CADS 2000 Final Exam questions well
answered to pass
sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-the quality of not being harmful to the environment or
depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance
-performed over and over without negative effects
-avoid exceeding global biocapacity
myths about sustainability - correct answer ✔✔1. too hard to understand
2. synonym for "green"
3. all about the environment
4. means lowering our standard of living
5. too expensive
importance of sustainability - correct answer ✔✔1. we have a finite amount of space (resources
have their limits)
2. our technology has its limit
economic footprint - correct answer ✔✔the effect that a person, company, activity, etc has on
the environment, e.g., the amount of natural resources that they use and the amount of
harmful gases that they produce
DDT - correct answer ✔✔-key in opening eyes to impact of chemicals on the environment
-used extensively during WWII, against spread of diseases including malaria, typhus, and
dengue fever
-199, WHO mainly used to eradicate malaria
,-less effective in tropical regions
-DDT became prime target in growing ecological movement
-1972, most uses of DDT were cancelled except for public health under certain conditions
Phosphates - correct answer ✔✔-1970, began to be banned from laundry detergent
-low toxicity, but excess can lead to harmful algae blooms and excessive aquatic plant growth
causing water quality problems
Framework of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-Environmental quality
-Economic productivity
-Social equity (HIGHLY integrated and cohesively interacting)
Environmental Aspects of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-diversity and interdependence
within living systems
-goods and services produced by ecosystems
-impacts of human waste
-green building design
-renewable energy
-green products
-recycling/waste reduction
-not littering/picking it up
Economic Interests of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-Money is almost essential for getting
by in todays world
-financial objectives
-living within your means
-supporting ourselves so not a burden on others
, Social Equity (Sustainability) - correct answer ✔✔-universal human rights and basic necessities
are within reach of everyone
-cultural rights are respected
-everyone is protected from discrimination
plastic in the ocean - correct answer ✔✔-plastic doesn't break down, but breaks down to
microplastics and can't be collected in a net and may be harmful to Marine animals
4 Rs of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔reduce, reuse, recycle, replace/recover
reduce - correct answer ✔✔reduce consumption and waste; provide viable product end of life
options
reuse - correct answer ✔✔salving, reusing, repair, refurbish, etc.
recycle - correct answer ✔✔recycle as many products/components as possible; sorting of
materials-initial and long term costs
replace/recover - correct answer ✔✔exchanging a polluting product for a more eco-friendly
item that does the same job; denaturalization-cutting/decreasing a products size
down cycling - correct answer ✔✔something is transformed into something of lesser value
up cycling - correct answer ✔✔when we convert discarded materials into something of equal or
greater value; prolongs life of materials
answered to pass
sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-the quality of not being harmful to the environment or
depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance
-performed over and over without negative effects
-avoid exceeding global biocapacity
myths about sustainability - correct answer ✔✔1. too hard to understand
2. synonym for "green"
3. all about the environment
4. means lowering our standard of living
5. too expensive
importance of sustainability - correct answer ✔✔1. we have a finite amount of space (resources
have their limits)
2. our technology has its limit
economic footprint - correct answer ✔✔the effect that a person, company, activity, etc has on
the environment, e.g., the amount of natural resources that they use and the amount of
harmful gases that they produce
DDT - correct answer ✔✔-key in opening eyes to impact of chemicals on the environment
-used extensively during WWII, against spread of diseases including malaria, typhus, and
dengue fever
-199, WHO mainly used to eradicate malaria
,-less effective in tropical regions
-DDT became prime target in growing ecological movement
-1972, most uses of DDT were cancelled except for public health under certain conditions
Phosphates - correct answer ✔✔-1970, began to be banned from laundry detergent
-low toxicity, but excess can lead to harmful algae blooms and excessive aquatic plant growth
causing water quality problems
Framework of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-Environmental quality
-Economic productivity
-Social equity (HIGHLY integrated and cohesively interacting)
Environmental Aspects of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-diversity and interdependence
within living systems
-goods and services produced by ecosystems
-impacts of human waste
-green building design
-renewable energy
-green products
-recycling/waste reduction
-not littering/picking it up
Economic Interests of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔-Money is almost essential for getting
by in todays world
-financial objectives
-living within your means
-supporting ourselves so not a burden on others
, Social Equity (Sustainability) - correct answer ✔✔-universal human rights and basic necessities
are within reach of everyone
-cultural rights are respected
-everyone is protected from discrimination
plastic in the ocean - correct answer ✔✔-plastic doesn't break down, but breaks down to
microplastics and can't be collected in a net and may be harmful to Marine animals
4 Rs of Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔reduce, reuse, recycle, replace/recover
reduce - correct answer ✔✔reduce consumption and waste; provide viable product end of life
options
reuse - correct answer ✔✔salving, reusing, repair, refurbish, etc.
recycle - correct answer ✔✔recycle as many products/components as possible; sorting of
materials-initial and long term costs
replace/recover - correct answer ✔✔exchanging a polluting product for a more eco-friendly
item that does the same job; denaturalization-cutting/decreasing a products size
down cycling - correct answer ✔✔something is transformed into something of lesser value
up cycling - correct answer ✔✔when we convert discarded materials into something of equal or
greater value; prolongs life of materials
