People & Nature in the Neighbourhood [Part 2]

Local communities encourage ______ behaviours that does not damge the nature.

• costly

• negative

• positive

• weird

NParks Citizen Science initiative "Dragonfly Watch", trains participants to identify different drangonfly species so as to raise _______ the importance of dragonfly and to protect them.

• awareness of

• height of

• hopes for

• money for

Clean-up programmes organised by the "Waterways Watch Society", remove _______ from the Marina Reservoir to provide healthy environment for species to thrive.

• dust

• pollutants

• smoke

• soil

Which THREE disadvantages can people bring to the nature?

• Causing soil erosion

• Damaging vegetation

• Protecting wildlife

• Worsening pollution

In 2014, human activities in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve led to severe soil ersion and habitat ________. This resulted in the limiting of public access to the nature reserve for 2 years.

• degradation

• improvement

• restoration

• upgradation

Feeding wild animals may lead to changes in the habits and behaviours of the wildlife, thus leading to human-wildlife ______.

• conflict

• competition

• complain

• compromise

In Singapore, the law prohibits the feeding of any wild animals, and anyone caught intentionally feeding wildlife will be fined ________ on the first offence.

• $50

• $500

• $5 000

• $50 000

Nature may bring DISADVANTAGES to people when the environment protection

can ______ the development of a country.

• encourage

• limit

• shift

• stop

Which THREE reasons cause an increase in human-wildlife encounters in Singapore?

• Greening efforts by the state

• People love shopping in the shopping mall

• People's growing interest in outdoor recreation

• Urban expansion

The Cross Island MRT Line was proposed to be built around, instead of under, the Central Catchment Nature Reserve to protect our rainforest. Why do the residents were afraid of this development? (Choose 3 answers)

• Bring them inconvenience

• Conserve the endangered species

• Damage their property

• Government may acquire their house