Which of the Following Describes an Example of Living Sustainably

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes an example of living sustainably?

• A) A city lives at its biocapacity and consumes natural capital without replenishment.
• B) A city lives off of its natural income and preserves and replenishes natural capital.
• C) A city relies heavily on fossil fuels.
• D) A city has a substantial recycling program even though it generates far more waste than it recycles.
• E) A city uses natural capital and renewable resources with a rapidly growing ecological footprint.

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Definitions:

Poverty Rate

The proportion of the population living below the poverty line, indicating the level of economic deprivation in a society.

Income Share

The distribution of total income among different groups or individuals, often used to analyze economic inequality.

Quintile

A statistical value that represents 20% of a given population or dataset, dividing it into five equal parts.

Percentage

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.