Environmental problems

The environment consists of:

• The built environment

• The natural environment

• The built environment and the natural environment

• The built environment, the natural environment, and the surroundings

The environmental curve of Kutznet describes ...

• The effect of economic growth on the environment.

• The effect of the environment on economic growth.

• The relationship between GDP per capita and environmental problems.

• The relationship between GDP per capita and economic growth.

Which of the following types of countries has the population with the highest average ecological footprint?

• MEDCs

• NICs

• LEDCs

• All three types have similar ecological footprints

Sustainable development means that we do not pass on problems related to development to ...

• Future generations

• Other places

• Future generations and other places

• None of the mentioned options

Which of the following is NOT an environmental problem?

• Degradation

• Adaptation

• Exhaustion

• Pollution

When a new road is constructed, ________ takes place, which is an example of ________ of the landscape.

• Fragmentation; pollution

• Fragmentation; degradation

• Adaptation; pollution

• Adaptation; degradation

An oil tanker that has an accident and spills oil as a result is an example of ________.

• Degradation

• Adaptation

• Exhaustion

• Pollution

Oil is a non-renewable resource and is at risk of ________.

• Degradation

• Adjustment

• Exhaustion

• Pollution

E-waste mainly leads to problems in _______.

• MEDCs

• NICs

• LEDCs

• The ocean

The temperature record of the Earth over the last 800,000 years is best described as ...

• A straight line upwards

• A straight line downwards

• An upward trend

• Fluctuating