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A quiz from Holt Environmental Science Chapter 1 -Science and the environment
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1
a characteristic of the agricultural revolution is
cave bears
soil loss
factories
airplanes
2
A developed nation would be
Libya
Peru
Iraq
Canada
3
a material that can't be broken down is said to be
degradable
nondegradable
4
Extinction is
growth of population
dying out
amount of births
amount of adults
5
a characteristic of a developed nation includes
higher birth rate
higher incomes
weak social supports
6
what is "tragedy of the Commons"?
overmining
overgrazing
overtilling
overwatering
7
sustainability is the condition where needs are met so a species can
survive indefinitely
die quickly
8
study of water resources
climatology
hydrology
biochemistry
sociology
9
study of the atmosphere
botany
sociology
zoology
climatology
10
the term that describes the area of the earth needed to support one person's lifestyle
supply & demand
sustainability
consumption crisis
ecological footprint
11
A system such as earth, where sunlight enters and heat leaves is
open
closed
12
which time period occurred first
Hunter-gatherers
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
13
an example of a depleting natural resource
bears
water
trees
fossil fuel
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microbiology is the study of
water
fossils
trees
microorganisms
15
study of plants
ecology
paleontology
botany
biology
16
Cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of the action against
type of resource
availability of resource
benefits one expects
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an example of a renewable resource
oil
coal
water
copper
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When the demand for goods rise, then the supply must _______ to meet the demand
go down
go up
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biodiversity of an area is
number of resources
males and females of a species
amount of pollution
number and variety of species
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Pollution is an undesired change in
bones
air
minerals
leaves
