Which early remote sensing technique involved using pigeons to carry small cameras?
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12%
Avian photography
49%
Pigeon photogrammetry
23%
Bird's eye imaging
15%
Pigeon reconnaissance
Which remote sensing technology uses light detection and ranging to measure distances?
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41%
Radar
26%
Lidar
13%
Sonar
20%
Multispectral imaging
Who is considered the father of modern photogrammetry?
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21%
John Wesley Powell
55%
James Clerk Maxwell
14%
Carl Pulfrich
10%
Aimé Laussedat
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__Achieved the Nobel Prize for cosmic microwave support related to Big Bang Theory . (1978)
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39%
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
25%
Hubble
22%
Fred Hoyle
15%
Georges Lemaître
Which of the following countries recently pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060?
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26%
United States
43%
China
18%
India
13%
Brazil
The term "Anthropocene" refers to which of the following?
The current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment
QN. What is the primary purpose of the Paris Agreement within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change?
To keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C
C. To impose sanctions on countries that pollute excessively
C. To impose sanctions on countries that pollute excessively
What is the main environmental concern associated with the use of synthetic fertilizers in agriculture?
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3%
They are too expensive
9%
They lead to soil erosion
82%
They can cause water pollution through runoff, leading to eutrophication
6%
They take too long to decompose
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is primarily composed of which type of waste?
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17%
Electronic waste
29%
Organic waste
48%
Plastic waste
6%
Metal waste
Which international organization releases the annual "Global Environment Outlook" report?
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10%
World Health Organization (WHO)
9%
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
62%
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
20%
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
What is the primary cause of coral bleaching?
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2%
Overfishing
74%
Increase in sea temperature
22%
Oil spills
1%
Excessive tourism
What is "biodiversity hotspot" and who coined the term?
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4%
Areas with high levels of pollution; coined by Rachel Carson
90%
Regions with a significant reservoir of biodiversity under threat from humans coined by Norman Myers
4%
Places with extreme weather conditions; coined by Al Gore
1%
Zones of tectonic activity; coined by James Lovelock
Which of the following best describes the concept of "carbon pricing"?
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4%
Taxation on carbon-rich foods
6%
Subsidies for renewable energy sources
89%
Mechanisms to incentivize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on emissions
2%
Financial penalties for deforestation activities
The term "Environmental Kuznets Curve" (EKC) hypothesizes what relationship between environmental degradation and economic development?
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13%
A linear relationship where both increase together
22%
An inverse U-shaped relationship
16%
A constant relationship with no significant correlation
49%
A cyclical relationship with alternating periods of increase and decrease
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of oceanic trenches?
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34%
Divergent boundary
12%
Transform boundary
51%
Convergent boundary
3%
Passive boundary