Multiple Choice Practice Flashcards
What is the primary climate impact of educating girls, according to Drawdown?
A) Increased industrial growth.
B) Higher population growth.
C) Reduced carbon emissions through lower birth rates.
D) Reduced access to sustainable farming.
c
What does Peter Victor’s concept of green growth aim to achieve?
A) Increase GDP at any cost.
B) Decouple economic growth from environmental harm.
C) Promote fossil fuel usage.
D) Decrease renewable energy adoption.
b
What is a challenge associated with green growth?
A) Absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental harm.
B) The rebound effect, where efficiency gains lead to increased consumption.
C) Complete elimination of emissions through industrial growth.
D) Total reliance on GDP growth as an environmental measure.
b
How does degrowth differ from green growth?
A) Degrowth focuses on increasing consumption.
B) Degrowth reduces economic activity to fit ecological limits.
C) Degrowth eliminates environmental goals.
D) Degrowth prioritizes fossil fuel energy.
b
What is the Ecozoic Era, as described by Thomas Berry?
A) A period of unchecked industrialization.
B) A vision of mutual benefit between humans and Earth.
C) A phase focusing on population growth.
D) A time of unrestricted resource extraction.
b
What does the term “eco-paralysis” refer to, as discussed by Simon Appolloni?
A) Overwhelming fear that prevents environmental action.
B) Rapid industrial growth.
C) Complete disregard for climate crises.
D) Stabilization of ecosystems through inaction.
a
How does the Honorable Harvest align with sustainability principles?
A) It promotes ecological degradation for human benefit.
B) It emphasizes balance, reciprocity, and respect for nature.
C) It advocates unrestricted extraction.
D) It disregards future generations.
b
How does degrowth contribute to sustainability?
A) By increasing GDP through resource extraction.
B) By reducing consumption to fit within ecological limits.
C) By eliminating renewable energy options.
D) By promoting deforestation for economic gains.
b
Why is reciprocity important in the Honorable Harvest?
A) It ensures nature is exploited for human benefit.
B) It promotes gratitude and the renewal of resources.
C) It focuses on maximizing resource extraction.
D) It eliminates ecological balance.
b
What is the rebound effect in green growth?
A) A decrease in economic activity after efficiency improvements.
B) Increased resource consumption due to efficiency gains.
C) Complete decoupling of growth from emissions.
D) Elimination of emissions through technological advancements
b
What is a key impact of educating girls on climate?
A) Increased emissions.
B) Reduced carbon footprint through lower birth rates.
C) Decreased focus on biodiversity.
D) Increased reliance on fossil fuels.
b
What does the Ecozoic Era prioritize?
A) Human exploitation of nature.
B) Mutual benefit between humans and ecosystems.
C) Expansion of monoculture farming.
D) Ignoring planetary boundaries.
b
How does Simon Appolloni describe dialectical thinking?
A) Balancing opposing realities to find solutions.
B) Avoiding environmental action altogether.
C) Promoting unchecked optimism about climate change.
D) Eliminating hope from sustainability efforts.
a
What is ecological literacy, according to Orr?
A) Memorizing environmental facts.
B) Understanding the interconnectedness of natural systems.
C) Focusing solely on profit-oriented goals.
D) Ignoring environmental ethics.
b
What is the primary goal of degrowth models?
A) Fitting economic activity within ecological limits.
B) Maximizing GDP growth at all costs.
C) Promoting monoculture farming.
D) Eliminating renewable energy sources.
a
