Contemporary World Assessment: Sustainable World Development

What is the main goal of sustainable development?

• To increase industrial production

• To meet present needs without harming future generations

• To preserve all traditions and customs

• To achieve stability at any cost

The concept of sustainable development was popularized by which report?

• Kyoto Protocol

• Brundtland Report

• Paris Agreement

• Rio Declaration

Which of the following best describes the “three pillars” of sustainable development?

• Political, cultural, and technological

• Economic, social, and environmental

• Social, cultural, and spiritual

• Technological, economic, and political

Which of the following represents economic sustainability?

• Promoting inclusive employment opportunities

• Building factories that pollute rivers

• Ignoring workers’ rights

• Focusing only on exports

What does environmental sustainability emphasize?

• Maximizing consumption

• Protecting ecosystems and natural resources

• Ignoring deforestation

• Using more fossil fuels

Which example best demonstrates social sustainability?

• Limiting education only to the rich

• Promoting gender equality and human rights

• Expanding mining without restrictions

• Building factories in protected areas

What does the word “sustainable” mean?

• Able to last and endure over time

• Something temporary

• Unchangeable and fixed

• Quickly replaceable

Who benefits most from sustainable development?

• Only current business owners

• Both present and future generations

• Only developing countries

• The government alone

What happens when development is not sustainable?

• Future generations will have abundant resources

• Resources will be depleted and ecosystems destroyed

• The environment will improve automatically

• People will consume less

Which of the following is a sustainable practice?

• Using solar energy instead of coal

• Burning more fossil fuels

• Overfishing marine life

• Cutting trees faster than replanting