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UNISA 2024 GGH1502-24-S1 Welcome Message Assignment 02
QUIZ
Started on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 12:43 AM
State Finished
Completed on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 1:09 AM
Time taken 26 mins 13 secs
Marks 19.00/20.00
Grade 95.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
________is a climatic factor that is associated with soil degradation in the Sahel.
a. Flood
b. Heat wave
c. Snow
d. Drought
Question 2
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
The fragmentation of biological habitats ______ .
a. limits normal dispersion and colonization of species
b. means that more species can be supported per unit area
c. means that the risk of extintion faced by species will decline
d. reduces the danger of invasion by other species
Question 3
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of physical soil degradation?
a. Increased susceptibility for desertification
b. Increased surface runoff
c. Leaching of essential plant nutrients
d. Soil’s susceptibility to crusting
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Question 4
Complete
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00
Anthropocentrism promotes the view that ...
a. modern large-scale technology is the only solution to pollution
b. ecological laws dictate human morality
c. people are the environmental managers of sustainable global systems
d. humans can always find a way out of any difficulty
Question 5
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In developing countries, the use of wood, charcoal and dung as sources of
energy has created an increase in…
a. Deforestation and other environmental problems
b. Economic dependence on rural communities
c. Nuclear waste products
d. Sales and profits of international oil corporations
Question 6
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which of the following statements regarding the ecocentric approach to
environmental issues is false?
a. The answers to current environmental challenges require changes in
our ethical view of nature.
b. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in fundamental
changes in our worldview.
c. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in technology and
economics.
d. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in the
decentralisation of power.
Question 7
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
The tragedy of the commons suggests that
a. Resources become overexploited when people own them
b. Resources that are owned tend to be managed carefully
c. Resources under common ownership are prone to overuse
d. Certain resources are given too high a value
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UNISA 2024 GGH1502-24-S1 Welcome Message Assignment 02
QUIZ
Started on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 12:43 AM
State Finished
Completed on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 1:09 AM
Time taken 26 mins 13 secs
Marks 19.00/20.00
Grade 95.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
________is a climatic factor that is associated with soil degradation in the Sahel.
a. Flood
b. Heat wave
c. Snow
d. Drought
Question 2
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
The fragmentation of biological habitats ______ .
a. limits normal dispersion and colonization of species
b. means that more species can be supported per unit area
c. means that the risk of extintion faced by species will decline
d. reduces the danger of invasion by other species
Question 3
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of physical soil degradation?
a. Increased susceptibility for desertification
b. Increased surface runoff
c. Leaching of essential plant nutrients
d. Soil’s susceptibility to crusting
https://mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=15087024&cmid=867371 1/7
, 3/3/24, 11:58 PM Assignment 02: Attempt review
Question 4
Complete
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00
Anthropocentrism promotes the view that ...
a. modern large-scale technology is the only solution to pollution
b. ecological laws dictate human morality
c. people are the environmental managers of sustainable global systems
d. humans can always find a way out of any difficulty
Question 5
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In developing countries, the use of wood, charcoal and dung as sources of
energy has created an increase in…
a. Deforestation and other environmental problems
b. Economic dependence on rural communities
c. Nuclear waste products
d. Sales and profits of international oil corporations
Question 6
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which of the following statements regarding the ecocentric approach to
environmental issues is false?
a. The answers to current environmental challenges require changes in
our ethical view of nature.
b. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in fundamental
changes in our worldview.
c. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in technology and
economics.
d. The answers to current environmental challenges lie in the
decentralisation of power.
Question 7
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
The tragedy of the commons suggests that
a. Resources become overexploited when people own them
b. Resources that are owned tend to be managed carefully
c. Resources under common ownership are prone to overuse
d. Certain resources are given too high a value
https://mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=15087024&cmid=867371 2/7
