Quiz: Protection of Natural Resources through Business Activities

The natural environment consists of four (4) basic spheres:
Biosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Atmosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Troposphere

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The atmosphere is divided into five basic layers:
Biosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Atmosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Troposphere

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From an environmental point of view, natural resources are divided into:
Abiotic
Finite or non-renewable
Potential
Biotic
Active
Renewable
Potentially renewable

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Based on their origin, natural resources are divided into:
Abiotic
Finite or non-renewable
Potential
Biotic
Active
Renewable
Potentially renewable

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The main soil pedological factors are: planting stock, climate, topographic relief, time and living organisms.
True
False

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List the non-renewable resources in the following list:
Sun
Wind
Soil
Fossil fuel
Metals
Soil
Water
Rocks
Flora/Fauna

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According to this law of Tolerance, the productivity, sustainability and evolution of an ecosystem is possible only when the factors that directly or indirectly affect it are maintained at an average value.
True
False

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Note the main trends in sustainable development obligations:
Satisfaction of even the smallest human needs
The application of science, technology and environmental knowledge for global development
Compensatory Management aimed at mitigating the effects through compensatory measures
Policy making and planning
The human ecology approach
The integration of environmental care and development
Establishing standards and rules, monitoring and control
The adoption of long-term supervision
Flora/fauna

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Note the definition of Environmental and Natural Resources Management:
The effort to meet human needs through the use of natural resources while maintaining the biological wealth and ecological functions required to maintain the structure and functions of the ecosystems under study.
The proper utilization and exploitation of wealth-producing resources, which implies the simultaneous protection of the environment.
Sustainable Development is considered the process in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future.
The integration of scientific knowledge on ecological relations in a complex, socio-political and value framework towards the general goal of long-term protection of the natural integrity of ecosystems.

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Note the definition of Sustainable Development in the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development:
The effort to meet human needs through the use of natural resources while maintaining the biological wealth and ecological functions required to maintain the structure and functions of the ecosystems under study.
The proper utilization and exploitation of wealth-producing resources, which implies the simultaneous protection of the environment.
Sustainable Development is considered the process in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future.
The integration of scientific knowledge on ecological relations in a complex, socio-political and value framework towards the general goal of long-term protection of the natural integrity of ecosystems.

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