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100

[R SOC 365]  “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need” is also referred to as what?  

Sustainable Development, Sustainability 

(https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/sd-dd.nsf/eng/home)

Rural Sociology (R SOC) 365: Sociology of Environment and Development

100

[EAS 208] Anthropogenic change is the sum of processes that have taken place in the global environment that are driven by what?

Human activity

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) 208: Introduction to Global Change


100

[EDPS 360] What are two factors that may influence a person’s educational opportunities and experiences?

Any of the following, or use your discretion: 

  1. social class

  2. gender

  3. race or ethnicity

  4. sexual orientation

  5. abilities

  6. intergenerational trauma

  7. health


The Alberta Human Rights Act “prohibits discrimination in employment based on the protected grounds of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income, and sexual orientation”.  https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/employment/employee_info/Pages/employee_rights_and_responsibilities.aspx

Education - Policy Studies (EDPS) 360: Society and Education


100

[NS 110] Which treaty between the Crown and Aboriginal Peoples, signed in 1876,  governs the portion of Alberta where Edmonton is located?

Treaty Six (6). 

Interesting fact, the Bruce Peel Special Collections here at the U of A houses the original Treaty 6!  You can learn more about the treaty process in the course Native Studies (NS) 110: Historical Perspectives in Native Studies, which is also a Core course for the Certificate in Sustainability 

100

[AREC 173] What percentage of the average American’s environmental footprint is associated with food?

  1. <1%

  2. 5%

  3. 12%

  4. 17%

17% 

There are many environmental costs associated with food, from growing it (water, pesticides, energy to warm a greenhouse), transporting it (carbon emissions), and chemical processes around food waste (producing of methane in landfills)   http://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html

Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) 173: Plate, Planet and Society


200

[NS 435] What is the term for the Crown’s legal obligation to consult with Aboriginal peoples when it contemplates decisions or actions that may adversely impact asserted or established Aboriginal or treaty rights.    

  1. Duty to consult

  2. Assembly of First Nations

  3. Aboriginal title

  4. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Duty to Consult

https://www.ontario.ca/page/duty-consult-aboriginal-peoples-ontario#section-0

Native Studies (NS) 435: Management of Aboriginal Natural Resources


200

[BIOL 284] Can you name two ways that climate change impacts ecosystems?


  1. Any two of the following answers (you may also use your discretion):

  2. Biology (BIOL) 384: Global Change and Ecosystems

200

[EDU 211] When did the last residential school close in Canada?  t  (If they ask what residential schools are:) “Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools established to assimilate Indigenous children into European Canadian culture.”

  1. 1892 

  2. 1965

  3. 1996 

  4. 2004

1996

A lot of people in Canada believe that these schools were closed long ago. However, the last residential school actually closed in 1996, and its history still affects teachers’ and learners’ educational opportunities & experiences today.

Education (EDU) 211: Aboriginal Education and Contexts for Professional and Personal Engagement


200

[B LAW 428] True or false: Alberta has an Environmental Bill of Rights. 

[An environmental bill of rights refers to a bill enshrining the fact that everyone has the right to live in a healthy and ecologically balanced environment, including clean air, safe water, fertile soil, nutritious food, a stable climate and flourishing biodiversity.]

False - An Environmental Bill of Rights was introduced as far back as 1978 and again in 1990, but none of these bills were successfully passed into law.
http://elc.ab.ca/our-focus/environmental-rights/ 

B LAW 428: Natural Resource and Environmental Law, ENCS 352: Natural Resources and Environmental Law

200

[R SOC 271] How much food (in Canadian dollars) is wasted each year in Canada?

  1. ~$100 million

  2. ~$700 million

  3. ~$30 billion

  4. ~$200 billion

~$31 billion.  

According to a study in 2014, $31 billion worth of food is wasted each year in Canada.  That amounts to about 40% of the food produced yearly in Canada. http://tfpc.to/food-waste-landing/food-waste-theissue#_edn1

Rural Sociology (R SOC) 271 - The Politics of Food and Natural Resources

300

[EAS 208] One reason the “planet is in crisis” is because the human population has increased dramatically while issues such as resource scarcity and environmental degradation are becoming more apparent every day. By what percentage did the human population increase between 1959 and 1999?

  1. 30%

  2. 60%

  3. 100%

  4. 120%

100% 

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) 208 - Introduction to Global Change

300

[BIOL 381] True or false:  The House of Commons has declared that Canada is in a climate emergency.

True. 

In Canada’s House of Commons on May 16, 2019, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna put forward a motion to declare that Canada is in a national climate emergency. This was based on a report by the Environment and Climate Change Canada, which indicated that Canada was warming at a rate double the global rate, and that the effects of the warming are irreversible. 

https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/house/sitting-418/hansard

Biology (BIOL) 381: A Planet in Crisis


300

[NS 476] What does the term "Stolen Sisters" refer to?

  1. The disproportionate number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. (Stolen Sisters)

  2. The large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their birth families through the 1960s, and their subsequent adoption into predominantly non-Indigenous, middle-class families in Canada. (Sixties Swoop)

  3. The Indian Act’s “marrying out” rule, by which a status Indian woman who married a non-status man would lose her status. (repealed by Bill C-31)

  4. The disproportionate number of Indigenous women who were forcibly sterilized in Canada’s eugenics movement. (Eugenics)

The disproportionate number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. (Stolen Sisters)

The term stolen sisters refers to the disproportionate number of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.  Although Indigenous women make up 4 percent of Canada’s female population, 16 percent of all women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were Indigenous. However, all of the answers are factual, they just have different terms 

Native Studies (NS) 476 - Perspectives on Aboriginal Health and Well-Being


300

[RLS 463] Ecotourism refers to which of the following?

  1. Tourism to visit pristine natural areas

  2. Tourism that seeks to minimize its environmental impact, and sustain the well-being of local peoples

  3. A special tour company for environmentalists 

  4. Visiting sections of your local area you haven’t visited yet to minimize your travel

Tourism that seeks to minimize its environmental impact, and sustain the well-being of local peoples. 

Ecotourism also includes interpretation and educational opportunities for both staff and guests. 

RLS 463: Issues in Tourism Development

300

[RLS 463] What positive impacts can leisure time have on people’s lives?  

Any of these answers, at your discretion, are acceptable

  • Health benefits of physical activity (e.g. enhanced immune systems, improved memory, improved self esteem, and better quality of sleep)

  • Lower stress and risk of depression

  • Improved workplace productivity

  • Improved creativity

  • Better cognitive performance

  • Can create a positive work-life balance to restore us physically/mentally

  • Leisure can help you develop friendships and social support, which will help you to be less susceptible to physical illness due to stress.

  • Recreational therapy, which involves using various recreation or leisure activities to enhance or promote wellness. Some of these benefits include faster healing from medical conditions, stress management, improved body function and better cognitive function.

Recreation and Leisure Studies (RLS) 463: Issues in Tourism Development

400

[ECON 269] Which term refers to the concept of economically unaccounted-for outcomes associated with development (e.g. pollution), which are not factored into the cost of the associated product or good?

  1. An externality

  2. The sunk cost fallacy

  3. Environmental economics

  4. There is no such term

An externality

The term “externality” refers to the unintended environmental, economic and social consequences, which are not factored into the cost of producing a good. For example, the costs of the health effects of pollution.


Economics (ECON) 269: Economics of the Environment

400

[ENCS 473] Q: Which international agreement, signed in 2015, builds on the Kyoto Protocol and, for the first time, brought together all nations to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change? 

  1. The Paris Agreement

  2. Sustainable Development Goals

  3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  4. Marrakesh Accords

The Paris Agreement

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.  The Paris accords includes provisions to both combat climate change and  adapt to its effects, and includes enhanced support to assist developing countries. 

Environmental and Conservation Sciences (ENCS) 473: Environmental and Conservation Policy


400

[HIST 369] When was Canada’s Indian Act repealed?

  1. 1876

  2. 1985

  3. 2003

  4. It has never been repealed

It has never been repealed.

The Indian Act is the principal statute through which the federal government administers Indian status, local First Nations governments, the management of reserve land and communal monies, and governmental obligations to First Nations peoples. It was first introduced in 1876 and has since been amended several times. The Indian Act pertains only to First Nations peoples, not to Métis or Inuit people in Canada.

HIST 369 - History of the Native Peoples of Canada since 186


400

[REN R 100] How many km2 of land burned during the 2019 Wildfire season in Alberta, which was described by NASA as an extreme fire season for the province.  

  1. 14.6 km2

  2. 146.3 km2

  3. 1 463.6 km2

  4. 14 636.8 km2

1463.6 km2, or 146 360 hectares, of land in Alberta burned in wildfires in 2019. 

This is 3.5 times more than the average area burned in Alberta. Anthropogenic climate change has been clearly linked to increased forest fire frequency and severity, which can cause property damage and impact human health.    

REN R 100 - Forests: Ecology, Use, and Society

400

[HGP 240] More than 80% of UAlberta students travel to campus by using which active transportation mode?

  1. On foot

  2. Using a scooter

  3. By bike

  4. Public transit

Public transit

All UAlberta students get a U-Pass (universal transit pass) which can be used for trains and buses.  According to a Transportation Demand Management Study from 2014, 80% of students were using public transit to get to campus. https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/ualberta/vice-president-facilities-and-operations/documents/emso/ua-ghg-reduction-plan-2012-2020.pdf

Human Geography and Planning (HGP) 240:  Cities and Urbanism


500

[BUEC 464] What is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?  

  1. LCA is a tool for identifying and assessing the various environmental impacts associated with a particular product.

  2. LCA examines the series of changes in the life of an organism, including reproduction.

  3. LCA is a tool used to identify all the possible adverse effects caused by human activities on the environment,

  4. LCA is a tool used to determine the average life expectancy of an organism or a substance that is released in the environment.

LCA is a tool for identifying and assessing the various environmental impacts associated with a particular product. 

In fact, LCA takes a “cradle to grave” approach looking at the impacts of the product from the raw materials acquisition (the cradle) through its production and use to its final disposal (the grave). http://www.bt.undp.org/content/dam/bhutan/docs/Energy_environment/Env-publications/2011-NEC-Env%20Mgt%20Tools.pdf Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/environmental-impact.html

Business Economics (BUEC) 464: Environmental Management

500

[HGP 452] According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released in October 2018, in order to prevent a global temperature rise of 1.5C over pre-industrial levels, we need to (1) reduce our global emissions by 50% and (2) reach net zero by what years?

  1. 1990 and 2000

  2. 2020 and 2030

  3. 2030 and 2050

  4. 2050 and 2100

2030 and 2050

At present, the world is 1C warmer than preindustrial levels.  A rise in the earth’s temperature impact the patterns of air and water masses, the lives of flora and fauna, leading to significant impacts on humans.  Impacts include increases in severe weather patterns, habitat loss and displacement of certain species, strains on the energy grid, and challenges for agriculture. An increase beyond 1.5C has the potential to result in irreversible changes to the Earth’s biosphere.


https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/

Human Geography and Planning (HGP) 452:  Human Dimensions of Environmental Change



500

[SOC 343] What was the first LGBTQ organization founded at the University of Alberta?

  1. iSMSS (Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services)

  2. GATE (Gay Alliance towards Equality)

  3. OUTreach

  4. The Landing

GATE (Gay Alliance towards Equality)

GATE was founded in 1975 by UofA students and was one of the very first campus orientation LGBTQ organizations across Canada. It later turned into the Pride Centre of Edmonton. iSMSS was created in 2008, combining research, policy, educational, and outreach initiatives through the Faculty of Education. OUTreach is a student group designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students. The Landing was launched in 2014 and is a Students’ Union run organization.

Sociology (SOC) 343 - Social Movements


500

[BIOL 384] Between 1970 and 2014, populations of mammals across Canada dropped by what percentage?

  1. 10%

  2. 21%

  3. 35%

  4. 43%

43%. 

A 2017 Report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) found that across Canada populations of mammals are dropping significant. Populations of grassland birds dropped 69% and fish dropped 20% the primary causes being habitat loss, which also significantly impacts, and is impacted by anthropogenic climate change (source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-biodiversity-1.5125108) 

BIOL 208: Principles of Ecology

BIOL 384 Global Change and Ecosystems

REN R 364: Principles of Managing Natural diversity

500

[REN R 483] Across all of the campuses of the University of Alberta (North, South, Augustana, Campus Saint-Jean, Enterprise Square), what percentage of buildings are zero waste friendly, or have zero waste stations available for use?

  1. 14%

  2. 24%

  3. 34%

  4. 44%

34%

As of September 2019, 33.6% of buildings across all campuses have the zero waste stations, which allows them to sort paper recycling, metal/plastic recycling, organics waste, and landfill.  To learn more about how to use the Zero Waste stations, head over to the folks at the other side of the tent to play Recycle-It-Right.

Renewable Resources (REN R) 483 - Waste Management and Utilization