Unit 5 - Environmental Law

Question 1

A reduction in something

Answer 1

Depletion

Question 2

Chemicals that flow into rivers and lakes and pollute the environment

Answer 2

Runoff

Question 3

Dangerous

Answer 3

Hazardous

Question 4

An act of removing harmful substances or chemicals from a place or the environment.

Answer 4

Cleanup

Question 5

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

Answer 5

Drought

Question 6

Information disseminated or measures and programs established to prevent and reduce damage, injury or loss to users of specific commodities and services.

Answer 6

Consumer protection

Question 7

The removing of chemical, biological, or radiological contamination from, or the neutralizing of it on a person, object, or area.

Answer 7

Decontamination

Question 8

Harvesting some forest product such as fuel wood, timber for furniture and paper production

Answer 8

Logging

Question 9

The export, re-export, import, and introduction from the sea of a species, for example animal or plant, whether alive or dead, any recognizable part or derivate thereof.

Answer 9

Trade in species