QUIZ 1 Environmental Crimes

What is deforestation?

• planting trees

• air pollution causing damage to forests

• clearing an area of forests

• when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded

Offenses committed in the business world are called...

• Blue Collar Crimes

• White Collar Crimes

• Middle class Crimes

• Working class Crimes

White collar crimes may be caused by _____.

• individuals seeking to get rich quickly.

• individuals engaging in a life crisis

• individuals who are dealing with a catastrophic illness

• All answers are correct.

The main cause of deforestation in South America today is cattle ranches and soy fields.

• True

• False

Embezzlement is a type of financial fraud.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A blue collar worker is a job that requires manual labor.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Insider trading, environmental crime, market rigging etc

What group of people are usually committing these types of crimes?

• WORKING CLASS

• UPPER CLASS

• MIDDLE CLASS

Done in the interests of the company often with the knowledge and approval of the bosses

The main aim is to increase profits.

EXAMPLES:

Breaking health and safety laws

Polluting the environment and dumping poisonous waste

Sales of goods known to be dangerous

• BLUE COLLAR CRIMES

• ORGANIZED CRIMES

• CORPORATE CRIMES

Blue collar crimes are generally less violent and have shorter sentences than white collar crimes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is monopolized by the country France.

• TRUE

• FALSE