Envi Lec - Module 2

Question 1

In Metro Manila, up to 58 percent of groundwater has been found to be contaminated with?

Answer 1

coliform

Question 2

True or False

Currently, the Philippines has no large-scale treatment and disposal facilities for hazardous wastes.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A typical watershed has?

Answer 3

• forest
• valley floor
• streams/tributaries
• wetlands
• groundwater aquifer

Question 4

Neglecting to have a coherent
environmental policy has led to the contamination of ____ of the groundwater in the Philippines

Answer 4

58%

Question 5

sources of groundwater contamination

Answer 5

• urban runoff
• agricultural runoff
• legacy contamination
• abandoned wells
• fracking
• leaking underground storage tanks & landfills
• failing septic systems
• chemical contamination

Question 6

True or False

Only one third of Philippine river systems are considered suitable for public water supply.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Around ____ with a total area of ____ have been identified as needing immediate rehabilitation.

Answer 7

267 watersheds ; 10.6 million hectares

Question 8

what year was the forest cover at its lowest in the Philippines

Answer 8

1988

Question 9

what region had the highest forest cover in 2010

Answer 9

region 2

Question 10

True or False

In 1980 to present, there are 9.8M hectares of forest cover in the philippines

Answer 10

False

Correct answer: 6.9M hectares

Question 11

what region had the lowest forest cover in 2010

Answer 11

NCR

Question 12

out of 120 species, how many amphibians are endemic and how many are threatened

Answer 12

98 endemic ; 14 threatened

Question 13

True or False

147 of terrestrial mammals are endemic and 42 are threatened out of the 207 total species

Answer 13

False

Correct answer: 133

Question 14

how many reptiles are endemic and threatened out of 419 total number of species

Answer 14

241 endemic ; 29 threatened

Question 15

Estimated of17,000 plant species of which more than ____ are endemic, ____ are threatened

Answer 15

40% ; 984

Question 16

Over ____ caves have been recorded in the country since 1994 with a significant number yet to be discovered and mapped.

Answer 16

1,500

Question 17

As of 2008, ____ species of fauna and ____ species of flora have been included in the list of threatened species

Answer 17

221 ; 526

Question 18

True or False

Biodiversity in the Philippines, however, is also among the most endangered in the world

Answer 18

True