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Q1.
Environmentalism arose during the 1970s in the aftermath of the
Vietnam War.
Vietnam War.
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Q2.
Ecocentrism is a nature-oriented attitude
towards the environment.
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Q3. Deep
ecologists tend to be technocentrics.
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Q4.
Many of the world’s major religions
are trying to educate people about the need for conservation.
Q5.
Carrying capacity is the minimum number
of individuals an environment can support without
causing environmental degradation.
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Q6.
Sustainable development is the profligate
exploitation of environmental resources.
Q7.
Agenda 21 was designed to promote the
practice of sustainability.
Q8. The
philosophy and practice of ‘ecosystem management’ puts people
first.
Q9.
The overall goal of ‘ecosystem management’
is the management of ecological integrity.
Q10.
Scientists are starting to use traditional
ecological knowledge.
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Q11.
The International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme is interdisciplinary.
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Q12.
The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
(GEWEX) is part of the International Geosphere–Biosphere
programme.
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Q13. DIVERSITAS
is an international programme for studying biodiversity.
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Q14.
The Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania
State University studies environmental change
in North America.
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Q15.
Predications by the Hadley Centre for Climate
Predication and Research suggest that the number
of days of heavy rain will increase during winter by the 2080s.
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