What qualities would be present in a sustainable enterprise?

What will be an ideal response?


A sustainable enterprise is one which allows future generations to carry it on at the same level of productivity that we do at present. Whatever natural capital is required will remain equally available in the future as it is now. The environmental effects of the enterprise will not damage, degrade or deplete the systems with which it interfaces. Materials and energy will be used efficiently, wastes will be minimal and non-toxic, and the ecological footprint of the enterprise will remain unchanged, or may diminish as better technology becomes available.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Besides geographic fit of continents, what other evidence did Alfred Wegener study to support his theory of continental drift?

A) ?Coal and fossilized remains of tropical plants are absent in frigid Antarctica. B) ?Differences in fossils are found across separated continents. C) ?Ice core samples indicate similar CO2 measurements at both poles. D) ?The alignment of mountain ranges has a similar age, composition, and structure on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Critical Thinking Name the type of harvesting method that has been employed in the area shown in the accompanying figure.

What will be an ideal response?

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