ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CHAPTER 19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Policy - ANSWER Planned course of action on a question or topic
Legislative Branch - ANSWER the branch of government that makes the laws
Executive Branch - ANSWER the branch of government that carries out laws
Judicial Branch - ANSWER Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly.
Environmental Terrorism - ANSWER the unlawful
use of force against environmental resources so as to deprive
populations of their benefits or destroy other property.
NGO - ANSWER non-governmental organization
wise-use movement - ANSWER Anti-environmental movement which believes their access to resources is
threatened.
command and control - ANSWER Approach in which restrictive and highly specific legislation and
regulation are implemented by centralized authorities to achieve narrowly defined ends
Earth Day - ANSWER A day created in 1970 about celebrating and caring for the Earth. Largest organized
demonstration in US history
World Bank - ANSWER A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for
economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Policy - ANSWER Planned course of action on a question or topic
Legislative Branch - ANSWER the branch of government that makes the laws
Executive Branch - ANSWER the branch of government that carries out laws
Judicial Branch - ANSWER Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly.
Environmental Terrorism - ANSWER the unlawful
use of force against environmental resources so as to deprive
populations of their benefits or destroy other property.
NGO - ANSWER non-governmental organization
wise-use movement - ANSWER Anti-environmental movement which believes their access to resources is
threatened.
command and control - ANSWER Approach in which restrictive and highly specific legislation and
regulation are implemented by centralized authorities to achieve narrowly defined ends
Earth Day - ANSWER A day created in 1970 about celebrating and caring for the Earth. Largest organized
demonstration in US history
World Bank - ANSWER A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for
economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
