Question 1

What percent of the world's gasoline does the United States use?

Accepted Answer

A)  43% 
B)  25% 
C)  10% 
D)  5% 
E)  2% 
A)  43% 
B)  25% 
C)  10% 
D)  5% 
E)  2%

Question 2

The use of DDT is banned worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the groundwater monitoring well.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose...

Question 4

Reusing products can be a health hazard for the poor in developing countries who dismantle products to extract usable parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Urban growth in much faster in developed countries than less developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe how the three principles of sustainability can be applied to create a successful ecocity.

Accepted Answer

i)Reliance on solar energy: Emphasis on

Question 7

Compact cities,such as Hong Kong and Tokyo,grow upward and downward resulting in that

Accepted Answer

A)  they have a high population density 
B)  they occupy a relatively small area of land 
C)  people get around by walking, biking or mass transit 
D)  the city grows vertically 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  they have a high population density 
B)  they occupy a relatively small area of land 
C)  people get around by walking, biking or mass transit 
D)  the city grows vertically 
E)  all of these answers

Question 8

Which of the following burns about 90% of its municipal solid waste in incinerators?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Great Britain 
E)  Denmark 
A)  United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Great Britain 
E)  Denmark

Question 9

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the plastic cover.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose...

Question 10

A low-waste approach to dealing with nonfuel solid resources would depend least upon

Accepted Answer

A)  composting. 
B)  burying. 
C)  reusing. 
D)  recycling. 
E)  a and b 
A)  composting. 
B)  burying. 
C)  reusing. 
D)  recycling. 
E)  a and b

Question 11

The majority of megalopolises are in more developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Currently,about ____ by weight of the municipal solid waste produced in the United States is buried in landfills.

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  35% 
C)  45% 
D)  55% 
E)  65% 
A)  25% 
B)  35% 
C)  45% 
D)  55% 
E)  65%

Question 13

Hazardous wastes produced in the United States are least likely to be disposed of by

Accepted Answer

A)  deep-well injection. 
B)  state-of-the-art landfills. 
C)  surface impoundments. 
D)  storage in glass, cement or ceramic containers. 
E)  above-ground storage. 
A)  deep-well injection. 
B)  state-of-the-art landfills. 
C)  surface impoundments. 
D)  storage in glass, cement or ceramic containers. 
E)  above-ground storage.

Question 14

In 1989,the Basel Convention banned participating developed countries from shipping hazardous wastes to or through other countries without their permission.By 2009,which country has not ratified this agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  United States 
E)  Argentina 
A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  United States 
E)  Argentina

Question 15

What are some of the challenges faced by the urban poor who live in slums or squatter settlements? What arguments can you make for and against some governments decision to recognize existing slums?

Accepted Answer

People in slums and squatter settlements

Question 16

Which of the following questions is least likely to be asked by an environmentalist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where do we put all this waste? 
B)  What strategies can turn the wastes of one industry into the resources for another industry? 
C)  What policies encourage manufacturing products that last? 
D)  How can industries reduce the formation of toxic by-products in their manufacturing processes? 
E)  all of these are highly likely to be asked 
A)  Where do we put all this waste? 
B)  What strategies can turn the wastes of one industry into the resources for another industry? 
C)  What policies encourage manufacturing products that last? 
D)  How can industries reduce the formation of toxic by-products in their manufacturing processes? 
E)  all of these are highly likely to be asked

Question 17

Underground anaerobic decomposition in a landfill produces

Accepted Answer

A)  volatile organic compounds. 
B)  methane. 
C)  hydrogen sulfide. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  volatile organic compounds. 
B)  methane. 
C)  hydrogen sulfide. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

Question 18

Bioplastics and petrochemical plastics

Accepted Answer

A)  are made from organic polymers. 
B)  can be made from corn, soy, sugarcane, switchgrass or chicken feathers. 
C)  can be composted. 
D)  require little energy and produce little pollution. 
E)  none of these answers. 
A)  are made from organic polymers. 
B)  can be made from corn, soy, sugarcane, switchgrass or chicken feathers. 
C)  can be composted. 
D)  require little energy and produce little pollution. 
E)  none of these answers.

Question 19

By 2009,approximately 42,000 brownfields in the U.S have been cleaned up and restored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Denmark's hazardous waste detoxification program includes

Accepted Answer

A)  21 transfer stations located throughout the country. 
B)  a facility in each municipality to accept household hazardous waste. 
C)  a carefully designed and monitored landfill as a last resort. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  21 transfer stations located throughout the country. 
B)  a facility in each municipality to accept household hazardous waste. 
C)  a carefully designed and monitored landfill as a last resort. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

What percent of the world's gasoline does the United States use?

The use of DDT is banned worldwide.

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the groundwater monitoring well.

Reusing products can be a health hazard for the poor in developing countries who dismantle products to extract usable parts.

Urban growth in much faster in developed countries than less developed countries.

Describe how the three principles of sustainability can be applied to create a successful ecocity.

Compact cities,such as Hong Kong and Tokyo,grow upward and downward resulting in that

Which of the following burns about 90% of its municipal solid waste in incinerators?

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the plastic cover.

A low-waste approach to dealing with nonfuel solid resources would depend least upon

The majority of megalopolises are in more developed countries.

Currently,about ____ by weight of the municipal solid waste produced in the United States is buried in landfills.

Hazardous wastes produced in the United States are least likely to be disposed of by

In 1989,the Basel Convention banned participating developed countries from shipping hazardous wastes to or through other countries without their permission.By 2009,which country has not ratified this agreement?

What are some of the challenges faced by the urban poor who live in slums or squatter settlements? What arguments can you make for and against some governments decision to recognize existing slums?

Which of the following questions is least likely to be asked by an environmentalist?

Underground anaerobic decomposition in a landfill produces

Bioplastics and petrochemical plastics

By 2009,approximately 42,000 brownfields in the U.S have been cleaned up and restored.

Denmark's hazardous waste detoxification program includes

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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Exam 13: Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

What percent of the world's gasoline does the United States use?

The use of DDT is banned worldwide.

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the groundwater monitoring well.

Reusing products can be a health hazard for the poor in developing countries who dismantle products to extract usable parts.

Urban growth in much faster in developed countries than less developed countries.

Describe how the three principles of sustainability can be applied to create a successful ecocity.

Compact cities,such as Hong Kong and Tokyo,grow upward and downward resulting in that

Which of the following burns about 90% of its municipal solid waste in incinerators?

-On the hazardous waste landfill figure,choose the letter that identifies the location of the plastic cover.

A low-waste approach to dealing with nonfuel solid resources would depend least upon

The majority of megalopolises are in more developed countries.

Currently,about ____ by weight of the municipal solid waste produced in the United States is buried in landfills.

Hazardous wastes produced in the United States are least likely to be disposed of by

In 1989,the Basel Convention banned participating developed countries from shipping hazardous wastes to or through other countries without their permission.By 2009,which country has not ratified this agreement?

What are some of the challenges faced by the urban poor who live in slums or squatter settlements? What arguments can you make for and against some governments decision to recognize existing slums?

Which of the following questions is least likely to be asked by an environmentalist?

Underground anaerobic decomposition in a landfill produces

Bioplastics and petrochemical plastics

By 2009,approximately 42,000 brownfields in the U.S have been cleaned up and restored.

Denmark's hazardous waste detoxification program includes

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

Filters