Deck 13: The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Question 1

In urban areas, air pollution is caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels and auto emissions.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The pessimistic perspective of environmental problems argues that we must solve our environmental problems to ensure human survival.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In addition to the huge hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, scientists have found smaller holes scattered over the Northern Hemisphere.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The rate of species extinction is about the same today as it was before the Industrial Revolution.

Question 5

The United Nations does not consider waste disposal in the world's oceans a serious problem, because humans cannot consume salt water.

Question 6

Deforestation is a major global natural environment problem.

Question 7

As the world's forests continue to diminish, thousands of species are in danger of becoming extinct.

Question 8

The energy that service businesses such as banks use is negligible and therefore has little effect on the environment.

Question 9

We can consider Earth and everything else in the universe our stakeholders.

Question 10

An increase in carbon dioxide, largely due to the increased burning of fossil fuels, has been named as the primary cause of global warming.

Question 11

The difference between natural and human-caused pollution and depletion is that natural deterioration allows time for regeneration.

Question 12

Evidence that businesses are taking their environmental policies more seriously is the decreasing number of environmental violations.

Question 13

Municipal sewage contributes to the degradation to the world's oceans.

Question 14

Irreversibility means that humans cannot restore an environmental condition that they previously changed.

Question 15

An example of interaction between Earth species would be the relationship between habitats and inhabitants.

Question 16

Businesses have played a major role in causing natural environment pollution and depletion.

Question 17

Land degradation is the rapid development in suburban areas that has destroyed farmland.

Question 18

Acid rain is important from a political perspective because pollutants from one jurisdiction may affect another.

Question 19

The supply of fresh water is limited, due to most fresh water being inaccessible because of its underground or polar locations.

Question 20

The optimistic perspective of environmental problems holds that many environmental problems do not exist, but are propagated by environmentalists as scare tactics.

Question 21

By what year will two-thirds of the world's population possibly be living in countries under water stress conditions?

A) 2010
B) 2020
C) 2035
D) 2045

Question 22

Ozone depletion has caused many environmental problems, including

A) an increase in acid rain, which has caused stunted food growth.
B) an increase of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere.
C) widespread killing of phytoplankton, the base of ocean food chains.
D) an increase in cataracts among researchers in Antarctica.

Question 23

Which of the following departments within a company has little effect on actions affecting the environment?

A) Engineering
B) Finance
C) Marketing
D) none of the above

Question 24

Which of the following is not a cause of land degradation?

A) global warming
B) acid rain
C) ozone depletion
D) water-logging

Question 25

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (EPA) was created to focus on pollution prevention and protection of human life, environment and health from risks associated with toxic substances, in what year?

A) 1965
B) 1988
C) 1980
D) 1990

Question 26

The prevention of solar heat absorbed by our atmosphere from returning to space is referring to

A) hazardous wastes
B) greenhouse effect
C) water quality
D) Deforestation

Question 27

Municipal sewage, industrial wastes, urban runoff, and atmosphere fallout is referring to

A) fresh water quality and quantity
B) degradation of marine environments
C) Deforestation
D) global warming

Question 28

Broadly, anything that is external or internal to an entity is defining

A) Entropy
B) Ecosystem
C) Environment
D) Sustainability

Question 29

Which of the following is not a result of deforestation?

A) soil erosion problems
B) the greenhouse effect
C) acid rain
D) damaged ecosystem cycles

Question 30

The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, was signed by Canada in what year?

A) 2000
B) 1986
C) 2002
D) 1997

Question 31

Entropy is

A) the erosion of coastal shores, leaving the mainland more susceptible to storms.
B) energy that cannot be recycled for its same use.
C) water pollution that has caused some water species' extinction.
D) the point at which previously suppressed phenomena suddenly begin to be activated.

Question 32

Which is true of the disposal of hazardous wastes?

A) Shipping hazardous waste over international borders is prohibited in most countries.
B) Substances not identified as hazardous until the 1970s were discarded in unlined disposal sites prior to that time, increasing the chances of water contamination in those areas.
C) The United States produces 90 percent of global hazardous waste.
D) all of the above

Question 33

An issue not on the U.N. list of key global natural environment problem is

A) ozone depletion.
B) forest management.
C) acid rain.
D) biological diversity.

Question 34

Businesses have a large effect on the environment because

A) there are more businesses than people using energy.
B) business is a large producer of waste and pollution.
C) only a few large manufacturing companies have any real negative effect on the environment.
D) all of the above.

Question 35

Protecting fresh water quality and quantity is an important global environmental issue because

A) the shortage of fresh water in developing countries caused drought and water-borne diseases.
B) rivers, lakes and bays have become contaminated in developed countries.
C) the supply of accessible fresh water is limited.
D) all of the above.

Question 36

Humans' interaction with the natural environment is important because

A) humans depend on natural resources for survival.
B) natural materials provide the base for every human product and service.
C) humans are part of the natural environment.
D) all of the above.

Question 37

Scientists have made several predictions concerning the effects of global warming. These predictions include

A) coastal flooding from glacier melting.
B) an increased risk to humans of skin cancer.
C)
C) a shift in forests, farm belts, wildlife habitats, and deserts.
D) a and

Question 38

Which one of the following is not one of the four beliefs associated with the green movement?

A) life on earth should continue
B) human life on earth should continue
C) natural justice should be done
D) all of the above

Question 39

It is important to preserve biological diversity because

A) many ecosystems contain species that depend on one another for survival.
B) many species, such as plants used for medicine, are important to human survival.
C) the destruction of many species has caused other environmental problems, such as global warming.
D) all of the above.

Question 40

When studying environmental issues, one must take into account the different components of Earth. Which of the following is not a component?

A) molten metals at the core
B) the atmosphere
C) plants and animals
D) none of the above

Question 41

Radon pollution is

A) the high levels of carbon dioxide found around airports.
B) radioactive gas that has been found in houses.
C) toxic substances contaminating fresh water supplies.
D) none of the above.

Question 42

Those who hold a pessimistic view of environmental problems promote solutions that include

A) advances in technology.
B) decreases in the population growth rate.
C)
C) decreases in energy demand.
D) b and

Question 43

Which type of management refers to stakeholders and their stakes can be identified, including the environmental public, environmental regulators, environmental groups, and various entities across the entire natural environment?

A) issues management
B) stakeholders management
C) environmental management
D) traditional management

Question 44

An example of human-caused pollution and depletion is

A) radioactive waste.
B) viral and bacterial diseases.
C) volcanic eruptions.
D) the depletion of fossil fuels.

Question 45

The effects of acid rain include

A) sterilization of lakes and streams.
B) damage to forests.
C) deterioration of human structures.
D) all of the above.

Question 46

An organization wants to ensure that an environmental project is worth the investment so the costs are totaled and compared with the overall benefits. What is this technique called?

A) risk management
B) strategic management
C) cost-benefit analysis
D) none of the above

Question 47

Which of the following is not a problem associated with energy inefficiency?

A) An over reliance on nonrenewable energy sources has caused them to be consumed faster than ever.
B) Reserves of natural resources are quite large, therefore we do not need to look for alternative sources of energy in the near future.
C) Once our nonrenewable energy sources are depleted, they will be gone forever.
D) Fossil fuels cause many pollution and depletion problems.

Question 48

Actual and potential consumers of retail firms, usually in the industrialized countries, who express preferences for products, services, and companies are considered?

A) green consumers
B) green employees
C) green investors
D) none of the above

Question 49

Promptly and responsible correcting conditions we have caused that endanger health, safety, or the environment is an example of which CERES principle?

A) protection of the biosphere
B) reduction and disposal of waste
C) environmental restoration
D) risk reduction

Question 50

According to the optimistic perspective of environmental problems, which of the following can be used to handle many of these problems?

A) Environmental problems will take care of themselves.
B) Technology will be developed that can handle many of these problems.
C) The government should better regulate industries that have the worst impact on the environment.
D) b and c