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Table 1 Participants’ responses on issues related to local environment or environmental issues in
general (before attending the program)
Correct answers (%) Wrong answers (%) Didn’t know (%)
Know about the protected
areas of their region
32
68
0
Which animal does not live
in their region (brown bear
or otter or caretta caretta)
86
14
0
Which animal is not a
protected species (caretta
caretta or dolphin or wolf or
brown bear or cow)
68
32
0
What is the “water cycle”
77
23
0
The forms that water exists
in nature
50
45
5
Most of earths’ surface is
covered by water
91
9
0
Most of earths’ water is salty 59
27
14
Water mainly is polluted by
humans’ activities
86
9
5
Atmosphere is polluted by
cars, factories and forest fires
68
32
0
The greenhouse effect and
ozone hole is the same thing
77
18
5
Earth is a large greenhouse,
as many plants grow on its
surface
32
63
5
Atmospheric pollutants form
a glass surface around the
earth, which constantly
increases its temperature
68
9
23
The causes of greenhouse
effect
18
45
36
What would happen if earth
kept warming
68
27
5
Global warming raises the
sea level
77
23
0
Climate change causes
floods and droughts in some
areas of the planet
82
18
0
Climate change causes
health problems to humans
91
9
0
Which materials are recycled 55
40
5
By recycling we save energy 77
14
9