Humanities Fest

A "Resilient" town is

• A town reluctant to change

• A town capable of resisting and adapting to

• A town that changes water, gas or electricity

The Greenhouse effect is due to humans:

• True, human activity cases green house gas emission

• False, without the greenhouse effect life would not have been able to emerge and develop on Earth

Along with the forests, what are known as the "Lungs of the Earth"?

• The Himalayas

• The Oceans

• Volcanoes

• Both Himalayas and Oceans

What is the main reason for felling trees nowadays

• To increase farmland

• To make paper

• For heating

• All of the above

How many children live in regions threathened by conflict?

• 1 in 100, or 22 million children

• 1 in 25, or 88 million children

• 1 in 9, or 230 million children

• The numbers cannot be estimated

Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and ___

• Environmental science

• General Science

• Social Science

• Geo Science

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that all countries must stimulate action in the following key areas.

• people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership

• people, planet, prosperity, plants and partnership

• people, planet, prosperity, plants and planning

• people, planet, prosperity, peace and planning

Following is (are) the element(s) of sustainable agriculture

• permaculture

• agroforestry

• mixed farming

• all of the above

The technology which meets the sustainable development needs is often referred to as

• advanced technology

• appropriate technology

• sustainable technology

• adaptive technology

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is also known as

• Rio 2010

• Rio 2011

• Rio 2012

• Rio 2013