Mod 12

Question 1

a formal process for identifying likely effects of activities or projects on the environment and on human health and welfare

Answer 1

Environmental Impact Assessment

Question 2

EIA is a formal process for identifying likely _____ of _____ or _______ on the _______, and on ______ and ______

Answer 2

effects, activities, projects, environment, human health, welfare

Question 3

means and measures to mitigate and monitor these impacts

Answer 3

EIA

Question 4

physical, biological, and social

Answer 4

Environment

Question 5

in EIA, the term ___ is used instead of _____ of _____

Answer 5

impacts, effects, activities

Question 6

deviation from the baseline situation caused by the activity

Answer 6

impact of an activity

Question 7

_____ ______ is the existing environmental ____ or ____ in the ____ of the activity

Answer 7

baseline situation, situation, condition, absence

Question 8

The ____ of ____ are those that are likely to be ____ by your ____ — or upon which your ____ depends for its ____

Answer 8

components, interest, affected, activity, activity, success

Question 9

environmental components

Answer 9

water, soils, fauna, env health, flora, special ecosystems

Question 10

The ____ situation is not simply a ____

Answer 10

baseline, snapshot

Question 11

Describing the ______ _____ requires describing both the _____ ______ in ______ components and _____ trends in these components

Answer 11

baseline situation, normal variability, environmental, current

Question 12

Types of impacts

Answer 12

1. Direct and indirect
2. Short/Long-term
3. Adverse & beneficial
4. Cumulative

Question 13

Describe EIA process

Answer 13

1. intensity
2. direction
3. spatial extent
4. duration
5. frequency
6. reversibility
7. probability

Question 14

A desired accomplishment or output

Answer 14

Activity

Question 15

____ an activity requires a set of ____

Answer 15

Accomplishing, actions

Question 16

Phase 1 of EIA Process

Answer 16

1. Understand proposed activity
2. Screen the activity
3. Conduct preliminary assessment (moderate)

Question 17

All EIA _____ begin with understanding ____ is being proposed and ___

Answer 17

process, what, why

Question 18

once we ____ the ______ objective, we must _____ understand _____ is being proposed

Answer 18

understand, development, fully, what

Question 19

_____ is the process of _____ a very basic set of _____ about the nature of ____

Answer 19

screening, asking, question, activity

Question 20

In screening, very low risk =

Answer 20

EIA process ends

Question 21

In screening, very high risk =

Answer 21

Do full EIA study

Question 22

In screening, moderate risk =

Answer 22

do preliminary assessment

Question 23

Preliminary Assessment Outline

Answer 23

1. Background
2. Description of baseline situation
3. Evaluation of potential envi impacts
4. Mitigation and monitoring
5. Recommend Findings

Question 24

_____ is the implementation of _____ designed to _____ the ______ effects of a proposed action on the _____

Answer 24

Mitigation, measures, reduce, undesirable, environment

Question 25

Prelim assessment steps

Answer 25

1. identify potential impacts 2. predict potential impacts 3. judge significance of potential impacts

Question 26

Basics steps to full EIA study

Answer 26

1. Scope 2. Evaluate baseline situation 3. Identify and choose alternatives 4. identify and characterize potential impacts 5. compare alternatives 6. develop mitigation and monitoring