Workers who earn a living wage are able to

Maintain social and economical health

How are government agencies at a local/state level working to help wildlife?

By passing stricter laws than national laws

Sustainable communities are

Built to meet the needs of people now and in the future

An urban growth boundary is

A line around a city past which new development cannot happen

Low density unplanned suburban development

What is a Citizen Science project?

Volunteers work with scientists to answer real-world questions

Identify the DISADVANTAGES of fair trade

sometimes only a tiny proportion of the extra money reaches the producer

Why is public transportation important?

It reduces pollution, traffic and can help the disabled

Why is environmental science considered an interdisciplinary field?

It borrows techniques from numerous fields of study.

What are some examples of Regulations?

National Park Service/ U.S Protection Agency

By buying fair-trade products you?

Support farmers who grow without cutting or burning trees

Why should we encourage people to live in cities?

To make more land available and have more available for wildlife

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1
Workers who earn a living wage are able to
Maintain social and economical health
Provide more city spaces
Maintain social and city health
Build community indicators
2
Which one is NOT a characteristic of Environmental Science
observable
not flexible
testable
reliable
3
Urban sprawl is commonly associated with the rapid growth of a population
True
False
4
Which of these is NOT a solution that environmental science can offer
Reducing Consumption
Helping understanding and developing solutions
Growing population
Reducing human impacts
5
All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
linguistics
Physics
Chemistry
earth science
6
All of the following are community indicators EXCEPT
Unemployment rates
Average education level
Gas rates
Tracking lung cancer deaths
7
Political action groups must be allied with a political party
True
False
8
How are government agencies at a local/state level working to help wildlife?
By passing stricter laws than national laws
By focusing corporate respolsibility
By enforcing social and corporate responsibility
By having scientists study more about the enviorment
9
Which of the following can promote environmental sustainability in Hong Kong?
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
1 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
10
Sustainable communities are
Universally accepted and built everywhere
Encourages people to live in the countryside
Built to meet the needs of people now and in the future
Sustaines wildlife in parks and zoos
11
How can we support wildlife in the city??
By making surveys and tracking them
Catch and release
Providing city spaces
Helping them migrate to another city
12
Why are sustainable cities and communities important?
It helps our community and life style
All of the above
They offer a better life for the city
They help the environment
13
An urban growth boundary is
Suburbs and farms
A line around a city past which new development cannot happen
A boundary bettween the cities and suburbs
A line that does not allow public transport in suburbs
14
A sprawl is?
High density unplanned suburban development
Measuring community value and development
Low density unplanned suburban development
City development
15
What is a Citizen Science project?
A project/ protest against non renewable energy
A world wide enviormental sustainablility competition
Volunteers work with scientists to answer real-world questions
A big enviormental science project for highschoolers
16
Identify the DISADVANTAGES of fair trade
fair trade is brilliant. There are no disadvantages. Because it is FAIR
sometimes only a tiny proportion of the extra money reaches the producer
less expensive than none fair trade products
expensive to improve environmental impacts
17
Why is public transportation important?
It reduces pollution, traffic and can help the disabled
It helps planning cities and noise pollution
It claims forests and fields and other habitats
Reduces pollution and land
18
Why is environmental science considered an interdisciplinary field?
It is more of a social movement than a scientific study
It is a new form of science that is still being developed
It studies environments from all across the planet
It borrows techniques from numerous fields of study.
19
What are some examples of Regulations?
Animal and Health Charities
Consumer Action/ Consumer Research
National Park Service/ U.S Protection Agency
Social and Political Advocacy
20
By buying fair-trade products you?
Support worldwide trading
Support farmers who grow without cutting or burning trees
Support big buisnesses and farmers
Support feudalism
21
Why should we encourage people to live in cities?
To have more land and development for more cities
To make more resources
To make straches of habitat
To make more land available and have more available for wildlife

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