Chapter 1

Question 1

It is the first step to saving earth from degradation.

Answer 1

Environmental Awareness

Question 2

What is the interdisciplinary academic field which studies the components, processes, and impacts on the environment?

Answer 2

Environmental Science

Question 3

Regulation has a negative impact on the environment, but can also be harnessed to reduce the negative impacts humans have on the environment. True or False?

Answer 3

False. Technology instead of regulation.

Question 4

What movement aimed at protecting the environment, often through advocacy and activism?

Answer 4

Environmentalism

Question 5

Environmental Science is a field of study focused on understanding the environment through scientific methods. True or False?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Who often engage in advocacy, education, and direct action to influence public policy and behavior?

Answer 6

Environmentalists

Question 7

In soil degradation, there are four causes which are erosion, pollution, acidification, and ______

Answer 7

drought

Question 8

What is the world’s largest cobalt supplier where it is estimated that up to a fifth of the production is produced through artisanal manners?

Answer 8

Democratic Republic of Congo

Question 9

What mineral is used to power electric vehicles (EVs)?

Answer 9

cobalt

Question 10

Comes with detrimental effects on the environment, including increased algae in the water, destruction of fishing communities, ocean littering as well as extremely high rates of biodiversity.

Answer 10

Overfishing

Question 11

In agriculture, global food system is responsible for up to ______ of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, of which _____ comes from livestock and fisheries.

Answer 11

1/3, 30%

Question 12

Once pH levels reach too low, marine organisms such as oysters, their shells and skeleton could even start to dissolve.

Answer 12

Ocean acidification

Question 13

Seas are now rising an average of 3.2mm per year globally and they will continue to grow up to about 0.7 metres by the end of this century

Answer 13

Melting ice caps and sea level rise

Question 14

The climate crisis is warming the Arctic more than twice as fast as anywhere else on the planet

Answer 14

Melting ice caps and sea level rise

Question 15

Today, sea levels are rising more than twice as quickly as they did for most of the 20th century as a result of increasing temperatures on Earth.

Answer 15

Melting ice caps and sea level rise

Question 16

This is the most polluted area in the world.

Answer 16

South Asia

Question 17

Which among the 15 BIGGEST problems of 2024 that cuts life expectancy by about 5 years?

Answer 17

Air pollution

Question 18

In deforestation, the forest size of 300 _____ fields is cut down every hour.

Answer 18

football

Question 19

By what year that the planet might have only 10% of its forests?

Answer 19

2030

Question 20

In 1950, the world produced more than 2 million tons of plastic per year. By 2015, this annual production swelled to 419 million tons and exacerbated plastic waste in the environment.

Answer 20

Plastic pollution

Question 21

more than 500 species of land animals are on the brink of extinction and are likely to be lost within 20 years. without human destruction of nature, the rate of loss would have taken thousands of years.

Answer 21

biodiversity loss

Question 22

In biodiversity loss, ______ mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating.

Answer 22

sixth

Question 23

A third of the food intended for human consumption (around 1.3 billion tons) is wasted. This is enough to feed ___ billion people.

Answer 23

3

Question 24

___% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food losses and waste

Answer 24

6

Question 25

according to economists like Nicholas Stern, the climate crisis is a result of ________

Answer 25

multiple market failures

Question 26

economists and environmentalists have urged policy makers for years to increase the price of activities that emit greenhouse gases.

Answer 26

poor governance

Question 27

Which stimulates innovations in low-carbon technologies?

Answer 27

carbon taxes

Question 28

According to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the carbon dioxide mole fraction (ppm) in 1960 is about 320 but in 2020 it rose to 420.

Answer 28

Global warming from fossil fuels

Question 29

it refers to a situation in which individuals with access to public resources act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource (Garrett Hardin, 1968)

Answer 29

The Tragedy of the Commons

Question 30

what is a problem in economics that occurs when individuals neglect the well-being of society in the pursuit of personal gain?

Answer 30

the tragedy of the commons

Question 31

the tragedy of the commons describes the likelihood of a common area being exploited for long-term economic gain. true or false?

Answer 31

false. short-term

Question 32

it is a region in which organisms and the physical environment form and interacting unit

Answer 32

ecosystem

Question 33

regulation or policy is necessary to protect resources versus regulation hinders valuable use of resources. true or false?

Answer 33

true

Question 34

environmental issues are people's problems, and it occurs because people use natural resources. true or false?

Answer 34

true

Question 35

what is the only way to resolve conflicts?

Answer 35

to compromise

Question 36

recognition of the validity of opposing points of view is essential

Answer 36

to compromise

Question 37

environmental science seeks to find that middle ground

Answer 37

to compromise

Question 38

It makes activities uncomplicated and makes life easier.

Answer 38

Technology

Question 39

Give one of the six examples of what technology does to our environment.

Answer 39

Ecosystem destroyed, Increased use of fuel, Increased pollution, Spread of diseases, Spread of toxic substances, Depletion of natural resources

Question 40

help solve environmental concerns (conserve, monitor or reduce the negative impact of technology on the environment) through shift towards a more sustainable, low carbon economy

Answer 40

Renewable energy IoT (Internet of Things) Electric vehicles Direct Air Capture

Question 41

the GEMS Air monitors the state of the environment in real time at the global, national, and local levels. What GEMS Air stands for?

Answer 41

Global Environment Monitoring System for Air

Question 42

which provides a detailed look at the state of lakes and rivers in every country on Earth

Answer 42

Freshwater Ecosystem Explorer

Question 43

methane is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for at least a quarter of today's global warming. which company observes methane emissions?

Answer 43

International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO)

Question 44

The ______, is a free, open-source platform that features data and more than 400 maps highlighting the extent of nature, the effects of climate change, and the scale of human development

Answer 44

United Nations Biodiversity Lab 2.0

Question 45

Over half of the world population now lives in urban areas, they also account for ___% of global energy consumption (UN-Habitat 2009) and 80% of global _____ emissions

Answer 45

75%, carbon

Question 46

the current world population in 2023 is

Answer 46

8,123,887,998

Question 47

the philippine population in 2023 is

Answer 47

119,227,609

Question 48

"in its broadest sense is the segment of public health that is concerned with assessing, understanding, and controlling the impacts of people on their environment and the impacts of the environment on them"

Answer 48

Environmental Health (Moeller, 2011)

Question 49

it includes environmental issues such as air pollution, climate change, water sanitation, etc

Answer 49

environmental health

Question 50

it is usually understood to mean the surrounding conditions that affect people and other organisms

Answer 50

environment

Question 51

______ concerns about science, nature, health, employment, profits, politics, ethics, etc. for example, air pollution problems may involve several local units of government.

Answer 51

environmental issues

Question 52

this is a mixture of traditional science, societal values, and political awareness.

Answer 52

environmental science

Question 53

environmental science must deal with social organizations, politics, economics, ethics, and philosophy. true or false.

Answer 53

true

Question 54

environmental science consists of three spheres namely culture, technology, and _____

Answer 54

nature