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1. Why is Colombia vulnerable to environmental degradation?
A
Fishing
B
Agriculture
C
Mining
2. Which country is home to what could be one of the largest gold mines in the Americas?
A
Colombia
B
Venezuela
C
Paraguay
3. Colombia has a...
A
rich ecology, with high-altitude ecosystems that capture water from fog and supply it to lowlands
B
poor ecology, with few ecosystems, damp and ugly environments
C
sad ecology, with starving, skinny and weak animals
4. What strategies are being used to strengthen and enforce environmental legislation in Colombia?
A
Political and legal strategies
B
Educational and political strategies
C
Health strategies
5. Which páramo was declared by the Ministry of Environment as a Regional Natural Park?
A
Santurbán Páramo
B
San Benito Páramo
C
Bolívar Páramo
6. What is AIDA's purpose?
A
Protect aquatic ecosystem
B
Protect Andean ecosystems and help stop the construction of mines
C
Stop agricultural activities
7. Apart from the environment, who is most affected by mining?
A
Educational communities
B
Ethnic and rural communities
C
Ethnic and educational communities
8. What is La Colosa?
A
a building project that plans to develop in the forest reserves and the large farmlands of Tolima
B
a deforesting project that plans to develop in the forest reserves and the large farmlands of Tolima
C
a mining project that plans to develop in the forest reserves and the large farmlands of Tolima
9. Why mining threats are intensifying?
A
Due to the national policy from build to agriculture as Colombia's economic and industrial priority
B
Due to the national policy from agriculture to mining as Colombia’s economic and industrial priority
C
Due to the national policy from cattle ranching to mining as Colombia's economic priority
10. The Constitutional Court has set important precedents regarding the need to...
A
protect urban sensitive areas
B
protect environmentally sensitive areas
C
protect rural sensitive areas