Environmental Justice and Community Activism

Explore the concept of Environmental Justice and the efforts of community activists to address environmental harm and inequality

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1
What is the goal of EJ?
Increase jobs
Fair treatment
Build roads
Reduce taxes
2
What does EJ aim to address?
Deforestation
Climate change
Recycling
Environmental burdens
3
What can improve air quality?
Factories
Tree canopies
More cars
Concrete
4
What is Environmental Justice?
Fair treatment
Environmental laws
Climate change
Pollution control
5
Who coined 'environmental racism'?
Greta Thunberg
Van Jones
Dr. Robert Bullard
Majora Carter
6
Which EJ advocate focuses on future generations?
Majora Carter
Dorothy Stoneman
Greta Thunberg
Van Jones
7
Which city is the case study about?
San Leandro
Berkeley
Oakland
San Francisco
8
Which pollutant is common in San Leandro?
Ozone
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Particulate matter
9
What is a long-term EJ vision?
Less regulation
Higher taxes
Systemic change
More factories
10
Who is an urban revitalization strategist?
Van Jones
Winona LaDuke
Majora Carter
Greta Thunberg
11
What is a solution for EJ?
More factories
Urban parks
Less regulation
Higher taxes
12
Which area faces more pollution in San Leandro?
Suburban areas
Industrial zones
Rural areas
Wealthy areas
13
What does redlining affect?
Water supply
Residential patterns
Air quality
Wildlife
14
Where did the first EJ protest occur?
Warren County
San Leandro
New York
Los Angeles
15
Which community has limited political power?
Suburban
Rural
Wealthy
Marginalized
16
Which activist focuses on green jobs?
Greta Thunberg
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
Van Jones
17
Who is a Native American EJ advocate?
Van Jones
Greta Thunberg
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
18
Who founded YouthBuild?
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
Dorothy Stoneman
Van Jones
19
What is a common pollutant?
Helium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Particulate matter
20
What is a common EJ issue in San Leandro?
Soil erosion
Water scarcity
Air pollution
Deforestation
21
What is a stationary source?
Temporary site
Natural source
Fixed facility
Moving vehicle
22
Which community faces more pollution?
Wealthy
Marginalized
Rural
Suburban
23
Which report linked race to waste sites?
Greenpeace Report
Climate Report
1987 Report
EPA Report
24
Which facility is a pollution source?
Hospital
School
Refuse-to-Energy
Library

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Explore the concept of Environmental Justice and the efforts of community activists to address environmental harm and inequality

Flashcards24 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 24

Answers

1
What is the goal of EJ?
Increase jobs
Fair treatment
Build roads
Reduce taxes
2
What does EJ aim to address?
Deforestation
Climate change
Recycling
Environmental burdens
3
What can improve air quality?
Factories
Tree canopies
More cars
Concrete
4
What is Environmental Justice?
Fair treatment
Environmental laws
Climate change
Pollution control
5
Who coined 'environmental racism'?
Greta Thunberg
Van Jones
Dr. Robert Bullard
Majora Carter
6
Which EJ advocate focuses on future generations?
Majora Carter
Dorothy Stoneman
Greta Thunberg
Van Jones
7
Which city is the case study about?
San Leandro
Berkeley
Oakland
San Francisco
8
Which pollutant is common in San Leandro?
Ozone
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Particulate matter
9
What is a long-term EJ vision?
Less regulation
Higher taxes
Systemic change
More factories
10
Who is an urban revitalization strategist?
Van Jones
Winona LaDuke
Majora Carter
Greta Thunberg
11
What is a solution for EJ?
More factories
Urban parks
Less regulation
Higher taxes
12
Which area faces more pollution in San Leandro?
Suburban areas
Industrial zones
Rural areas
Wealthy areas
13
What does redlining affect?
Water supply
Residential patterns
Air quality
Wildlife
14
Where did the first EJ protest occur?
Warren County
San Leandro
New York
Los Angeles
15
Which community has limited political power?
Suburban
Rural
Wealthy
Marginalized
16
Which activist focuses on green jobs?
Greta Thunberg
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
Van Jones
17
Who is a Native American EJ advocate?
Van Jones
Greta Thunberg
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
18
Who founded YouthBuild?
Majora Carter
Winona LaDuke
Dorothy Stoneman
Van Jones
19
What is a common pollutant?
Helium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Particulate matter
20
What is a common EJ issue in San Leandro?
Soil erosion
Water scarcity
Air pollution
Deforestation
21
What is a stationary source?
Temporary site
Natural source
Fixed facility
Moving vehicle
22
Which community faces more pollution?
Wealthy
Marginalized
Rural
Suburban
23
Which report linked race to waste sites?
Greenpeace Report
Climate Report
1987 Report
EPA Report
24
Which facility is a pollution source?
Hospital
School
Refuse-to-Energy
Library