Duplicate of Sustainability

Which of the following relates to sustainability?

• the quality of being harmful to the environment

• the quality of not being harmful to the environment

• the quality of being harmful to the environment

• the quality of being harmful to the environment

How does overabundance of greenhouse gases affect the planet?

• They directly contribute to ozone depletion

• They ultimately increase the temperature of Earth

• They increase water pollution

• They increase species diversity

What is overexploitation?

• When humans farm species in human controlled environments
• When a species causes another to go extinct

• When humans exhibit animals in zoos and parks
• When humans use too much of a resource

How does market failure relate to sustainability?

• When there are not economies of scale.

• There are hidden costs of consumerism to the environment

• When there is a 3-firm concentration ration of 95%.

• When everyone has perfect knowledge about the market.

The destruction or loss of forests. This is Brazil's major environmental issue

• deforestation
• oil spills
• acid rain

Natural Capital includes...

• Air

• Water

• Population control

• All of these

• Climate control

natural capital (or natural resource)

• a natural resource ONLY that sustains life and economy

• a natural resource that provides unsustainable income

• a natural resource or service that sustains life and economy

• a natural resource that provides no income

What is the Biosphere?

• The layer of water on earth.
• The rocky surface of our planet.
• The layer of air and gases on our planet
• All the living things on our planet.

What is the Hydrosphere?

• The layer of water on our planet.
• The rocky layer of our planet.
• The layer of air and gases in our planet.
• All the living things in our planet.

troposphere

• the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth, where weather happens
• the layer of the atmosphere where airplanes fly
• the layer of the atmosphere where you see meteors