Chapter 10 Online Notes: Managing Environmental Resources

Question 1

The environment is

Answer 1

the sum of external conditions influencing the life of an organism or population

Question 2

Defin Sustainable development

Answer 2

is a form of growth wherein societal needs both present and future are met

Question 3

Stewardship is

Answer 3

the responsibility to preserve the earth for future generations

Question 4

Define environmentalism

Answer 4

the concern for the environment

Question 5

how is environmentalism measured

Answer 5

on a continuum

Question 6

Living systems are

Answer 6

open systems that react to feedback in a positive and or negative way

Question 7

Ecology is

Answer 7

the study of how living things relate to their natural environment

Question 8

Ecosystem is the

Answer 8

subsystem of ecology that emphasizes the relationship between organisms and their environment

Question 9

What are the five basic areas of environmental concern

Answer 9

a) Water
b) Energy
c) Noise
d) Waste and recycling
e) Air quality

Question 10

What are the two major concerns for water

Answer 10

a) Shortages

b) Pollution

Question 11

What are the three major concerns for energy

Answer 11

a) Wastage
b) Production
c) Pollution

Question 12

Health problems related to water pollution cost Canadians about _____ per year

Answer 12

$300 million

Question 13

_______ people lack access to safe drinking water

Answer 13

1 Billion

Question 14

_____ People each year die from diarrhoeal disease and _______% are children under 5 years ago

Answer 14

1.8 million and 90%

Question 15

____% of the worlds clean renewable energy is created by hydropower

Answer 15

92%

Question 16

Hydropower currently provides _____% of worlds total electricity supply

Answer 16

19%

Question 17

What are the three largest Countries producers of hydroelectricity

Answer 17

1) Canada
2) USA
3) Brazil

Question 18

Winnipeg single family homes began recycling in ____ and multi-family houses in _____

Answer 18

1995 and 2001

Question 19

The three main environmental reasons to recycle are

Answer 19

a) To reduce the amount of garbage produced
b) To save energy because recycling materials require less energy than making new goods from raw materials
c) To leave more trees standing

Question 20

____ of smog pollutants come from personal vehicles in Canada

Answer 20

2/3

Question 21

Canadians spend ____% of their time inside

Answer 21

90%

Question 22

What are the two indoor air pollutants categories

Answer 22

a) Biological pollutants

b) Chemical pollutants