Midterm

Question 1

What is Environmental Stewardship?

Answer 1

The responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservational and sustainable practices to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well being.

Question 2

What is Preservation?

Answer 2

To keep/maintain something at its original or existing state

Question 3

What is Conservation?

Answer 3

Prevention of a wasteful use of a resource

Question 4

What is Sustainable Development?

Answer 4

Sustainable development recognizes that meeting our present needs is just as important as ensuring we are not compromising the chances of future generations to meet their needs

Question 5

What is an Ecological Footprint?

Answer 5

The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources

Question 6

What does D.E.EP. stand for and what does it do?

Answer 6

Stands for Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Conserves, improves, and protects the natural resources of the state of Connecticut
- Makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy for people and businesses in the state
- Rebuilds Connecticut’s economy and creates jobs

Question 7

What does E.P.A stand for and what does it do?

Answer 7

Stands for Environmental Protection Agency and it protects human health and environment. Some examples are:
- Cleaning up contaminated and toxic lands
- Americans have clean air, land and water

Question 8

Environmental Stewardship (core value):

Answer 8

Leading efforts to ensure the sustainability of our physical and social environment

Question 9

Growth (core value):

Answer 9

Understanding that both success and struggle are part of the learning process. Persisting through challenges and seek feedback to support our growth

Question 10

Equity (core value):

Answer 10

Advocating and actively working to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes for every member of our diverse community

Question 11

Community (core value):

Answer 11

Taking action and building relationships that strengthen our school, local, and global communities

Question 12

Responsibility (core value)

Answer 12

Being responsible and accountable to ourselves and one another for maintaining a respectful, productive, safe, and supportive learning environment

Question 13

What does Social Justice mean?

Answer 13

The fair and equitable division of resources, opportunities, and privileges in society

Question 14

What does Justice mean?

Answer 14

The concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is fair

Question 15

What does Equality mean?

Answer 15

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities

Question 16

What does Equity mean?

Answer 16

Recognition that each person has different circumstances and should be distributed the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome

Question 17

What does Activism mean?

Answer 17

The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

Question 18

What does Advocacy mean?

Answer 18

Public support or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

Question 19

What are Human Rights?

Answer 19

The fundamental rights that everyone is entitled to

Question 20

What are the United Nations?

Answer 20

A global organization formed after WW2 of 193 nations/50 countries was formed with the original motive of preventing another world war

Question 21

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 21

Document created by representatives around the world that protect and emphasize human rights

Question 22

What are some Human Rights?

Answer 22

• No one may torture you
• All accused are innocent until proven guilty
• All may assemble peacefully
• All have a right to rest and leisure
• All have a right to education

Question 23

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

Answer 23

A set of goals hoping to be achieved by 2030 that aim to better improve environmental and human health

Question 24

What does Migrate mean?

Answer 24

To move from one place to another

Question 25

What is an Immigrant?

Answer 25

A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence

Question 26

What is a Refugee?

Answer 26

A person unable to go back to their home country because of a “well-founded fear of persecution” due to their race, membership to a particular social group, political opinion, religion, or national origin

Question 27

What is the Oath of Allegiance?

Answer 27

A sworn declaration that every citizenship applicant must recite during a ceremony, the final step of the naturalization process

Question 28

What is the difference between push and pull factors when leaving or moving to another country?

Answer 28

Push: reason(s) why someone might leave their current country

Pull: reason(s) why someone might go to a particular ountry

Question 29

What are examples of push factors?

Answer 29

• Government
• Financial problems
• War

Question 30

What are examples of pull factors?

Answer 30

• Family
• Opportunities
• Human rights are more “acknowledged” there

Question 31

What is the pathway to U.S. Citizenship

Answer 31

• Must be at least 18 yeares old
• A person must be a legal permanent resident of the United States (Must have lived in the U.S. for 5 years or 3 years as a spouse)
• Pass a citizenship test that demonstrates an understanding of U.S. history and civics knowledge
• Attend a Naturalization ceremony and take an oath of Allegiance

Question 32

Who wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 32

The United Nations wrote the UDHR in 1948