SAN JOSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

San Jose, Malilipot, Albay

Mid-Term Examination Environmental Management System

HRE4

Score:_________
NAME:_____________________________ Course/yr.__________ Date:__________
Identification:
I: Direction: Read the following question and write your answer on the
Blank spaces below.
1.____________________ aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the national air Quality
guideline Values for
criteria pollutants, throughout the Philippines, while minimizing the
possible associated impacts
to the economy.
2._____________________ has large economic and quality of life costs, both now and in the future, in
terms of
health impacts and foregone revenues.
3._____________________ is the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria in the decomposition of
organic material or oxygen
required for oxidation of various chemicals in the water, such as
sulfides, ferrous iron and ammonia.
4._____________________mandates that management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the
quality of Philippine
water resources shall be prescribed.
5._____________________ this units/Agency are tested currently through roadside random testing to
mobile sources of
pollution ( e. a from motor vehicles).
6._____________________ published in 2014 showed a decrease in the number of water bodies that
may be considered as
potential sources of drinking water as compared with the data
reported in NWQSR 2006.
7._____________________ declared the policy of considering the protection preservation and revival of
the quality of our
fresh, brackish and marine waters alongside with the pursuit of
economic growth .
8._____________________ management of water quality based on watershed, river basin or water
resources region
called________________areas.
9._____________________ prohibition of discharge/dumping of infectious medical waste, sewage
sludge(unless specifically
authorized), solid waste, prohibited chemicals, substances or
pollutants listed under Toxic
Substances , Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act_____________
in water bodies.
10.____________________ the Maine Pollution decree issued in 1976 specially declared a national policy
to prevent and
control the pollution of seas by the dumping of waste and other
matter which create hazards to
human health,
11.____________________ the Environmental Policy and the Environmental Code the framework for
specific laws and
implementing rules and regulations on the use of specific kinds of
natural resources.
12.____________________ the country is also a party to the ________ agreement on Conservation of
Nature and Natural
Resources(ACNNR), where contracting parties commit to develop
national conservation strategies
within the framework of a conservation strategy.
13.____________________ forest management in the country is governed by Presidential Decree
no._____ issued in 1975,
otherwise known as the “revised Forestry Code of the Philippines”.
14.____________________ provides the framework for all forestry programs, projects, and activities .
15.____________________ which aims to promote the application pf guidelines and criteria for the
management conservation,
and sustainable development of all types of timber producing
forests.
16.____________________ declared as a policy that all mineral resources in public and private lands
within the territory and
exclusive economic zone of the Republic of the Philippines are
owned by the State.
17.____________________ plays an important role in the economic progress of a nation. It provides food
and vital raw materials for the growing economy.
18.____________________ provides for the application of principles of agrarian reform, or stewardship,
whenever applicable
in accordance with law, in the disposition or utilization of other
natural resources.
19.____________________ known as the Water Code of the Philippines issued in December 31,1976-
consolidated the laws
governing the ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation,
development, conservation, and
protection of water resources.
20.____________________ known as Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, provides for the development,
management, and
conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources.

II: Enumeration: Enumerate the following and give the correct answer.

21.) _______Establishes national sovereignty over marine resources lying within coastal
water and aims to provide
countries with incentive to better manage these resources,

a. UNCLOS b. MARPOL c. Basel Convention d.

Rotterdam Convention/PIC

22.)________the convention’s objectives is to ensure that the management of hazardous

waste and other waste,
including their transboundary movement and disposal, management of
hazardous waste,

a. UNCLOS b. MARPOL c. Basel Convention d.

Rotterdam Convention/PIC

23.) ________International Convention for the prevention of Pollution from Ships.

a. UNCLOS b. MARPOL c. Basel Convention d.

Rotterdam Convention/PIC
24.) ________the convention aims at promoting shared responsibility and cooperative efforts
among parties in the
internation trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and
the environment from
potential herm and to contribute to their environmentally- sound use.

a. UNCLOS b. MARPOL c. Basel Convention d.

Rotterdam Convention/PIC

25.________ the law aims to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture,
processing , sale
,distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixture that present
unreasonable risk to human
health.

a. R.A. 6969 b. R.A. 7942 c. R.A. 6657 d. R.A.

9003

26.)_________In chapter 4, Table 13, in what region has the biggest number of open
Dumpsites.
 a. Region 5 b. Region 6 c. Region 7 d.
Region 8

27.) A mining permit has to be secured from the______ along with the other environmental
safeguard
requirements prior to mining operations.

a. NSCB b. DENR c. DPWH d. DOLE

28.) The management of indigenous energy resources is governed by provisions in

_______,otherwise known as the
“Department of Energy Act of 1992,”

a. R.A. 7638 b. R.A. 8550 c. R.A. 9072 d. R.A.

7586

29.)_______ being the lead implementing agency for energy resources management ,issued
IRRs which contain
details on how these and other provisions of the law is implemented.

a. DOE b. ECCs c. EITI d. NREL

30.) _______means the variability among living organisms from all sources including
terrestrial, marine, and other
aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part.
a. Biological Diversity b. Ecosystem c. Biology d.
Biodiversity

31-40) Give the Correct Answers of the following Acronyms,

31. NIPAS-_________________________________ 36. UNIDO-

____________________________________

32. NBSAP-________________________________ 37. JICA-

______________________________________

33. DENRO-________________________________ 38. WQMA-___________________________________

34. ERDB-__________________________________ 39. MGB-_____________________________________

35. ASBU-__________________________________ 40. NSWMC-__________________________________

III. Essay Question:

41-50.) Briefly describe the status and threats to biodiversity in the Philippines. (10 marks)

51-60.) Why is it important to preserved biodiversity( 10 marks)