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WorksheetsCCHU9001 23-24 Fall Week 6 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
How much of the food that is produced, globally, is actually consumed?
60%
70%
80%
90%
Women make up a little over half of the world’s population, but they account for what percent of the World’s hungry?
40%
50%
60%
70%
Which of the following has most influenced the course of Hong Kong’s history?
HK has no viable source of energy
HK has no natural source of commercially valuable minerals
HK has very limited water supply
HK has been unable to grow enough food to feed the population
Which of the following does the HKSAR not do to maintain a balance in the supply / demand for freshwater?
Maintain an artificially high price of tap water
Use seawater for cooling and toilet flushing
Build rainwater capture and grey water recycling into new public housing developments
Build underground water storage tanks
What is the major driver in the global food production industry?
Addressing global hunger
Life stye choices
Consumerism (buying/selling things)
Personal health
What is an ‘eco-footprint’?
The scale of the impact a city has on surrounding areas of natural ecology
A measure on human demand on natural resources / how much nature is required to support people and their economies
The relationship between what a country produces and what it consumes
An indication of the environmental health of a city
In sustainability discussions, what is a circular economy?
Where the cycle of production and consumption involves reusing and recycling materials and products as far as possible
A way of extending the useful life of products
The comprehensive use of natural resources to support a community
The even distribution of material and energy resources within a community
Why has China become the world leader in renewable energy technologies?
It has very limited natural energy resources
It has a strong research and development base
Cheap manufacturing
Plentiful supply of natural wind and solar energy
What makes recycling more difficult in HK than in other territories?
Sophistication of material products
Small volume of waste to be recycled
Difficulty in persuade people to separate their waste into different colour bins
Recycling requires a lot of space, and the recycling industry can’t cope with high land values
How does thinking about extreme scenarios such as “what would happens in the next 24-hours if HK suddenly (and permanently) lost all energy supply” help us understand sustainability issues?
It makes sustainability issues more personal
It shows we are not well prepared for disasters
It’s fun to speculate about ‘what if’s’
It emphasises our extreme dependency of external supplies of materials and energy resources.
