Sustainable guide 9-16 2nd term

What effect does population growth have on environmental problems?

• (a) Reduction of pressure on natural resources.

• (b) Enhancing the sustainability of ecosystems.

• (c) Increased demand for resources and waste generation.

• (d) Improved biodiversity conservation.

10. What is the role of education in social betterment?

• a) Perpetuating ignorance about environmental problems.

• (b) Promote environmental awareness and sustainable development.

• (c) Minimizing the importance of international collaboration.

• (d) Increasing inequality in access to information.

11. What does a change in consumption patterns imply for the critical state of natural resources?

• (a) Increasing the overexploitation of resources.

• b) Reduce the demand for unsustainable products.

• (c) Ignoring exhaustion of remedies.

• (d) Promote irresponsible consumption of natural resources.

12. What is one feature of a business plan to create a green business?

• a) Emphasize the indiscriminate use of resources.

• b) Prioritize the maximization of short-term economic benefits.

• (c) Integrate sustainable practices into all operations.

• (d) Ignoring the environmental impact of business activities.

13. Why is technology transfer important to address environmental problems?

• (a) To perpetuate dependence on obsolete technologies.

• (b) To encourage the overexploitation of natural resources.

• c) To promote innovation and the development of sustainable solutions.

• d) To limit access to environmentally friendly technologies.

What does the management of fragile ecosystems involve?

• (a) Uncontrolled exploitation of resources.

• (b) Conservation and protection of these ecosystems.

• c) Ignoring social and environmental impacts.

• d) Promote environmental degradation.

What is the relationship between the availability of the resource and its consumption?

• a) The higher the availability, the lower the consumption.

• b) The lower the availability, the higher the consumption.

• c) There is no relationship between availability and consumption.

• d) Consumption does not affect the availability of the resource.

Why is it important to establish criteria for the development of sustainable development programmes?

• (a) To maximize environmental degradation.

• (b) To ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the actions.

• (c) To limit community participation.

• (d) To accelerate the depletion of natural resources.