APES Unit 1
A dishwasher uses 700 w each time its run. The cycle takes one hour. It is run 150 times per year. How much energy does it use in one year.
105 kWh
works to protect wildlife from exploitation
CITES
enacted to decrease the amount of pollutants in the country's surface water
Clean water act
the following are examples of sustainable practices
Forests cut for timber are replanted and steel is recycled
the annual market value of all goods and services produced by all businesses, foreign and domestic, operating within a country is called
GDP
what is the difference between these two indicators
GPI+GDP+non monetary benefits minus harmful environmental social costs
the law to control the handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, with a cradle to grave concept; monitoring the hazardous material from inception to disposal
Resource conservation and recovery act
Greatly reduces the chances of people getting illnesses through drinking water in the US
Safe Drinking water act
a united nations international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs
World bank
calculating ecological footprint involves consideration of
all of the answers (really obvious answers)
Which of the following is an economic decision making tool that involves determining who/what may be affected, projecting outcomes, and establishing who benefits or is harmed
cost benefits analysis
Started by president nixon to improve the health of American families and protect the environment
environment protection agency (EPA)
a car buyer and others in society, pay hidden costs of car ownership in the form of all of the following except
housing construction
the concept of ecological footprint is measured in terms of the amount of
land area
an average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area is called
per capita ecological footprint
which of the following is one of the root causes of environmental problems
rapid population growth
collecting aluminum cans to be made into aluminum foil is an example of
recycle
enacted to ensure the clean up of sites contaminated with hazardous sites
superfund law
what is the primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources
the length of time it takes for them to be replenished
advocates for countries, working with them to find solutions to global and national development challenges to build resilient nations
united nations development programme
which of the following is an example of reuse
using plastic butter tubs to store leftovers