Fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment?

Increasing human populations.
Technological developments.
Arable and pastoral activities.
Increasing connections between different regions of the globe.
All of the above.

Application of nitrates on golf courses

The application of nitrates on golf courses runs off into rivers and aquifers and contributes to the occurrence of ________ which is a condition associated with drinking water that is contaminated with nitrates which form compounds that change the haemoglobin to methemoglobin, decreasing the ability of blood to carry oxygen.

 

Metabolic Syndrome
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Blue Baby Syndrome
Down Syndrome

Exhibit folk culture

Which of the following groups of people exhibit folk culture?

Amish
All of the above
Doukhobors
Mormons
Mennonites

Capacity of a biophysical system

The capacity of a biophysical system to bounce back after disturbance or perturbation is  called:

Regenerative capacity
Eutrophication
Assimilative capacity
Carrying capacity
Absorptive capacity

Cultural trait is common amongst Hindus and Muslims

What unique cultural trait is common among Jews, Hindus and Muslims?

They do not eat vegetables
They do not pray
They do not marry till they are 30 years old
They do not eat pork
They do not dance

Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979

Which of the following factors was commonly associated with both the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979?

Poor reactor design.
Too much uranium 235 was placed in the reactor.
Tsunami wave which was triggered by an earthquake in the ocean.
Technical failure and human error.
Lack of trained personnel to monitor safety.

Tourist expenditure

Which of the following activities will cause import leakage and prevent a huge proportion of tourist expenditure from creating capital accumulation, savings and generation of other businesses in the destination countries?

purchase of locally-made souvenirs and handicrafts.
purchasing essential medical supply and food from outside to tourists’ destination areas.
repatriation of profits from local areas to countries of origin of tour operators.
use of locally-made building and construction materials.
use of foreign tour operators in the countries of origin of tourists

Celebration Pow Wow festival

Which of the following native people celebrate the Pow Wow festival?

Masai in East Africa
Fulani in West Africa
Moari in New Zealand
Khokhoi and the San in South Africa
Aboriginals in Canada

Local customs on bowl of rice in Japan

If tourists are not aware of or do not care about local customs, they may behave in a way that creates social friction. Putting your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice in Japan is a symbol of  __________.

Death
Love
Life
Laughter
Birth

Catastrophic environmental

What catastrophic environmental accident occurred on 26 April 1986?

Exxon Valdez Accident
Three Mile Island Accident
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Cleveland River Accident
Easter Island Accident