Unit 1: Sustainability
What are the 3 pillars of sustainability?
1) Environmental
2) Economic
3) Social
What is eco-anxiety?
a) An emergent mental health problem, developing with the changing climate crisis.
b) Being aware of pollution, a side effect of being a modern consumer nowadays.
c) A crisis among society that involves the three pillars of sustainability.
a) An emergent mental health problem, developing with the changing climate crisis.
What is the music genre we discussed in class?
a) Mariachi
b) Gospel
c) R&B
b) Gospel
"Fairness that considers people’s different needs and circumstances, instead of treating everyone exactly the same."
a) equality
b) equity
c) marginalized
b) equity
How many quizzes have we had so far?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
b) 6
What is the Paris Agreement?
a) An international treaty on climate change to lower countries' greenhouse gas emissions.
b) A legal international treaty that requires equal emissions cuts from every country in Europe.
c) A contract to end global fossil fuel use entirely
a) An international treaty on climate change to lower countries' greenhouse gas emissions.
What is greenwashing?
a) The practice where a company or organization makes false, misleading, or exaggerated claims about the environmental benefits of its products or services.
b) The practice where a company or organization uses the environment as a hook to boost sales of its products or services.
c) A marketing strategy that tends to be dishonest in order to help the environment while generating a profit for their own business.
a) The practice where a company or organization makes false, misleading, or exaggerated claims about the environmental benefits of its products or services.
What is "art"?
a) The making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings.
b) An activity through which people express particular ideas
c) Both previous definitions work
c) Both previous definitions work
It is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental decisions and discourse, regardless of race, income, or language...
a) environmental justice
b) just transition
c) framing sustainability
Environmental justice
What is the teacher's last name? Spell it correctly.
Monjaraz
Which is NOT a characteristic of sustainable development?
a) Requires balancing environmental, social, and economic needs
b) Requires cooperation between different nations
c) Focuses only on short-term economic profit
c) Focuses only on short-term economic profit
What is hedging in scientific communication?
a) Using technical vocabulary to make a scientific argument sound more advanced and appropriate for an academic audience.
b) Using language to limit or qualify a claim so that it accurately reflects the evidence available to researchers.
c) Avoiding conclusions completely when scientific studies contain limitations or when researchers disagree about the interpretation.
b) Using language to limit or qualify a claim so that it accurately reflects the evidence available to researchers.
Visual art is a powerful form of expression that _______ language and cultural barriers.
a) transformed
b) transcends
c) transition
b) transcends
What movie was theme of this topic?
How many Disney Princesses are there? (number for 300 pts, name them all for 500 pts!)
a) 11
b) 9
c) 13
c) 13: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana, and Raya.
What is the key difference between consumption and consumerism?
a) Consumption is a modern term; consumerism is older.
b) Consumerism meets basic needs; consumption means buying beyond need.
c) Consumption meets basic needs; consumerism means buying beyond need
c) Consumption meets basic needs; consumerism means buying beyond need
Today, many corporations use [_________] tactics to project an environmentally friendly image
a) skeptical
b) misleading
c) depictive
b) misleading
What is the main difference between cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation?
a) intent, respect, context, and impact when adopting or sharing elements of a culture that is not your own.
b) learning the historical context and traditions.
c) give credit or financial benefit back to the source community.
a) intent, respect, context, and impact when adopting or sharing elements of a culture that is not your own.
Who is Sharon Lavigne?
a) a retired teacher who defeated a large company
b) an activist who signed the Paris agreement in 1917
c) a petrochemical engineer who defeated a large company with support of her neighbors.
a) a retired teacher who defeated a large company ($9.4 billion petrochemical complex)
Where does Anna and Elsa live?
Arendelle
How an issue is presented or described (7 letter word)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Framing
Why has greenwashing become more common in recent years?
a) Consumers are more informed and expect responsibility.
b) Governments now require sustainability in every ad.
c) Environmental regulations have become much stricter worldwide.
a) Consumers are more informed and expect responsibility.
What is iconoclasm?
a) The destruction of sacred images, or public monuments, usually for religious or political reasons.
b) The protests during civil war, organized by black communities to bring people together and fight inequality.
c) The manifestation of protest in art around the world such as Banksy, and Orlan.
a) The destruction of sacred images, or public monuments, usually for religious or political reasons.
Marginalized: Having ____ influence over decisions and _______ access to resources, support, or opportunities to be heard.
Having (little/no) influence over decisions and (limited/no) access to resources, support, or opportunities to be heard.
Who are the only 2 princesses born in the United States?
Tiana and Pocahontas