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Geog Chapter 2: Resources and Sustainability

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 
a)
the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
b)
how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
c)
people to cars
d)
robots available to robots needed
3.
Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?
a)
Eating less meat and processed foods
b)
Walking or biking to school
c)
Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
d)
Driving a large car around for fun.
4.

What does "reduce" mean?

a)

use more

b)

use less

c)

make new things

d)

save the Earth

5.

Which one is not a sustainable practice?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Out of the 4 choices, which would be the LEAST sustainable:

a)

Everyone driving their own car

b)

Walking

c)

Taking a bus

d)

carpooling with a friend

7.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
8.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
9.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
10.
Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what? 
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal Energy 
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Petroleum 
11.

What is the official definition for sustainability?

a)

Understanding how to meet the needs of the present generation

b)

Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation

c)

Understanding how to meet the needs of future generations

12.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

Something that will run out

b)

Something that is finite

c)

Something that will not run out

13.

Which of the following is a sustainable resource?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Uranium

c)

Wind

14.

Which of these is an example of sustainability?

a)

A power station burning fossil fuel

b)

A wind farm out at sea

c)

private car use

15.

What does a 'finite resource' mean?

a)

The supply is renewable

b)

The resource will last forever

c)

There is a limited supply

16.
Sustainability refers to
a)
how many species are present in an ecosystem
b)
when a species goes extinct
c)
how long a species lives
d)
the ability to maintain ecological process over long periods of time.
17.

Those resources which occur over a very long geological time are called ___________.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-Renewable

c)

Unlimited

d)

Long time

18.

What is the goal of Conservation?

a)

To save some natural resources for future generations.

b)

To reduce the amount of resources we consume.

c)

To protect and preserve natural resources and the environment.

d)

To increase recycling programs in our communities.

19.

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

a)

Sustainable Development

b)

Renewable Resource Development

c)

Community Development

d)

Flow Development

20.

What is the goal of Sustainability?

a)

Using Earth's resources in a way that does not deplete them.

b)

Stop using natural resources.

c)

Make everyone ride their bike to work.

d)

Ending the selective cutting of trees.