Question 1

In what year was the first Rio Earth Summit held?
A) 1971
B) 1987
C) 1992
D) 2002

Accepted Answer

The first Rio Earth Summit was held in 1992.

Question 2

Who wrote Silent Spring?
A) Borjn Lomborg
B) Vandana Siva
C) Bill McKibben
D) Rachel Carson

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, originally published in 1962, which is widely credited with sparking the modern environmental movement.

Question 3

Where is Clayquot Sound?
A) USA
B) Canada
C) Alaska
D) Greenland

Accepted Answer

Clayquot Sound is located in Canada, specifically on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Question 4

Who conceived the Gaia Theory?
A) Al Gore
B) Mahatma Ghandi
C) James Lovelock
D) Val Plumwood

Accepted Answer

The Gaia Theory was conceived by James Lovelock, a British scientist and inventor, in the 1970s.

Question 5

Who wrote 'vague, formless, often self-contradictory and predominantly missing the point'?
A) Murray Bookchin
B) Wendell Berry
C) Lewis Mumford
D) Holmes Rolston lll

Accepted Answer

Murray Bookchin used this phrase to criticize deep ecology, arguing that it was "vague, formless, often self-contradictory and predominantly missing the point."

Question 6

The IPCC is mainly concerned with …?
A) economic growth
B) climate change
C) conservation
D) local food production

Accepted Answer

The IPCC stands for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is a scientific body that assesses the risks of climate change caused by human activity. Therefore, its main concern is climate change.

Question 7

What is the value of staging large international conferences that seem to achieve very little?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 1: Understanding Sustainable Development-part A

In what year was the first Rio Earth Summit held?

Who wrote Silent Spring?

Where is Clayquot Sound?

Who conceived the Gaia Theory?

Who wrote 'vague, formless, often self-contradictory and predominantly missing the point'?

The IPCC is mainly concerned with …?

What is the value of staging large international conferences that seem to achieve very little?