Chapter 3.1

Question 1

A situation in which individuals with access to a public resource (also called a common) act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource (Garrett Hardin, 1968). ——–

Answer 1

tragedy of the commons

Question 2

The _________ describes the likelihood of a common area being exploited for short-term economic gain. ——–

Answer 2

tragedy of the commons

Question 3

Give the three modern examples of the tragedy of the commons. ——–

Answer 3

overexploitation of natural resources, pollution, and climate change

Question 4

What are the unexpected and detrimental effects of environmental disruption or modification? ——–

Answer 4

Ecological backlash

Question 5

Counter response of pest population to pest management, Flash floods, Oil spill, Marcopper mining tragedy, Climate change are examples of? ——–

Answer 5

Ecological backlash

Question 6

What is the biggest and worst mining disaster in Philippine History? On what year? ——–

Answer 6

Marcopper Mining Disaster | March 24, 1996

Question 7

What are the triple emergencies in the Earth and the Environment in the Anthropocene? ——–

Answer 7

Climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss

Question 8

Between the climate and weather, which takes hundreds or even millions of years to change? ——–

Answer 8

Climate

Question 9

What is the long-term weather pattern in a region? ——–

Answer 9

Climate

Question 10

Between the climate and weather, which takes a few hours to change? ——–

Answer 10

Weather

Question 11

What is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time? ——–

Answer 11

Climate change

Question 12

Over millions of years, species have become adapted to survive in the conditions in which they live. A stable climate supports this process and allows living things to thrive. If the climate changes quickly, organisms don’t have enough time to adapt to new conditions and may no longer be able to survive. ——–

Answer 12

Species can’t Adapt

Question 13

Climate change disrupts weather patterns and causes extreme weather events to become more common. These include hurricane activity, droughts and floods. As the global temperature has increased, so has the number of reported natural disasters. ——–

Answer 13

Disrupts weather patterns

Question 14

The rising water can cover coastal areas, destroying habitats and displacing whole populations from low-lying areas. ——–

Answer 14

Sea levels increase

Question 15

When the atmosphere and ocean get warmer, ice sheets and glaciers melt, resulting in the addition of fresh water to the ocean. ——–

Answer 15

Ice melt

Question 16

As ocean water gets warmer, it expands, causing sea levels to rise. ——–

Answer 16

Thermal Expansion

Question 17

The increase in global temperature as caused by heat trapping in the Earth’s atmosphere. ——–

Answer 17

Global warming

Question 18

The alteration of climate pattern based on air temperature, amount and frequency of precipitation. ——–

Answer 18

Climate change

Question 19

About ____% of the total incoming solar energy is absorbed by the Earth system. _____% is reflected back into outer space. ——–

Answer 19

71 | 29

Question 20

Seafloor spreading in Central Atlantic Magmatic Province ——–

Answer 20

End-Triassic

Question 21

What are the forces that can contribute to climate change? ——–

Answer 21

sun’s intensity, volcanic eruptions, changes in naturally occurring greenhouse gas concentrations

Question 22

Anthropogenic causes of climate change ——–

Answer 22

greenhouse gas emissions from burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture and livestock production, consumerism, plastic pollution, landfill

Question 23

Globally, the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions are _______ (72%), ______ (11%), transportation (?), forestry (?) and ________ (12%). ——–

Answer 23

energy, agriculture, 15%, 6%, manufacturing

Question 24

The ______ is melting. Most mountain glaciers around the world are diminishing rapidly. ——–

Answer 24

Arctic

Question 25

The Arctic sea ice extent has been declining (_____ 2011). --------

Answer 25

NSIDC

Question 26

Human Health Impacts include? --------

Answer 26

infectious diseases, poorer nutrition, heat store, respiratory & cardiovascular diseases, and deaths

Question 27

An act of nature which creates a catastrophic situation that suddenly disrupts and produces unfavorable environmental factors and conditions (WHO, 1971). --------

Answer 27

Natural disaster

Question 28

It includes earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, heat waves and droughts. --------

Answer 28

Natural disaster

Question 29

What is the occurrence of disease cases in excess of normal expectancy? --------

Answer 29

disease outbreak

Question 30

usually caused by an infection, transmitted through person-to-person contact, animal-to-person contact, or from the environment or other media. --------

Answer 30

disease outbreaks