

• Environmentalism

• Political science

Which is NOT a "scientific factor" of sustainability?

• Solar Energy

• Biodiversity

• Nutrient cycling

• Economics

Which is not a "social factor" of sustainability?

• Economics (money)

• Political Science (government)

• Ethics (right from wrong)

• Nutrient cycling (nutrients required for life)

Solar energy refers to

• Continuous supply of energy from the sun

• Biodiversity (all various types of living things)

• Fossil fuels

Natural capital refers to

• natural resources and ecosystem services

• natural resources and environmentalism

• environmentalism and politics

Which is not a natural resource?

• trees

• water

• minerals

• cars

Ecosystem services are the natural services provided by healthy ecosystems at no cost. Which is not an example of an ecosystem service?

• nutrient cycling

• pollination

• air purification

• mineral mining

Which is not an example of a renewable resource?

• Natural gas

• trees

• edible plants

• water

What is one way humans degrade natural capital?

• replanting trees

• replacing used resources in a reasonable amount of time

• dumping chemicals into the environment