2.1.1 Protection Of The Environment

Question 1

Business activity that damage the environment 1

Answer 1

Mining- many minerals only come in small quantities. Rocks can release radioactivity. (Tailing) most use a lot of water
Power generation- can be from burning fossil fuels and coal which can lead to emissions and hot water. Can lead to noise produced green house gases> acid rain. Nuclear power stations can leak radioactive material which can kill plants and people. Disposal is hard because it has to wait thousands of years before it is safe

Question 2

Business activity that damage environment 2

Answer 2

Chemical processing- chemicals used to make majority of synthetic materials but can be harmful is not used properly or abused.
Eg refineries release pollutants which can cause cancer and health problems
Some chemical processing releases VOCs like ethylene which reacts with oxygen and nitrogen oxide and can cause asthma or infections

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

Fertilizers and pesticides can be washed to river where algae bloom occurs and kill aquatic life.
Soil can also not be able to hold water can lead to erosion.

Question 4

Constructions

Answer 4

Produces waste which can lead to disposal problems
Land destruction can lead to air and nois pollution
Dust can lead to asthma bronchitis and cancer
Water pollution

Question 5

How can taxation help

Question 6

Noise pollution

Answer 6

Causes disturbance to everyday life 
Jet s
Music too loud 
Can lead to distress and loss of sleep 
Can be fixed with taxation, subsidies and government initiative

Question 7

Visual pollution

Answer 7

Something physical that looks very unattractive

Signs or large buildings

Question 8

Air pollution

Answer 8

Emissions such as greenhouse gases, burning fossil fuels and agricultural activities.
Which can be bad for you

Question 9

Water pollution

Answer 9

Can come from industrial waste
Marine and ocean dumping
Sewerage
Can reset,t in marine life dying and loss of habitat and less clean drinking water.

Question 10

How can taxation help, how can it not

Answer 10

Money taken from business or consumers by the government
Emissions are reduced, new jobs for clean industries and more tax revenue for the government,
Landfill tax and carbon tax

Question 11

How can subsidies help

Answer 11

Sum of money granted to firms by the government to help it grow
Might encourage business to produce ways to help with the environment such as recycling bags.
They might grant it to companies who give positive externalities.
Can be costly for the government and lead to opportunity cost

Question 12

Regulation

Answer 12

Legislations to practice to help with the environment.
Can ban specific things that are bad for the environment.
Government may hire specialists agencies to help monitor but can lead to regulatory capture.

Question 13

Fines

Answer 13

A penalty of money that firms pay to the government

This would reduce their profit so they are scared.

Question 14

Pollution permits

Answer 14

Give business right to discharge certain amount of polluting material
However they are tradable

Question 15

Park provision

Answer 15

Build more parks in aim to maintain wildlife

They could restrict activity that causes pollution.