Give an example of environmental injustice
What will be an ideal response?
Several examples of environmental injustice were given in this chapter. Students may refer to international trade (discrimination against developing countries via taxes and restricting imports), placement of waste sites, and the disproportionate distribution of improvements to white areas of a city or country.
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Which of the following is not true about protecting biodiversity?
A) Once a species is lost from an area, it isn't typically re-introduced because doing so would endanger other species in that ecosystem. B) The mining industry exerts a serious threat to biodiversity. C) Gene and seed banks provide insurance for the long-term survival of species. D) The cultivation of densely planted energy crops grown in tropical ecosystems to provide biofuels is a threat to biodiversity.
The Christian faith in Europe, spread from Rome to provincial capitals and smaller settlements, is an example of:
A. expansion diffusion. B. spatial diffusion. C. hierarchical diffusion. D. contagious diffusion.
If you only had one million dollars to spend on a population of 10,000 people in a village in a developing country, which of the following would have the greatest impact on their health?
A) Creation of reliable source of clean water, proper sewage systems and maternal health B) Medical supplies to treat labor-related injuries C) Import large supplies of nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables D) Take samples of the water and local foods to identify sources of industrial toxins and carcinogens
Metamorphic rocks ____
a. form when molten rock comes in contact with the atmosphere b. often form depositional layers called bedding planes c. are usually softer and less resistant to weathering than sedimentary rocks d. are metamorphosed e. include the rocks obsidian and conglomerate