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ENSC301

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of New Zealand's population live in urban areas?

a)

40%

b)

86%

c)

55%

d)

92%

2.

What is something we can do in our daily lives to mitigate the impacts of urbanization on freshwater? (more than one answer)

a)

Shower less

b)

Drink less water

c)

Use non-toxic products

d)

Use your car less frequently

3.

How many truckloads of contaminated sludge were removed from Waiwhetu stream?

a)

4000

b)

200

c)

30

d)

6000

4.

Before restoration of the Waiwhetu stream, some metals such as copper and zinc exceeded environmental guidelines by how much?

a)

5 times

b)

30 times

c)

90 times

d)

300 times

5.

How many pondweed plants were removed manually from Waiwhetu Stream?

a)

350,000

b)

200,000

c)

4000

d)

10,000

6.

Where in the Greater Wellington Region is Waiwhetu Stream located?

a)

Porirua

b)

Makara

c)

Lower Hutt

d)

Upper Hutt

7.

Which organization is carrying out a five-year project on riparian zone effectiveness?

a)

GNS

b)

Wellington City Council

c)

Land Information New Zealand

d)

NIWA

8.

What is the name of the first regulation created to control end-of-pipe pollution in NZ?

a)

Water Pollution Act

b)

Clean Water Regulation

c)

Water Resource Act

d)

Pollution Control Act

9.

How many municipal wastewater treatment plants discharge their effluents to freshwater in NZ?

a)

88

b)

50

c)

200

d)

152

10.

What was added to house paint in New Zealand up until 1979?

a)

Lead

b)

Arsenic

c)

Mercury

d)

Cobalt

11.

Which of these can be considered contaminants? (more than one answer)

a)

Temperature

b)

Nutrients

c)

Bacteria

d)

Herbicides

12.

Which contaminants can enter waterways as a result of transport?

a)

Oil

b)

Heavy Metals

c)

Petrol