TRENDS QUIZES/REVIEWER

Question 1

These are major societal trends. Where Micro- and Macrotrends are relatively small and manageable, this are large and complex shifts.

Answer 1

MEGATRENDS

Question 2

It also known as “market trends”. These are clusters of ‘‘signals‟ which consists of “tangible” developments, such as new products and services.

Answer 2

MICROTRENDS

Question 3

It also called “consumer trends‟. They are not tangible, and they are changing (latent) based on needs of the consumer, like insights, norms, and values.

Answer 3

MACROTRENDS

Question 4

A type of trend that creates a series of higher highs and higher lows

Answer 4

UP TREND

Question 5

A type of trend that creates no distinguishable pattern of highs and lows.

Answer 5

SIDEWAYS TREND

Question 6

It can continue to be fashionable for years and even decades.

Answer 6

TREND

Question 7

A type of trend that creates a series of lower highs and lower lows.

Answer 7

DOWN TREND

Question 8

It typically lasts for a total of one season and is often referred to as “catching on” with the larger population, but will often fade as quickly as it appeared.

Answer 8

FADS

Question 9

In PEST analysis, Social dimension These affect the cost of capital and purchasing power of an organization that includes economic growth, interest rates, inflation, and currency exchange rates.

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

One of the characteristics of Intuitive leaders is they see the big picture and don’t worry about taking risks.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

A Strategic analysis is a simple but widely used tool that helps in understanding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a project or business activity.

Answer 11

FALSE

Question 12

In PEST analysis, Political dimension include government regulations such as employment laws, environmental regulations and tax policy.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

In PEST analysis, Economic factors include population growth, age demographics and attitudes towards.

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

External is a type of strategic analysis were strength and weaknesses of an organization should consider.

Answer 14

FALSE

Question 15

Internal is a type of strategic analysis were opportunities and threats of an organization should consider.

Answer 15

FALSE

Question 16

SWOT analysis refers to the process of researching an organization and it’s working environment to formulate a strategy.

Answer 16

FALSE

Question 17

One of the characteristics of Intuitive leaders is they are good at sizing people up by reading their body language and non-verbal clues.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

In PEST analysis, Technological factors influence barriers to entry, make or buy decisions and investment in innovation, such as automation, investment incentives and the rate of technological change.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

There are two types of strategic analysis you should consider the internal and external.

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

A PEST analysis is a measurement tool which is used to assess markets for a particular product or a business at a given time frame.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

PROCESS OF IDENTIYING A TREND (3)

Answer 21

1. UP TREND
2. DOWN TREND
3. SIDEWAYS TREND

Question 22

ACTORS OF EMPLOYABILITY (2)

Answer 22

1. PRIMARY
2. SECONDARY

Question 23

6 SKILLS OF EMPLOYABILITY

Answer 23

1. TECHNICAL
2. NON-TECHNICAL
3. TRANSFERABLE
4. NON-TRANSFERABLE
5. METACOGNITIVE
6. CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF THE WORKERS

Question 24

Simple things you can do to help fight climate change (5)

Answer 24

1. SAVE ENERGY
2. IMPROVE YOUR DIET
3. SAVING WATER AT HOME
4. RECYCLING
5. COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS

Question 25

Four kinds of intuitive thinking

Answer 25

1. emotional 2. mental 3. psychic 4. spiritual

Question 26

The direct impacts of food consumption are lower in magnitude and relate to travel for shopping, energy use for cooking and cold storage, energy and water use for dishwashing, and the generation of food and packaging waste.

Answer 26

Life-cycle environmental impacts of **food and drink**

Question 27

Around one third of total material use in Europe is for housing — mainly construction material — with consequent negative impacts on land and biodiversity from mining and waste disposal.

Answer 27

Life-cycle environmental impacts of **housing**

Question 28

The majority of environmental pressures are caused by energy use while the houses are in use, while around one fifth are caused during their construction.

Answer 28

Life-cycle environmental impacts of housing

Question 29

**Various environmental impacts including climate change, air pollution, noise pollution, resource consumption, generation of waste, and habitat fragmentation** and soil sealing as a result of the building of roads, airports, railways, etc., leading to losses of biodiversity.

Answer 29

Life-cycle environmental impacts of **mobility**

Question 30

Transport, and especially road transport, is also the major source of noise pollution in the largest cities with 47 million people being affected by noise levels that are considered dangerous for public health.

Answer 30

Life-cycle environmental impacts of mobility

Question 31

This has multiple environmental impacts inside and outside Europe, including from travel to destinations, the building of facilities such as hotels, second homes or tourism infrastructure and activities at the destinations.

Answer 31

Life-cycle environmental impacts of **tourism**

Question 32

In the EU-15, most trips are made by car, followed by air. Car travel accounts for about 41 % of GHG emissions from tourism(Working Group on Sustainable Tourism, 2007), and trips made by plane account for about 55 % despite only being used for 20 % of trips.

Answer 32

Life-cycle environmental impacts of tourism

Question 33

The food sector generates a large amount of waste, and it is one of the major drivers of several environmental impacts, such as the loss of biodiversity, soil degradation, water depletion, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Answer 33

Life-cycle environmental impacts of **food and drink**

Question 34

refer to the **interconnections and interrelations** among the various elements in the natural environment enveloping and affecting Earth as well as beyond Earth’s surface. It includes the rain, the wind, the sun’s rays, gasses and other climate related elements.

Answer 34

Planetary networks

Question 35

* is a phenomenon which refers to the rising of global average temperature on Earth’s surface due to the thinning of the ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere. * Gradual increase of earth’s surface temperature.

Answer 35

Global warming

Question 36

* refers to the major changes in the climate that last for longperiods of time. * The long-term change in global weather patterns

Answer 36

Climate change

Question 37

refers to how people **generate and manufacture the products** they need to use, sell, or consume.

Answer 37

Production

Question 38

refers to the **use of economic or consumer goods and resources**. Can be categorized as individual, family, company and government consumption. It is the main reason why we need to use our resources.

Answer 38

Consumption