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Question 1. The legal principle sic uter tuo alienum non laedas refers to:
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the doctrine of good neighborliness.
the conventional law principle of cooperation between states.
the customary law principle of due diligence.
the conventional law principle of transboundary environmental protection.
Question 2. All of the following are examples of transboundary pollution EXCEPT:
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the Industrial accident in Sevesko, Italy
the Oil spill of Exxon Valdez
the Chernobyl incident in the Soviet Union
the Yucca Mountain incident in the U.S.
Question 3. POPs are environmentally significant because they are all of the following EXCEPT:
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bio-accumulate.
resist degradation.
have the ability to travel long distance.
mutate at a high rate of efficiency.
Question 4. Scientists have classified approximately __________ living species.
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0.75 million
1.75 million
2.25 million
2.75 million
Question 5. Which of the following is an example of transboundary pollution?
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Global climate change
Biomass
Hazardous waste
Tritium transport
Question 6. International law is partially derived from which of the following sources?
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The International Superlegislature
The International Standards Organization
The European Union
Treaties and principles derived from long-standing practices
Question 7. Which of the following BEST describes the Madrid Protocol?
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The Madrid Protocol was established to protect and preserve Antarctica
The Madrid Protocol was designed for freer trade among European nations
The Madrid Protocol was the largest summit designed to impact worldwide environmental policies
The Madrid Protocol was designed to provide for international sustainable forest management
Question 8. The World Commission on Environment and Development is also known as __________.
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the Brundtland Commission
the Stockholm Declaration
the Basel Convention
the Kyoto Protocol
Question 9. Overall, the world's population is increasing by __________ people per year.
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44 million
52.4 million
86 million
90 million
Question 10. In the mid-1980s, the World Bank instituted what action on proposed projects?
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The World Bank required environmental assessment on all projects over $10 million
The World Bank required environmental assessment on all projects over $1 million
The World Bank required preliminary screening and rating projects into one of four categories
The World Bank required environmental screening before final approval on all projects regardless of cost or economic impact
Question 11. Explain the four primary principles of customary international environmental law. Your answer should be approximately 250-300 of your own words. Provide a reference citation for your source material.
Question 12. Reflect on what you learned in this unit on Recognize the future trends of international environmental law within Environmental Law. Describe something that you learned within Unit II that can be applied to your career or an area of interest.