1.3 Sustainability Quiz
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1. Which is NOT one of the three pillars of sustainability?
- A. Environmental
- B. Social
- C. Political
- D. Economic
2. A population has an ecological footprint of 4.0 gha per person and a biocapacity of 2.5 gha per person. What does this indicate?
- A. The population is sustainable
- B. The population is using resources unsustainably
- C. The carbon footprint is too small
- D. The water footprint is zero
3. Which unit is used for the water footprint?
- A. Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
- B. Global hectares
- C. Cubic metres per year
- D. Kilograms per hectare
4. Which is a principle of the circular economy?
- A. Maximise extraction of raw materials
- B. Circulate products and materials
- C. Increase GDP at any cost
- D. Limit the model to national scale
5. Why is GDP a limited indicator of sustainable development?
- A. It measures only pollution
- B. It neglects the value of natural systems
- C. It cannot be calculated for countries
- D. It includes biodiversity loss as a cost