lesson 16

Question 1

id: changes aimed at improving the standard of living and the country’s
economic condition

Answer 1

development

Question 2

id: changes that do not deplete resources and therefore, can contribute indefinitely

Answer 2

sustainability

Question 3

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s
_________, but not every man’s __________.”

Answer 3

need; greed

Question 4

id: the capacity to endure

Answer 4

sustainability

Question 5

what institution referred to sustainability as “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

hint: BC of UN

Answer 5

Brundtland Commission of the United Nations on March 20, 1987

Question 6

enum: (3) major ways of reducing negative human impact

Answer 6

environmental management
management of human consumption of resources
cultural and political concerns into the sustainability matrix

Question 7

in what context is this the definition of sustainability?
how biological systems remain diverse and productive over the period of time

Answer 7

ecology

Question 8

towns, and cities that have taken steps to
remain healthy over the long term

Answer 8

sustainable societies