COE Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability 2

Question 1

Which widely cited definition of sustainable development comes from the 1987 Brundtland Commission report 'Our Common Future'?

Accepted Answer

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Answer

The Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs.

Question 2

The 1977 Tbilisi Declaration lists five objectives of environmental education. Which set matches them?

Accepted Answer

Awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, participation

Answer

Tbilisi set awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and participation as the core EE objectives.

Question 3

A group wants to collect a few hawk feathers found on a trail for a classroom display. What should the educator explain?

Accepted Answer

Possessing most native bird feathers is illegal under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Answer

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing feathers of protected native birds, including hawks, without a permit.

Question 4

Which conservation philosophy is most associated with Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service?

Accepted Answer

Wise use of resources for the greatest good of the greatest number over the long run

Answer

Pinchot championed utilitarian conservation, managing resources for sustained use, unlike John Muir's preservationism.

Question 5

Students sampling a stream find many stonefly and mayfly nymphs. What does this most likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

Good water quality, since these macroinvertebrates are pollution-sensitive

Answer

Stoneflies, mayflies, and caddisflies are pollution-intolerant, so finding many of them signals healthy water.

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