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Sustainability multiple choice exercise

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing from the options below:

1. Sustainability is: 
   1. the greenhouse effect, land degradation, water quality and use, vegetation degradation, impact of feral and native animals and biodiversity.
   2. clearing and burning trees and other vegetation.
   3. the ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it.
   4. the system will run out of resources.
   5. integrated planning for permanence, products and profitability, efficiency and flexibility.
      
      
2. If an ecosystem is exploited for too long:
   1. the greenhouse effect, land degradation, water quality and use, vegetation degradation, impact of feral and native animals and biodiversity.
   2. clearing and burning trees and other vegetation.
   3. the ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it.
   4. the system will run out of resources.
   5. integrated planning for permanence, products and profitability, efficiency and flexibility.
      
      
3. Sustainable land use requires:
   1. the greenhouse effect, land degradation, water quality and use, vegetation degradation, impact of feral and native animals and biodiversity.
   2. clearing and burning trees and other vegetation.
   3. the ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it.
   4. the system will run out of resources.
   5. integrated planning for permanence, products and profitability, efficiency and flexibility.
      
      
4. The main issues of sustainable land use in Australia currently relate to:
   1. the greenhouse effect, land degradation, water quality and use, vegetation degradation, impact of feral and native animals and biodiversity.
   2. clearing and burning trees and other vegetation.
   3. the ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it.
   4. the system will run out of resources
   5. integrated planning for permanence, products and profitability, efficiency and flexibility
      
      
5. An example of a land modification that can have a significant impact on the environment is:
   1. the greenhouse effect, land degradation, water quality and use, vegetation degradation, impact of feral and native animals and biodiversity
   2. clearing and burning trees and other vegetation
   3. the ability of an ecosystem to continuously support the life forms within it
   4. the system will run out of resources
   5. integrated planning for permanence, products and profitability, efficiency and flexibility

Answers

1. c)
2. d)
3. e)
4. a)
5. b)

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