APES Legislation

APES Legislation

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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APES Legislation

APES Legislation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, that seeks to protect endangered plant and animal species. Participation is voluntary, but the convention has 183 nations that participate. The US followed recommendations by passing the Endangered Species Act

CITES

ESA

SDWA

CERCLA

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Controlling global warming by setting internationally binding greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries.

CLEAN AIR ACT

Kyoto Protocol

Montreal Protocol

SDWA

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Federal law meant to regulate air pollutants in the US, including carbon monoxide, lead, mercury, sulphur dioxide, to protect human health. The regulations were to be determined by the EPA.

RCRA

CLEAN AIR ACT

Clean Water Act

DELANEY CLAUSE OF FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

US federal law that seeks to regulate the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the US, which includes lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and coastal areas. It was originally known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It aims to make surface waters swimmable and fishable.

MONTREAL PROTOCOL

CLEAN WATER ACT

DELANEY CLAUSE OF FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This amendment prohibits the use of additives in food that are found to cause cancer in humans or in animals. Applies to processed foods mostly.

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)

DELANEY CLAUSE OF FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It requires many actions to protect drinking water and its sources: rivers, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater wells.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)

CLEAN WATER ACT

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)

KYOTO PROTOCOL

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations. This act was created in response to the agreement made at CITES.

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)

MONTREAL PROTOCOL

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

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