ESS Topic 1

What is the term for 'arising from a one off event such as an oil spill'?

• acute pollution

• chronic pollution

• sustained pollution

• gradual pollution

What term 'argues that humans must sustainably manage the global system'?

• anthropocentric

• ecocentric

• biocentric

• technocentric

What term 'uses taxes, environmental regulation and legislation'?

• anthropocentric

• ecocentric

• biocentric

• technocentric

What term describes a 'debate is encouraged to reach a consensual, pragmatic approach to solving environmental problems'?

• anthropocentric

• ecocentric

• biocentric

• technocentric

What is the term for 'Ecological baseline studies include surveys to identify patterns in vegetation, special sites and unique habitats, important (keystone) species, rare (red-listed) species'?

• Baseline Study

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Ecological Survey

• Biodiversity Audit

What term is 'capable of being broken down by natural biological processes'?

• Biodegradable

• Non-biodegradable

• Synthetic

• Inorganic

What is the term for 'The part of the Earth in habitated by organisms that extends from the upper parts of the atmosphere to deep within the Earth's crust'?

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

What is the term for 'arising from the long lasting release of a pollutant with the effects lasting for a long time'?

• chronic pollution

• acute pollution

• temporary pollution

• intermittent pollution

What is the term for 'Exchanges only energy across its boundary'?

• Closed System

• Open System

• Isolated System

• Adiabatic System

What term describes the belief that 'man will always find a way out of any difficulties, either political, scientific or technological and believe resource replacement will solve resource depletion'?

• cornucopian

• pessimistic

• realist

• conservationist