Quiz 8 artificel

___ means having a reliable connection to a power grid so people can use electricity at home, school, or work.

• access to electricity

• access to clean water

• climate change

• cargo shipping

• congestion

• biodiversity

Access to electricity

When governments build new power lines and power plants for multinational factories, nearby communities often receive ___ for the first time.

• biodiversity

• access to electricity

• food quality

• waste disposal

• aquatic life

• greenwashing

Access to electricity

___ means people can obtain water that is safe for drinking, cooking, and washing.

• biodiversity

• access to clean water

• air pollution

• congestion

• deforestation

• climate change

Access to clean water

International aid programs provide advanced water filters that remove bacteria in drought-prone regions. This improves ___.

• access to electricity

• access to clean water

• environmental regulations

• waste disposal

• biodiversity

• cargo shipping

Access to clean water

___ means the presence of harmful substances in the air that people breathe.

• climate change

• air pollution

• water pollution

• biodiversity

• congestion

• waste disposal

Air pollution

Cargo ships transporting goods between continents contribute to ___ that can affect coastal cities.

• greenwashing

• air pollution

• biodiversity

• access to clean water

• deforestation

• food quality

Air pollution

Fish, whales, corals, sea plants, and crabs are all part of ___.

• biodiversity

• aquatic life

• climate change

• waste disposal

• cargo shipping

• food quality

Aquatic life

Large fishing fleets competing in the same oceans reduce fish populations and threaten ___.

• congestion

• aquatic life

• greenwashing

• access to electricity

• environmental regulations

• climate change

Aquatic life

___ is the variety of all living organisms on Earth.

• aquatic life

• biodiversity

• cargo shipping

• access to clean water

• greenwashing

• congestion

Biodiversity

Global demand for palm oil causes rainforests to be cleared, reducing ___.

• food quality

• biodiversity

• access to electricity

• waste disposal

• congestion

• climate change

Biodiversity

___ is the transport of goods across oceans using large container ships.

• congestion

• cargo shipping

• waste disposal

• climate change

• air pollution

• aquatic life

Cargo shipping

A smartphone designed in one country, assembled in another, and sold worldwide depends heavily on ___.

• environmental regulations

• cargo shipping

• biodiversity

• food quality

• greenwashing

• access to clean water

Cargo shipping

Long-term changes in global temperatures caused mainly by greenhouse gases are known as ___.

• biodiversity

• climate change

• air pollution

• water pollution

• congestion

• waste disposal

Climate change

Global production and transportation of goods contribute to ___ because they consume large amounts of fossil fuels.

• biodiversity

• climate change

• access to electricity

• greenwashing

• cargo shipping

• food quality

Climate change

___ means overcrowding caused by too many people, vehicles, or goods using the same space.

• biodiversity

• congestion

• greenwashing

• waste disposal

• climate change

• access to clean water

Congestion

Thousands of delivery trucks travelling daily through major cities because of e-commerce increase ___.

• access to electricity

• congestion

• aquatic life

• biodiversity

• food quality

• greenwashing

Congestion

___ are government rules that limit pollution and protect nature and human health.

• biodiversity

• environmental regulations

• waste disposal

• climate change

• cargo shipping

• food quality

environmental regulations

A country weakens emission limits to attract foreign investment. This is an example related to ___.

• access to clean water

• environmental regulations

• biodiversity

• greenwashing

• congestion

• aquatic life

environmental regulations

___ means permanently clearing forests to create farmland or industrial areas.

• biodiversity

• deforestation

• water pollution

• waste disposal

• cargo shipping

• climate change

Deforestation

A furniture company buys tropical wood, leading loggers to cut down old forests. This contributes to ___.

• biodiversity

• deforestation

• congestion

• greenwashing

• access to electricity

• food quality

Deforestation

___ refers to the nutritional value, freshness, and safety of what people eat.

• access to clean water

• food quality

• biodiversity

• climate change

• waste disposal

• aquatic life

Food quality

Fruit picked early and treated with preservatives during long-distance transport may lose nutrients and taste. This concerns ___.

• greenwashing

• food quality

• environmental regulations

• cargo shipping

• congestion

• access to electricity

Food quality

___ is when companies exaggerate or falsely claim that their products are environmentally friendly.

• environmental regulations

• greenwashing

• biodiversity

• waste disposal

• climate change

• congestion

Greenwashing

An airline advertises itself as “carbon neutral” while continuing to burn large amounts of jet fuel. This is an example of ___.

• cargo shipping

• greenwashing

• food quality

• biodiversity

• access to clean water

• air pollution

Greenwashing

___ refers to loud and disturbing sounds that negatively affect people or animals.

• air pollution

• noise pollution

• congestion

• waste disposal

• climate change

• biodiversity

Noise pollution

The expansion of international airports creates constant loud sounds that disturb nearby residents. This is an example of ___.

• congestion

• noise pollution

• water pollution

• biodiversity

• access to electricity

• greenwashing

Noise pollution

___ means getting rid of unwanted materials such as plastic, packaging, or electronic waste.

• food quality

• waste disposal

• cargo shipping

• biodiversity

• climate change

• access to clean water

Waste disposal

Old electronic devices are exported to developing countries where they are burned to recover metals. This is an issue related to ___.

• environmental regulations

• waste disposal

• congestion

• aquatic life

• greenwashing

• climate change

Waste disposal

___ means contamination of rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater by harmful substances.

• air pollution

• water pollution

• biodiversity

• food quality

• congestion

• access to electricity

Water pollution

Textile factories dump untreated chemical dyes into rivers while producing clothes for export. This causes ___.

• waste disposal

• water pollution

• climate change

• biodiversity

• access to clean water

• noise pollution

Water pollution