Question : Multiple Choice 16. In which year was the first World Summit : 1800974

Multiple Choice

16. In which year was the first World Summit on Sustainable Development held?

A. 1982.

B. 1985.

C. 1990.

D. 1992.

17. Sustainable development:

A. Meets the needs of the present while compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

B. Gives precedence to environmental over economic considerations.

C. Balances economic and environmental considerations.

D. Gives precedence to present needs over future needs.

18. The core idea(s) of sustainable development is (are):

A. Economic development must be accomplished sustainably.

B. Poverty is an underlying cause of environmental degradation.

C. Affluence is an underlying cause of environmental degradation.

D. Both A and B, but not C.

19. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

A. Coal.

B. Fresh water.

C. Timber.

D. Fish.

20. With respect to fresh water, according to one estimate, if it were possible to eliminate pollution, capture all available fresh water, and distribute fresh water equitably:

A. Demand would exceed supply within a hundred years.

B. There would be a balance between demand and supply within a hundred years.

C. Supply would exceed demand within a hundred years.

D. None of the above.

21. Which of the following statements is not true about arable land?

A. It is a nonrenewable resource.

B. Over half of the irrigated lands in developing countries have been salinized.

C. Poor farming practices have caused arable lands to turn into deserts.

D. Agricultural chemicals have contaminated most of the arable lands.

22. Which of the following statements is not true about the population?

A. The world population will peak at over 11 billion people around the year 2100.

B. For many thousands of years, population growth was gradual.

C. Industrial production would have to quintuple over the next 40 years in order to maintain the same living standard that people have now, given expected population growth.

D. Just 10,000 years ago, the earth was home to no more than 10 million humans, scattered in small settlements.

23. Why is inequality an environmental problem?

A. People in the richest countries consume many natural resources.

B. People in the poorest countries often misuse natural resources.

C. People in the richest countries have strong environmental values.

D. Both A and B, but not C.

24. Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:

A. Increasing population growth.

B. Greatly decreased crop yields.

C. Rising incomes, bringing higher rates of both consumption and waste.

D. Decreasing incomes, bringing rates of both consumption and waste.

25. The amount of land and water a human population needs to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes given prevailing technology is called:

A. Ecological footprint.

B. Technological innovation.

C. Sustainable development.

D. Consumption footprint.