Ways to prevent or mitigate the impact of land development, waste disposal and construction of structure on control coastal processes

Why do you think balanced ecosystem is very important?

A. We can earn a lot of money in our ecosystem.

B. Environment will hit us back with calamities.

C. Environment is not so important as long as we have fun and enjoy our lives.

D. Our environment is our home, destroying our environment is destroying ourselves too.

D. Our environment is our home, destroying our environment is destroying ourselves too.

It is the part of the land influenced by the sea together with the adjacent part of the sea influenced by the land.

A. Beach

B. Coastal Zone

C. Islands

D. Mangroves

B. Coastal Zone

What is the major contributory factor in coastal pollution?

A. Urban development

B. Industrial development

C. Converting Mangroves to fishponds

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

Who can greatly influence the prevention of coastal destruction?

A. People living in the area

B. Government agencies

C. Nature itself

D. The animals

A. People living in the area

What is the primary cause of animal extinction?

A. Natural calamities

B. Divine intervention

C. Neglect

D. Human activities

D. Human activities

What is a clear effect of mangroves conversion into housing settlements?

A. Shortage of food

B. Affordable houses

C. Habitat destruction

D. Extinction of some marine species

D. Extinction of some marine species

What could be the reason why Boracay beaches become overly polluted ?

A. illegal vendors

B. Tax evading businessmen

C. Over populated marine ecosystem

D. People who do not concern themselves about the condition of the environment.

D. People who do not concern themselves about the condition of the environment.

Why do any coastal areas and bodies of water experience massive fish kill?

A. Natural phenomena

B. It is considered a bad omen.

C. Factories that throw harmful waste in bodies of water.

D. Fish cannot adopt to the ever-increasing tourist population.

C. Factories that throw harmful waste in bodies of water.

What will be the result if industries, housing settlements and hotels/resorts are not equipped with septic tanks or sewage treatment plants?

A. Abundance of marine animals.

B. Adaptation of marine animals to the new environment.

C. Mutation of some marine species into horrible creatures.

D. Runoff of nutrients and pathogens to the sea that severely degrade coral reefs and sea grass habitats and endangers human health.

D. Runoff of nutrients and pathogens to the sea that severely degrade coral reefs and sea grass habitats and endangers human health.

Many coastal zones are converted to fishpond because of the ever increasing demands for food sources thus destroying mangrove areas. What could be a possible solution for this?

A. Let the fishes go somewhere else.

B. Create fishpond in the middle of the sea.

C. Leave at least few mangroves in the area.

D. Create artificial ponds or divert water to areas where mangroves and marine

D. Create artificial ponds or divert water to areas where mangroves and marine