Environmental management

Maintaining biodiversity on Earth is crucial. Healthy biodiversity offers humanity

• Ecosystem services

• Social benefits

• Biological resources

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In terms of environmental ideologies, which of the following views would consider all living organisms to deserve equal treatment?

• Ecocentrism

• Anthropocentrism

• Technocentrism

• Biocentrism

In Australia, before a new major development can begin, an EIS must be performed. This stands for

• Expansive and Inclusive Survey

• Environmental Impact Statement

• Ecological Impact Survey

• Expensive Industry Statement

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which TWO of these are 'challenges to sustainability'?

• Population growth

• Agriculture inefficiency

• Political restrictions

• Habitat loss

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What concept is this defining: 'the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat'

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What concept is this defining: 'avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance'

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

_________The probability that a condition or action will lead to an injury, damage, or loss.

• Risk
• Playability
• Probability
• Resources

_________Services- Beneficial effects of functioning ecosystems for people and society.

• Economical
• Ecosystem
• Value
• Supply

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A common cause of risk in areas with volcanoes is _____

• Mining and quarrying

• Deforestation

• Depletion of the ozone layer

• People’s refusal to evacuate dangerous areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the definition of environmental issues?

• Any natural disaster like bushfires or floods

• harmful effects of human activity on the environment.

• when environments randomly stop functioning

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4