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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

The term environment is derived from the French word “environ” and means—

a)

everything that surrounds us.

b)

animals.

c)

land and water.

d)

earth.

2.

The space, landforms, water bodies, climate, soils, rocks, and minerals are what elements of environment which determine the variable character of the human habitat, its opportunities as well as limitations?

(a)  

3.

The Element of Environment is constituted by the interacting systems of _______ inter-related in various ways, individually as well as collectively.

a)

land, air, and water elements

b)

physical, chemical, and biological elements

c)

physiological, biochemical and morphological elements

d)

physical, biological, and cultural elements

4.

This element of environment consists of Plants (flora) and animals (fauna).

(a)  

5.

What element of the environment is influenced by the level of development that humans have attained in the path towards progress?

(a)  

6.

This type of environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally in the area.

(a)  

7.

This environment refers to the human-man made surroundings that provide the setting for human activities (e.g. buildings, parks, cities, and supporting infrastructures such as transport, water supply, and energy supply).

a)

Physical Environment

b)

Built Environment

c)

Natural Environment

d)

Superficial Environment

8.

This is the outermost layer of earth called the crust, which is made of different minerals. Its depth can reach up to 100 kilometers and is found on both land (terrestrial crust) and oceans (oceanic crust).

(a)  

9.

It comprises all forms of water bodies on earth including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, etc. It covers 70% of the earth’s surface.

(a)  

10.

It mainly comprises 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and traces of hydrogen, helium, and noble gases. The amount of water vapor present is variable.

(a)  

11.

refers to the sum total of all living matter, the biomass, or biota. It extends from the polar ice caps to the equator, with each region harboring some life forms suitable to the conditions there.

(a)  

12.

It is an interdisciplinary subject. It draws from a whole gamut of subjects like geography, geology, biology, chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, genetics, sociology, rural development, urban planning, policy development, politics, cultural studies, economics, ethics, law, education, health, communication, and philosophy.

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Forestry

c)

Ecology

d)

Biology

13.

The word ecology derived from the Greek word  (a)   meaning habitation, and logos meaning discourse or study, implies a study of the habitations of organisms.

14.

It is defined as a group of plants, animals, or living organisms living together and interacting with the physical environment in which they live. 

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Ecology

d)

Biology

15.

It is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genetic information they contain and the ecosystems they form.

(a)  

16.

It is the quality of a naturally unmanaged or managed ecosystem in which the natural ecological processes sustain the function, composition, and structure of the system.

a)

Ecosystem Integrity

b)

Biological Integrity

c)

Ecological Integrity

d)

Biodiversity Integrity

17.

It is a theory stipulating that natural conditions, including numbers of various animal and plant species, remain stable on their own through variations over time.

a)

Ecological Stress

b)

Ecological Balance

c)

Ecological Integrity

d)

Charles Darwin’s Survival Theory

18.

It is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

a)

  

IUCN

b)

UNESCO

c)

Convention on Biodiversity

d)

Interpol

19.

Who is the first director general of the UNESCO who took the initiative to set up IUCN?

a)

Inger Anderse

b)

Julian Huxley

c)

Dr. Bruno Oberle

d)

Razan Al Mubarak

20.

IUCN is located at—

a)

Fontainebleau, France

b)

Gland, Switzerland

c)

Lyon, France

d)

New York, United States

21.

It is a landmark Philippine legislation which allows government to pinpoint/classify public land and water areas with outstanding biological diversity as well as anthropological significance.

(a)  

22.

It refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation.

a)

Protected landscapes/seascapes

b)

Natural Biotic Area

c)

Buffer zones

d)

Protected Area

23.

These are identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 that need special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area.

a)

Protected landscapes/seascapes

b)

BUFFER ZONE

c)

PROTECTED AREAS

d)

NATURAL BIOTIC AREA

24.

It comprises an area which assures the natural conditions necessary to protect nationally significant species, groups of species, biotic communities or physical features of the environment where these may require specific human manipulations for their perpetuation.

a)

Protected area

b)

Strict nature reserve

c)

Wildlife sanctuary

d)

Resource reserve

25.

WHAT IS THE FULL NAME OF YOUR INSTRUCTOR IN CDI 9?

(FIST NAME, MIDDLE NAME, LAST NAME)

(a)