Read the back cover description of a book:A Billion Footprints describes the environmental impact of seemingly innocent actions that people take in their normal lives, from running a blender to drinking a glass of tap water. Readers will be shocked to learn how even the most innocuous routines cause irreversible harm to the world around us.How might the author convey the same information using a chronological structure?A.By categorizing each action according to the kind of pollution it causes: air, land, or waterB.By putting each action in order from least harmful to the environment to most harmfulC.By describing a person's environmentally consequential actions from sunrise until bedtimeD.By describing the consequences first and then tracing the causes back to a person's actionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Provide three examples of how environmental issues can cause harm to human health. For 3 marks

The problem began simply enough. In the 1950s, plans to build a canal were abandoned due to political red tape. The half-finished canal then became a dumping ground for garbage. Chemical waste was deposited there and buried. Two decades later, heavy rains and shifting soil caused some of the chemical containers to leak. The chemicals leached into the soil and contaminated the water supply. Within months, the area had to be evacuated.What is one way the author uses a chronological structure to support his purpose?A.By detailing the order of events during the evacuationB.By tracing the contamination problem over timeC.By comparing water pollution to land pollutionD.By explaining that heavy rains lead to chemical leaksSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph.A) The Centre has since issued rules for conservation and management, and chosen 115 water bodies in 24 States for protection support, but this is obviously too little.B) Loss of natural wetlands is an ongoing catastrophe in India.C) A decade ago, when the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History released a conservation atlas for all States using space applications.D) Moreover, research studies show that the concentration of heavy metals in such sites is leading to bioaccumulation, thus entering the plants and animals that ultimately form part of people’s food.E) It reported the tragic fact that 38% of wetlands had already been lost nationally; and shockingly, in some districts only 12% survived.DCABEECBADBCEADBDAECNone of these

Statement:Pollution is damaging our earth securely and we need to realize its effects and prevent this damage.Courses of Action:1. Government should control unnecessary human actions which damage the environment in many ways.2. The Pollution Control Board should close down all industries in the residential areas.3. Spread awareness among the masses to reduce and prevent pollution.A Only I and II follow.BAll I, II and III follow.COnly III followsDOnly I follows

Which one of the following suggests that when the effects of a human activity are poorly understood, we must presume that some level of harm may exist to the environment, and thus must proceed with that activity carefully?Sustainability ethicPrecautionary principleEnvironmental harm dictumEnvironmental injusticePresumptive principle