Question

3 multiple choice 20 points
what can you do to reduce your impact on the geosphere?
buy your clothes from large chain stores
refrain from recycling since it requires a lot of fuel
buy your produce and meat locally
using plastic water bottles

4 multiple choice 20 points
your friend wishes to upgrade their smartphone even though it is in perfect condition. how does this action affect the geosphere?
the new phone will require longer charging time.
the new phone costs more money than the old one.
the new phone has less raw materials than the old one.
the new phone requires more mining of materials.

Explanation:

Analyze Question 3 options

• Buying clothes from large chain stores increases industrial manufacturing and transport impacts.
• Refraining from recycling increases waste accumulation in landfills (geosphere).
• Buying produce and meat locally reduces transportation emissions and supports sustainable local land use, reducing overall environmental and geospheric footprint.
• Using plastic water bottles increases plastic waste in landfills.

Analyze Question 4 options

• Charging time and monetary cost do not directly describe physical impacts on the geosphere.
• Raw material composition of a new phone does not inherently reduce impact.
• Manufacturing a new smartphone requires extracting rare earth elements and metals, which directly increases mining activities that disrupt and deplete the geosphere.

Answer:

Question 3

• buy your clothes from large chain stores
• refrain from recycling since it requires a lot of fuel
• buy your produce and meat locally (Correct answer)
• using plastic water bottles

Question 4

• The new phone will require longer charging time.
• The new phone costs more money than the old one.
• The new phone has less raw materials than the old one.
• The new phone requires more mining of materials. (Correct answer)