Environmental Challenges

Which of the following resources is nonrenewable?

• solar

• coal

• wind

• water

Which of the following resources is renewable?

• water

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

Which of the following activities is an example of sustainable development?

• harvesting timber from a forest and planting new trees

• constructing a dam which cuts off the spawning route of salmon

• clearing portions of a forest and replacing natural vegetation with cotton

• extracting more fish from a lake than the species can naturally reproduce

What is an example of reducing water usage in sustainable living?

• Watering gardens with potable water

• Installing low-flow showerheads and toilets

• Using disposable plastic water bottles

• Increasing the use of water in industrial processes

What does renewable mean?

• to protect from loss

• able to be replaced

• to put money or resources toward something

• to move forward

What are the two main greenhouse gases?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• carbon monoxide

• nitrogen

What is another term for global warming?

• greenhouse effect

• global change

• greenspace awareness

• cabon footprinting

Where is air pollution most prevalent today?

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• Europe

Eighty percent of all illnesses in developing nations can be traced to

• inadequate supplies of fresh water.

• inadequate supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables.

• inadequate supplies of fresh air.

• inadequate supplies of meat and fish.

Which of the following helps to maintain water quality, recycle rainfall and oxygen into the atmosphere, and protect the soil?

• rainforest

• icebergs

• large deserts

• Arctic Circle