Saving the Environment from Consumerism | Breton Lorway

Breton is from a small town in

• Princeton, New Jersey

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

Something her parents did to create a love of nature in her were...

• send her away to a boarding school in the woods

• make her live alone in a tent

• take her for nature walks in the woods nearby

• send her to a fashion camp in New York City

Breton felt powerless, that she couldn't help the environment, but then realized the best way to help is to

• boycott the fast fashion industry

• stop buying new cars

• only buy things at flea markets

• simply stop constantly buying new stuff

According to Breton the US makes up ____% of the world population, yet consumes ____% of its natural resources.

• 30, 3

• 3, 15

• 3, 30

• 15, 30

The consumerism cycle started because of advances in production during

• The American Civil War

• The Cyber Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The First World War

More efficient mass production makes

• the end product cheaper with more units

• the end product more expensive with fewer units

• the end product more expensive with more units

• the end product with fewer units but cheaper in price

Breton mentioned that early consumerism started in the

• agricultural industry

• automotive industry

• computer industry

• movie industry

Breton mentions her favorite television show was

• Friends

• The A Team

• Mad Max

• Mad Men

To produce 2 pounds of cotton it takes

• 20000 liters of water

• 20 liters of water

• 2000 liters of water

• 2 liters of water

If every human being on Earth consumed at the pace of an average American you would need

• 300 million liters of water per person per year

• 3 planet Earths

• 30000 pounds of cotton a year

• 30 tons of fertilizer per person per year.