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Question 1:

The annual $17 billion expenditure on pet food in Europe and the United States is equal to the combined estimated additional annual investment needed to achieve reproductive health care for all women and universal literacy.
a) True
b) False

Question 2:

In Europe, more money is spent annually on ice cream than is estimated to be needed to provide clean drinking water for each person on Earth.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) The value of the annual world fish catch is $58 billion.
b) The value of coral reefs for fisheries and tourism is $30 billion per year.
c) The value of mangrove degredation in Pakistan is $20 million in fishing losses.
d) The value of the Newfoundland cod fishery collapse is $US 10 million.

Question 4:

The Millennium Development Goals aim to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

The Forest Stewardship Council has certified more than ________ million hectares of commercial forest in ________ countries.
a) 80, 80
b) 40, 80
c) 30, 50
d) 20, 50

Question 6:

Cutting your driving speed from 112 kilometres per hour to 80 kilometres per hour would reduce your fuel consumption by ________.
a) 15 per cent
b) 20 per cent
c) 25 per cent
d) 30 per cent

Question 7:

How many litres of water does it take to produce one litre of gasoline?
a) 9
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18

Question 8:

The average Canadian per-capita gasoline consumption of 1,100 litres per year is double–triple the consumption in European countries.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Through its Earth Effort program, the fast-food corporation McDonald’s has ________.
a) committed to buy at least $100 million worth of recycled products annually
b) reduced sandwich packaging by more than 90 per cent by switching to paper wrapping
c) saved 100 million hectares of virgin tropical rain forest from conversion since 2001
d) Both a and b.
e) Both b and c.

Question 10:

Organic exchange is ________.
a) a barter system set up by organic subsistence farmers
b) an urban agriculture movement in Vancouver
c) a network of businesses committed to expanding the use of organic cotton
d) an organic produce food chain
e) None of the above.

Question 11:

Life cycle assessments identify inputs, outputs, and potential impacts of a product.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The EcoLogo is a symbol of ________.
a) the Canadian Environmental Choice product labelling program
b) products certified under a Canadian program
c) a project aiming to influence business practices
d) Both a and b.
e) Both a, b, and c.

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Environmental Change and Challenge, Third Edition - Chapter 15