Sustainable Biomes & Environmental Change

Four major functions of the environment are

• Source, sink, service and Greenhouse Effect

• Source, sink, service and biodiversity

• Source, sink, service and ecological integrity

• Source, sink, service and spiritual

The environment has an amazing natural capacity to absorb, break down and recycle the wastes and pollution produced. The name given to this function is

• Source

• Sink

• Service

• Spiritual

Maintaining biodiversity on Earth is crucial. Healthy biodiversity offers humanity

• Ecosystem services

• Social benefits

• Biological resources

• All of the above

What is the term given to all of the life forms and environments on Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

There are many different types of environmental world-views. Which environmental worldview has been held by indigenous people?

• Stewardship

• Human centred

• Earth Centred

• Community

The most appropriate term to describe how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples look after sacred sites is

• authorities

• Aboriginal law

• initiation

• custodians

Which of the following is an impact of air pollution?

• Bring on asthma attack

• Cause skin cancer

• Increase risk of heart attack

• Produce pleasant odours

What are E - Waste

• Obsolete electronic goods

• Obsolete Ebooks

• Obsolete email addresses

• Obsolete external hard drives

What are toxic wastes?

• Chemicals that can cause injury or death to living creatures

• Food wastes that are difficult to dispose of.

• Animal waste used to make fertiliser

• Plastic waste found in the worlds oceans

Which of the following is the largest single cause of land degradation

• Overgrazing

• Deforestation

• Cropping

• Winning