Environmental Degradation Quiz

Who published the Silent Spring in 1962?

• Jane Goodall

• Dian Fossey

• Rachel Carson

• Marie Curie

What is the relationship between living things and their environment called?

• Ecology

• Biology

• Geology

• Chemistry

What is the process of clearing forests to provide more farmland and timber called?

• Desertification

• Afforestation

• Deforestation

• Reforestation

What is responsible for the destruction of forests in North America and Europe?

• Overgrazing

• Acid Rain

• Desertification

• Greenhouse Effect

What is the thin layer of atmosphere that shields Earth from ultraviolet rays called?

• Ozone Layer

• Stratosphere

• Ionosphere

• Thermosphere

What is causing the melting of polar ice caps and rising sea levels?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Acid Rain

• Greenhouse Effect

Which conference aimed to reduce global warming with over 150 nations signing the Kyoto Protocol?

• Geneva Conference

• Copenhagen Conference

• Kyoto Conference

• Paris Conference

Which country did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol in 2002?

• China

• United States

• Japan

• European Union

What caused the long-lasting health and environmental consequences in Bhopal, Chernobyl, and Exxon Valdez?

• Overgrazing

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Chemical Wastes

What is responsible for the damage to the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sulfur

• Chlorofluorocarbons

• Nitrogen Oxide