Deck 24: Sustainable Solutions

Question 1

Producing responsible and constructive technology that can achieve sustainable solutions requires _____________

A)funding for scientific research and elimination of damaging and inefficient technology
B)having citizens be cognizant of the need for politicians to work with "big business"
C)public pressure to put limits on environmental protection
D)importing inferior technology to developing countries while developed countries invest in green technology
E)increase of technology developed through self -interest of large companies

Answer 1

funding for scientific research and elimination of damaging and inefficient technology

Question 2

Of the following campus sustainability efforts,which one seems to be the most popular?

A)recycling
B)habitat restoration
C)LEED -certification buildings
D)pesticide reduction
E)replacing inefficient lighting

Answer 2

recycling

Question 3

The current use of fossil fuels versus the need to develop new renewable energy sources is an example of _____________

A)two different goals that are not in opposition
B)an issue that will never be resolved
C)how short -term needs are in opposition to long -term sustainability
D)the Precautionary Principle
E)governmental vision competing with economic practicalities

Answer 3

how short -term needs are in opposition to long -term sustainability

Question 4

As the total world population approaches 10 billion,what is one issue that consumers will inevitably need to address?

A)Attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources.
B)As we approach 10 billion people,we will likely run out of renewable resources.
C)Lifestyles and behaviors will need to follow a path of minimizing the consumption of resources.
D)Nonrenewable resources will need to be replenished.
E)There will not be enough food for 10 billion people,so consumers will need to consider euthanasia and forced starvation.

Question 5

One way to understand our interdependence with the environment is to _____________

A)continue our current rate of resource use until we are forced to return to a more localized agrarian society
B)curb human population growth
C)continue rapid development of all resources
D)consider and value the origin of what we use in our daily personal lives
E)ignore it

Question 6

Environmental protection can positively affect local economies by _____________

A)increasing short -term costs to existing and future businesses
B)having businesses move out of the area to locales with less -stringent environmental protection
C)creating jobs that will attract companies from other sectors of the economy
D)having citizens move out of the community in order to find employment
E)eliminating current excess jobs

Question 7

One reason for the "economy vs.the environment" mindset is _____________

A)that people may not foresee the long -term savings when having to make the necessary up -front investments
B)that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save
C)that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems
D)that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats
E)the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs

Question 8

Industrial processes are more sustainable when they incorporate _____________

A)nonrenewable resources
B)the recycling of energy
C)human design
D)linear pathways
E)circular pathways

Question 9

The success of De Anza College's sustainability program includes _____________.

A)the expectation that all students take a specified number of environmental courses
B)requirement that faculty research include an environmental focus
C)a supportive administration and increased environmental interest and commitment of faculty
D)requirements that students major in an environmental field
E)emphasis on using nonbiodegradable materials in offices and classrooms

Question 10

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices _____________

A)wins more awards
B)increases the prestige of the college
C)attracts a more diverse student body
D)recruits more top -notch faculty
E)saves money

Question 11

The three pillars of sustainability are _____________

A)restoration,reclamation,and recovery
B)reduce,reuse,and recycle
C)environmental quality,economic well -being,and social justice
D)economic growth,resource use,and globalization
E)overpopulation,overharvesting,and overexploitation

Question 12

One way in which local self -sufficiency promotes sustainability is by _____________

A)creating markets for imported goods
B)promoting the use of local nonrenewable resources
C)allowing companies to take control of local governments
D)decreasing the need for fossil fuels for transportation
E)increasing globalization

Question 13

Reforming campus transportation is an important step toward carbon neutrality because _____________

A)half of the average university's carbon emissions come from commuting to and from campus
B)most campuses are highly congested with traffic
C)federal and state funds are available for this purpose
D)all forms of transportation use fossil fuels
E)the Campus Commuter Act of 2009 requires it

Question 14

Working to achieve sustainability on college and university campuses _____________.

A)is opposed by most universities
B)will have long -term benefits to society when students graduate
C)is not a vital part of university curricula
D)increases costs to students
E)will have no impact on society after students graduate

Question 15

All of the following are major approaches to sustainability EXCEPT _____________

A)thinking long -term
B)creating closed -loop industrial processes
C)pursuing economic growth
D)pursing quality of life
E)investing in green technologies

Question 16

Which of the following will lead us toward sustainability?

A)increasing energy production
B)creating industrial systems that are linear in design and operation
C)increasing population growth
D)runaway consumer growth
E)reducing consumption

Question 17

Sustainability involves _____________

A)opposing change from current policies
B)maintaining or improving the current quality of human life
C)focusing on fulfilling short -term needs
D)maintaining the natural environment and human society in a healthy and functional state
E)maintaining resource use at current or higher levels

Question 18

Which of the following has been most negatively impacted by globalization?

A)international travel
B)agricultural practices
C)public -health practices
D)the exchange of information
E)local cultures' religious and dietary traditions

Question 19

On average,over half of a college or university campus's greenhouse gas emissions is from _____________

A)electricity
B)commuting
C)heating buildings
D)cellular respiration
E)landfilling and combusting wastes

Question 20

Some argue that globalization will have a negative impact because _____________

A)it allows multinational corporations to attain greater power over global trade
B)governments will gain more power in regulating trade
C)it will decentralize control of power to many stakeholders
D)citizens will gain more economic power
E)it entails weakened central power as a result of homogenization

Question 21

Our global society has a greater potential to address concerns of sustainability today than ever before because _____________

A)politicians today propose short -term solutions
B)we have many thousands of scientists who study Earth's processes and resources closely
C)we have citizens who vote
D)of the Bill of Rights
E)we value goods

Question 22

Describe some of the actions being taken by colleges and universities to promote sustainability.

Question 23

Why is the movement to become a sustainable institution,as demonstrated by De Anza College and other colleges and universities,so successful? How might the successes at these institutes of higher education translate to society as a whole?

Question 24

Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are _____________

A)exemplary in sustainable design
B)especially high in heavy metal content such as lead
C)inefficient and need to be renovated
D)constructed to function without electricity
E)typically built in sustainable villages in developing countries

Question 25

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies,citizens can _____________

A)attend meetings with other people who desire green technologies
B)write letters to all companies encouraging them to adopt green technologies
C)choose products from companies that adopt sustainable practices
D)choose products with the lowest price
E)visibly protest companies that are destructive to the environment

Question 26

Which of the following could be LEED certified?

A)a farm
B)a building
C)organic foods
D)a highly trained environmental activist
E)sustainability researchers

Question 27

A friendly competition between two universities in Ohio to see which could recycle the most waste eventually led to the nationwide competition known as _____________

A)Recycle -or -die!
B)We recycle better than you do!
C)I recycle,you recycle,we all recycle for icicles!
D)Recyclemania.
E)Hi -ho,recycle -o!

Question 28

Why are short -term solutions often offered to achieve sustainability? Why must sustainable solutions work in the long term? Why does the current political system inhibit our ability as a community to work on long -term solutions,and how can citizens change this?

Question 29

The lesson of Easter Island is that _____________

A)economics is an important facilitator of sustainable societies
B)grassroots organizations must be involved to ensure sustainable societies
C)we never comprehend resource issues until the resources are gone
D)conservation of resources is necessary for sustainable societies
E)political and governmental support are required to ensure sustainable societies

Question 30

Responsible stewardship in the coming decades will require global energy policies that promote _____________

A)productivity and economic prosperity in developing nations
B)exploration for petroleum reserves in deeper areas of the oceans than were previously technologically possible
C)additional exploration of shale oil and natural gas resources
D)the development of abundant and inexpensive fossil fuels such as shale oil
E)both sustainability and technological efficiency

Question 31

A Kill -A -Watt meter is useful for _____________

A)avoiding having to pay for electricity
B)measuring pollution from electrical generating industries
C)drawing more power into electrical appliances to which the meter is attached
D)auditing electrical usage plug -by -plug and room -by -room
E)increasing the efficiency of appliances to which they are attached

Question 32

Why is it imperative that humans alter their consumptive behaviors and practices to more sustainable ones?

Question 33

How can consumption be reduced while maintaining one's quality of life?