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Environmental Governance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speaking at the United Nations climate summit on Sept. 23, the teenage climate activist __ delivered a speech criticizing world leaders for their inaction on protecting the environment.

a)

Emma Gonzalez

b)

Greta Thunberg

c)

Mari Copeny

d)

Helena Gualinga

2.

Cutting of trees in a forest is callled

a)

Reforestation

b)

Deforestation

c)

tree fall

d)

None of them

3.

Which gas is mainly responsible for the green house effect?

a)

H2

b)

O2

c)

CO2

d)

Water Vapours

4.

Which of the following is biodegradable?

a)

Plastic

b)

Paper

c)

Glass

d)

None of them are biodegradable

5.

Global warming will cause an increase of......

a)

Heat Waves

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Floods

d)

All of them are true

6.

You can ........... plastic bags again and again until they get holes in them.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Resume

d)

Rewaste

7.

The place in which a plant, animal, bird or fish normally lives is its ........

a)

food chain

b)

habitat

c)

eco-community

d)

eco-friendly

8.

Gases that stop heat from escaping into space are called _______ gases.

a)

green

b)

zero-emission

c)

greenhouse

d)

greenfield

9.

In a general sense, this refers to the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs.

a)

Government

b)

Management

c)

Governance

d)

Sustainable Development

e)

Bureaucracy

10.

The permanent clearance of a forest, usually rapidly by cutting or burning over a large area.

a)

devastation

b)

destruction

c)

depletion

d)

deforestation

11.

The opposite of flood is called

a)

draught

b)

starvation

c)

shortage

d)

pollution

12.

What does this icon refer to?

a)

biodegradable

b)

disposable

c)

climate change

d)

recycling

13.

The Earth's temperature rises due to...

a)

natural disasters

b)

melting ice caps

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

mudslides

14.

What type of waste do you collect in blue bins?

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

metal

15.

You use corn stalks, wheat, pine cones to generate energy.

a)

It's biomass.

b)

It's hydropower.

c)

It's geothermal energy.

d)

It's solar energy.

16.

What is in the picture?

a)

flood

b)

avalanche

c)

hail

d)

earthquake

17.

When is World Environment Day is celebrated?

a)

5 February

b)

5 August

c)

5 June

d)

5 may

18.

Which is human made environment?

a)

Mountain

b)

Road

c)

Sea

d)

None of the above

19.

Which is not a natural Ecosystem?

a)

Desert

b)

Aquarium

c)

Forest

d)

None of these

20.

When does The term “Global Governance” started to be used in International Relations?

a)

1980

b)

1990

c)

2000

d)

1890

21.

Kyoto Protocol was signed in ...

a)

1997

b)

1999

c)

1979

d)

1992

22.

Vehicle emission is one source of greenhouse gasses. We could reduce the greenhouse gasess by…

a)

Changing our vehicle every year

b)

Using public transportation

c)

Doing regular vehicle maintenance

d)

Using our own vehicle for a short trip

23.

The main reason that makes Paris Agreement hard to implement is…

a)

Countries’s commitment

b)

Funding

c)

Cooperation among countries

d)

War

24.

1.What is the theme for World Environment Day 2020?

a)

“Celebrate Biodiversity”

b)

Sustainable use of biodiversity,

c)

Air quality and health

25.

2.Who started Environment Day?

a)

UN General Assembly in 1972

b)

World Health Organization

c)

UNICEF

26.

Which date is remembered as Earth day?

a)

April 22

b)

May 18

c)

March 23

27.

Under which theme, India in 2018 hosted the celebration of World Environment Day?

a)

I'm with nature

b)

Beat Plastic Pollution

c)

Think.Eat.Save

28.

Which country’s constitution mandates that at least 60% of country’s landmass be maintained and protected as forestland?

a)

India

b)

Bhutan

c)

Brazil

29.

How many trees are needed to create a ton of paper?

a)

1-2

b)

10-15

c)

50-85

d)

60-70

30.

Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a bulb for 6 hours

a)

False

b)

True

31.

Global warming is thought to be increasing the temperature of the oceans and the lower atmosphere. How will this affect the amount of moisture in the air?

a)

It will increase moisture.

b)

It will have no effect on moisture.

c)

It will decrease moisture.

d)

Higher ocean temperatures do not affect the development of hurricanes

32.

Which is an example of a sustainable practice?

a)

Mowing your lawn

b)

planting more trees when some are cut down

c)

Using oil instead of natural gas

d)

Having more cattle to take care of the grass and weeds

33.

What two factors are affecting the oceans due to climate change?

a)

decrease in temperature and increase in pH

b)

increase in salt levels and decrease in sea levels

c)

increase in temperature and decrease in pH

34.

Increased government involvement and reduction of factory/vehicle emissions are solutions to...

a)

air pollution only

b)

acid rain only

c)

both air pollution and acid rain

35.

What is the difference between shareholders and stakeholders?

a)

A shareholder is anybody who can affect or is affected by an organisation. A stakeholder owns part of a public company through shares of stock.

b)

A shareholder owns part of a public company through shares of stock. A stakeholder is anybody who can affect or is affected by an organisation

36.

Exposure to high concentrations of which of the following substances can cause kidney and brain damage?

a)

Lead.

b)

Acid rain.

c)

Asbestos.

d)

Sulfur dioxide.

37.

How many Sustainable Development Goals are there in total?

a)

10

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

38.

Why is education for sustainable development relevant?

a)

It enhances career prospects

b)

It promotes better understanding about the environment

c)

It empowers individuals to reflect on their own actions

d)

It gives opportunities to individuals to live comfortably

39.

What types of inequalities can exist?

a)

Social and economic

b)

Social, educational and economic

c)

Social, educational, economic and gender

d)

Gender and economic

40.

The causes of social inequalities are...

a)

cultural, economic and social

b)

political, economic and social

c)

political and judicial

d)

political, economic and judicial

41.

Bacteria is one of the main pollutants of concern in our watershed.

What is the source of most pathogenic (harmful) bacteria that gets into water?

a)

Animal Waste or Human Sewage

b)

Sendiment or dirt

c)

Trash

d)

Fertilizers

42.

Why is clean river important for human race?

a)

Lesser water pollution can increase the whole economy of a country.

b)

The cleanliness of the river brings prosperity towards human beings.

c)

Clean, Healthy rivers reduce human health risk and improved quality of life.

d)

A clean river helps the population grow bigger.

43.

Fertilizing does not pollute the river.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The best method to clean up a river is by using different minerals based on hydrogeochemical condition of water can be considered as an efficient approach.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Is groundwater a renewable

resource?

a)

A. Yes; the amount of ground

water increases

significantly every time it

rains

b)

B. No; new groundwater is

not produced

c)

C. Yes and no; groundwater

is currently being used

more quickly than it is

being produced

d)

groundwater doesn´t exist

46.

Which of the following disease

can be caused by drinking

contaminated water?

a)

A. Malaria

b)

B. Cholera

c)

C. Meningitis

d)

D. measles

47.

Water, wind, and solar power are examples of which type of resource?

a)

Unsustainable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

c)

Renewable resource

d)

Fossil fuel resource

48.

Oil and coal and examples of which type of resource?

a)

Sustainable resources

b)

Renewable resources

c)

Refreshing resources

d)

Non-renewable resources

49.

Sustainability means...

a)

Create energy as easily as possible

b)

To be able to do something over and over again

c)

Use the best resource no matter how much is available

d)

Don't worry about the future, worry about now

50.

Providing for the needs of the present without compromising future generation's ability to meet their own needs.

a)

Sustainable Development

b)

Subsidence development

c)

Substitute development

d)

Super development