This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Natural Resources > Management > Management Of Natural Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Management Of Natural Resources Quiz 3 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The UN released a manual on Eco design in 1996. It outlined which major considerations? A) Reduce the creation and use of toxic materials increase recyclability Reduce energy consumption Increase use of renewable resources Increase product durability - reducing planned obsolescence Reduce material requirements for products and services. B) Increase recyclability Reduce energy consumption Increase use of renewable resources Increase product durability Reducing planned obsolescence. C) Reduce the creation and use of toxic materials Increase recyclability Reduce energy consumption. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce the creation and use of toxic materials increase recyclability Reduce energy consumption Increase use of renewable resources Increase product durability - reducing planned obsolescence Reduce material requirements for products and services. 2. Which is not a strategy for designing green products? A) Designing to last - reducing obsolescence. B) Using bio plastics. C) Using PVC plastic as a replacement material. D) Dematerialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using PVC plastic as a replacement material. 3. An example of a radical solution to cleaning up manufacturing is ..... A) Existing technology such as a filter on a chimney that filters out air pollutants. B) Existing technology such as a filter on the end of a pipe to filter out water pollutants. C) A new and untried innovation to reduce pollution requiring expensive and timely R&D. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A new and untried innovation to reduce pollution requiring expensive and timely R&D. 4. What is the other name for Blood Diamonds? A) Conflict Diamonds. B) Evil Diamonds. C) Scary Diamonds. D) Black diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict Diamonds. 5. An environmental impact assessment matrix assesses a product on which criteria?A - Pre-production:Transport of all materials to factory, and Production:Manufacturing process waste outputB - Distribution:Transport of product to retailers, and Distribution:Manufacturing of packagingC -Utilization:Use of product during working lifeD - Disposal:Disassembly and recycling of materials A) A & B. B) A & D. C) A, B, C, & D. D) A, B & C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, B, C, & D. 6. Which is NOT a level of protection for natural resources? A) Commons. B) Government. C) Business. D) Private. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Business. 7. Sierra Leone had good railroads, highways, schools. What are these examples of? A) Reform. B) Tertiary activities. C) Infrastructure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrastructure. 8. Design objectives for green products fall into which categories: A) Materials and energy. B) Energy, pollution and waste. C) Materials, energy, pollution and waste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Materials, energy, pollution and waste. 9. China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest in the world. It has many supporters and critics. In terms of how it might affect her work, a factory owner might support the dam mainly because it ..... A) Forced millions of people to relocate to new areas. B) Improved irrigation of agricultural areas. C) Created a reservoir some 400 miles long. D) Improved the reliability of electricity throughout China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improved the reliability of electricity throughout China. 10. What is the precautionary principle? A) The avoidance or minimization of waste production. B) The avoidance or minimization of producing waste in relation to the production, use and disposal of a product. C) The anticipation of potential problems in relation to the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of a product. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The anticipation of potential problems in relation to the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of a product. 11. Japan has few natural resources, but it has one of the most highly developed economies in the world. What best explains this achievement? A) It impored manufactured goods. B) It developed technologies that can be exchanged for the resources it needs. C) It printed more money whenever living standards started to decline. D) It produced goods and services without using natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It developed technologies that can be exchanged for the resources it needs. 12. The Human Development Index (HDI), a standard of a country's well being, is a comparative measure of .....? A) Oil production, health, and child welfare. B) Education, environment, and life expectancy. C) GDP per capita, goods produced, and resources. D) Education, life expectancy, and GDP per capita. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education, life expectancy, and GDP per capita. 13. Local pollution is associated with what? A) Noise, smell, air pollution, soil and water pollution. B) Ozone levels, acidification, winter smog, heavy metals. C) Pollution of rivers, regional waters and watersheds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noise, smell, air pollution, soil and water pollution. 14. What are the majority of diamonds used for? A) Laser Technology. B) Gifts of Love. C) Industrial Cutters. D) Scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Cutters. 15. Which of these is not an international climate agreement or treaty? A) The Kyoto Protocol - 1997. B) The Paris Agreement - 2015. C) The Manhattan Project - 1942-1946. D) The Earth Summit - Rio 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Manhattan Project - 1942-1946. 16. In southwestern India, the climate is warm and dry most of the year. From June to September, the climate changes when winds crossing the Indian Ocean bring heavy monsoon rains. In contrast, Southern China is also warm but receives rain throughout the year. What is one effect of these differences? A) Indian farmers grow wet rice, but Chinese farmers cannot. B) India has two growing seasons, while China has only one. C) Both Indian and Chinese farmers grow rice in the summer, but China also has a second growing season in the winter. D) Indian farmers grow rice, but Chinese farmers are only able to grow wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Indian and Chinese farmers grow rice in the summer, but China also has a second growing season in the winter. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesNatural Resources QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesManagement Of Natural Resources Quiz 1Management Of Natural Resources Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books