WEEK 9

Week 9 — Short Practice Quiz

Based on your uploaded assignments.

1. According to Malthusian model,

a. Population grows in geometric progression, food supply increases in arithmetic progression
b. Population grows in geometric progression, food supply increases in geometric progression
c. Population grows in arithmetic progression, food supply increases in arithmetic progression
d. Population grows in arithmetic progression, food supply increases in geometric progression

2. Which of these is not a pillar of sustainability?

a. environmental sustainability
b. economic sustainability
c. trans-boundary sustainability
d. social sustainability

3. The quantum of human impacts is given by

a. I = P × A × T
b. I = P ÷ A × T
c. I = P × A − T
d. I = P − A × T

4. Which of these is a positive check according to Malthus?

a. late marriage
b. war
c. celibacy
d. moral restraint

5. Which of these is a pillar of sustainability

a. social sustainability
b. industrial sustainability
c. agricultural sustainability
d. trans-boundary sustainability

6. ______ is used to identify which potential impacts are relevant to assess. Fill in the blank

a. screening
b. scoping
c. reporting
d. review

7. ______ determines which projects or developments require a full or partial impact assessment study. Fill in the blank

a. screening
b. scoping
c. reporting
d. review

8. The demographic transition sees a society move from

a. high birth rate, low death rate → low birth rate, low death rate
b. low birth rate, high death rate → low birth rate, low death rate
c. high birth rate, high death rate → low birth rate, low death rate
d. high birth rate, high death rate → low birth rate, high death rate

9. The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was written by

a. Darwin
b. Malthus
c. Spencer
d. Owens

10. Which of these is a preventive check according to Malthus?

a. foresight
b. vice
c. misery
d. flood