Environment!!!!

NZ

100

Are household pets good, bad or neutral for the environment?

Bad 

200

What is the most destructive pest in NZ?

Possums

300

Which NZ city has the least emissions? 

Wellington 

400

How much waste does NZ generate per year?

- 17 million tonnes 

- 13 million tonnes 

- 23 million tonnes

- 9.9 million tonnes 

- 17 million tonnes 

500

How many endemic species in NZ (estimate)

- 80, 000

- 70, 000

- 90, 000

- 100, 000

- 80, 000

World-Wide

100

Most sustainable form of travelling very long distances within continents?

Train 

200

How high have the global sea levels risen in the last 25 years?

- 5cm

- 10cm

- 15cm

- 20cm

-10 cm

300

What % of the Earth is water?

71%

(anywhere between 65-75% counts)

400

Which country has the largest emissions?

China (29.18% of all emissions - 10,432,751,400 tons in 2016)

500

What country has the lowest carbon footprint?

- Cook islands

- Nieu 

- Nauru

- Samoa

Nauru (0.05 metric tons)

Food Systems

100

Is farming good or bad for environment?

Bad 

200

Most unsustainable food to produce?

- Pork

- Mutton

- Fish 

- Beef 

- Beef 

300

What is the most sustainable food to produce?

- Meats

- Crickets and bugs

- Seaweed and seafood (excluding fishing)

- Legumes and grains

Seaweed and seafood. Seaweed and oyster fishing (plus more) are very sustainable.

400

How much food do we waste in NZ per year?

- 45, 000 tonnes

- 50,000 tonnes 

- 100, 000 tonnes

- 120, 000 tonnes

- 120, 000 tonnes

500

What % of food supply is wasted USA?

- 10-20%

- 30-40%

- 20-30%

- 5 - 10%

- 30 - 40%

Transport

100

What is the most sustainable form of travel? (excluding walking)

Cycling

200

Least sustainable form of travel?

Plane 

300

Main greenhouse gas that's emitted by cars?

CO2

400

What % of New Zealand's emissions are caused by transport?

- 13%

- 17%

- 21%

- 25%

_{- 17%}

500

How much CO2 per kilometer is released when driving a car? (g=grams)

- 170g/km

- 150g/km

- 200g/km

- 170g/km

Rubbish

100

Main effects of litter?

Water, soil and air pollution

200

3 main litter material?

Paper, plastic, metal. Account for around 93% of littered items.

300

How much rubbish is dumped per year

- 3.74B tonnes

- 4.11B tonnes

- 1.98B tonnes

- 2.12 B tonnes

- 2.12B tonnes

400

How much rubbish average person produce per year NZ?

- 200kg

- 300kg

- 400kg

- 500kg

400kg (401kg as of 2021)

500

True or False: Plastic can fully decompose, it just takes thousands of years.

False, plastic never fully decomposes and instead becomes microplastics.