15 - Environmental Crisis and Sustainable Development

Question 1

This is the disintegration of the earth or deterioration of the environment through consumption of assets like air, water and soil.

Answer 1

Environmental Degradation

Question 2

This occurs when earth’s natural resources are depleted and environment is compromised in the form of extinction of species, pollution in air, water and soil, and rapid growth in
population.

Answer 2

Environmental Degradation

Question 3

This is a more basic cause of environmental degradation where in example weedy plant species, like the garlic mustard, can grow and spread across land

Answer 3

Land Disturbance

Question 4

This environmental degradation is present in whatever form, whether it is air, water, land or noise that is harmful to the environment.

Answer 4

Pollution

Question 5

This puts strain on natural resources which results in degradation of our environment.

Answer 5

Rapid Population Growth or Overpopulation

Question 6

This pollutes the environment and destroy the beauty of the city, and come within the city due the large amount of waste that gets generated by households, industries, factories and hospitals.

Answer 6

Landfills

Question 7

The cutting down of trees to make way for more homes and industries.

Answer 7

Deforestation

Question 8

This environmental degradation includes things like avalanches, quakes, tidal waves, storms, and wildfires can totally crush nearby animal and plant groups to the point where they can no longer survive in those areas

Answer 8

Natural Causes

Question 9

This is important for maintaining balance of the ecosystem in the form of combating pollution, restoring nutrients, protecting water sources and stabilizing climate.

Answer 9

Biodiversity

Question 10

This is is responsible for protecting earth from harmful ultraviolet rays.

Answer 10

Ozone Layer

Question 11

This can be a huge setback for tourism industry that relies on tourists for their daily livelihood.

Answer 11

Deterioration of Environment

Question 12

What can we do to control Environmental Degradation?

Answer 12

1. By planting more trees
2. Rainwater harvesting
3. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
4. By reducing the use of chlorofluorocarbons
5. Reduce fuel consumption
6. Reducing the use of fertilizers
7. Control population growth
8. Conserve the endangered species
9. Talk clean energy
10. Reduce air pollution
11. Create awareness among people about the
    issue.

Question 13

What is the biggest problem in the Philippines?

Answer 13

The apathy of Filipinos in preserving our environment and letting big businesses destroy the natural beauty of the Philippine archipelago.

Question 14

This has led to tremendous improvements in people’s well-being, but often at the expense of the environment.

Answer 14

Economic Development

Question 15

This contributed to pollution of air and water, changing
dietary patterns, and shifting patterns of transportation and land use.

Answer 15

Industrialization

Question 16

This is avoiding large swings in economic activity, high inflation, and excessive volatility in exchange rates and financial markets (IMF, 2012).

Answer 16

Stability

Question 17

The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Answer 17

Sustainability

Question 18

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

Answer 18

1. A set of 17 goals for the world’s future, through 2030.
2. Backed up by a set of 169 detailed Targets.
3. Negotiated over a two-year period at the United Nations.
4. Agreed to by nearly all the world’s nations, on 25 Sept 2015.

Thus, with respect to the SDGs, all countries can be considered
as developing and all countries need to take an urgent action.

Question 19

This characteristic of sustainable development apply to every nation and every sector

Answer 19

Universality

Question 20

This characteristic of sustainable development recognizes that the goals are all interconnected in a system

Answer 20

Integration

Question 21

This characteristic of sustainable development is widely recognized that achieving these Goals involves making very big, fundamental changes in how we live on Earth.

Answer 21

Transformation