IRP QUIZ: Natural Resources

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With 15 questions, this quiz will take you through some of the International Resource Panel’s research over the past 15 years and test your knowledge on the status of the world’s natural resources and their relationships with our daily life.

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1. How much biodiversity loss is caused by the extraction and processing of natural resources (such as water, food, energy, metals and minerals)? *

1 pont

30%

60%

90%

2. How much resources (such as water, food, energy, metals and minerals) does an average person in the world use every day? *

1 pont

Around 3 kg

Around 33 kg

Around 55 kg

3. How many different materials does a mobile phone contain? *

1 pont

4. How much of the world’s natural resources is consumed in urban areas? *

1 pont

75%

50%

25%

5. Which sector accounts for the largest water withdrawal? *

1 pont

Agriculture

Industry

Municipalities

6. How much of the human’s impact on climate change is caused by the extraction and processing of natural resources? *

1 pont

25%

50%

75%

7. Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues. What are the main causes of plastic mismanagement? *

1 pont

Increase in production, diversity and complexity of virgin plastics

A throwaway consumer culture

Single-use designed packaging

All of the above

8. Compared to 1970, how has our annual use of natural resources changed? *

1 pont

No change

Has grown twice the amount of 1970

Has grown three times the amount of 1970

9. Which region saw the largest growth in material extraction in the last five decades? *

1 pont

North America

Africa

Asia and the Pacific

10. How much of the world’s land is degraded? *

1 pont

10%

25%

40%

11. Which sector has the highest contribution to global GHG emissions? *

1 pont

Transport

Industry

Energy supply

12. How much of the world's materials extraction is linked to the production of goods for trade? *

1 pont

1/3

1/6

1/9

13. Cars contribute significantly to climate change. What could be the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars (without considering other transportation means)? *

1 pont