Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of:

• Present generation only
• future generation only
• both (a) & (b)
• none of these

Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development?

• Increase in the quality of life
• Reduction in the level of pollution
• conservation of natural resources

• All of these

Non -Renewable resources are those resources which:

• are exausted after use
• are not exausted after use
• have unlimited supply
• none of these

Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation?

• Population explosion
• Increasing urbanization
• Rapid industrialization
• ALL of these

Saving our ocean must remain a priority. Marine biodiversity is critical to the health of people and our planet. Marine protected areas need to be effectively managed and well-resourced and regulations need to be put in place to reduce overfishing, marine pollution and ocean acidification. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO SAVE OUR OCEAN?

• We need to have good health.

• We need to effectively manage the marine protected areas.

• We need to overfish and respect the regulations.

• We need to keep marine pollution and ocean acidification.

What is the importance of sustainable development?

• Ignoring ecological balance

• Maximizing overexploitation of resources

• Preventing degradation of the environment

• Using resources recklessly

How can sustainable development be achieved?

• By maximizing consumption rate

• By ignoring natural resources

• By restricting human activities

• By increasing human activities

What is the aim of sustainable development?

• Maximizing profitability

• Minimizing environmental degradation

• Balancing economic, environmental, and social needs

• Preventing overexploitation of resources

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

• True

• False

What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling
• reducing
• reusing
• buying