Sustainability: State of the World SurveySustainability: State of the World Survey1. What is the most common reason that plant and animal species become extinct?a. water pollutionb. loss of habitatc. huntingd. ozone depletion2. How much of the world's wetlands have been lost in the 20th century? a. 10%b. 20%c. 40%d. 50%3. What is the most common cause of pollution of streams, rivers and oceans? a. Leaching of landfillsb. Surface water running off yards, city streets, paved lots and farm fieldsc. Trash washed into the ocean from beachesd. Waste dumped by factories4. What percent of the world's food crops would not exist without pollinators like bees, bats, and wasps? a. 20%b. 50%c. 75%d. 90% 5. How much trash does the average person throw out annually? a. 250 poundsb. 500 poundsc. 1000 poundsd. 1500 pounds ASU 101: The ASU Experience Arizona State University6. How many pounds of prehistoric, buried plant material does it take to make a gallon of gasoline? a. 78b. 627c. 196,000d. 1,314,000 7. A typical light bulb wastes what percent of electricity? a. 5%b. 30%c. 65%d. 90% 8. What percent of the world's major marine fish stocks are depleted from overfishing or being fished at their biological limit? a. 10%b. 25%c. 50%d. 75% 9. How much of the water on earth is available for people's everyday use? a. More than 50%b. 28% c. 12%d. Less than 1%10.By the year 2050, the demand for food crops is projected to increase by: a. 20%b. 40%c. 85%d. 125%11.How much water used for irrigating lawns and gardens, on average, is wasteddue to over-watering and evaporation? a. 50%b. 25%c. 15%d. 10%ASU 101: The ASU Experience Page 212.The world's 358 billionaires together possess as much money as the poorest _____ of the world's population? a. 5%b. 30%c. 50%d. 70%13.Americans use ______ percent of the world’s resources. a. 2%b. 33%c. 55%d. 70%14.The single most important factor in population growth is: a. Ratio of females to malesb. Latitudec. Education of womend. Accessibility of birth control products15.The United Nations estimates that by the year 2010, the number of environmental refugees (people displaced from their homes due to natural disasters or environmental degradation) could be as many as: a. 750,000b. 2 millionc. 23 milliond. 50 million16.Cities are expansive consumers of ecosystem goods and services and prolificgenerators of ecosystem-damaging wastes. By 2030, what percent of the industrialized world's population will live in urban areas? a. 40%b. 50%c. 80%d. 90%ASU 101: The ASU Experience Page 317.In 1950, the three largest cities in the world were: New York (12 million) Tokyo (11 million)London (8 million)In 2015, what will the three largest cities be?a. Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Tokyob. New York, Mexico City, Sao Paoloc. London, Tokyo, Delhid. Mumbai (Bombay), Shanghai, Mexico City18.How does the temperature of urban areas compare to surrounding rural areas? a. Urban areas are about 2-10º F warmer b. Urban and rural areas are about the same temperaturec. Urban areas are coolerd. It varies by city19.Earth's average temperature has risen about 1 degree F in the past 100 years, and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that in the next hundred years the temperature will rise by a. 0 degrees Fb. 1-2 degrees Fc. 3-10 degrees Fd. 10-15 degrees F20.How many pounds of greenhouse gasses does the average home produce each year? a. 5000b. 20,000c. 40,000d. 70,00021.What percentage of the urban population in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from one or more diseases associated with inadequate water and sanitation? a. 25%b. 50%c. 75%d. 85%ASU 101: The ASU Experience Page
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