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Miller LITE Chapter 1: Environmental Problems and Sustainability
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1
________ is the variable that is measured in response to the ________.
Dependent variable, controlled variable
Independent variable, dependent variable
Dependent variable, independent variable
Controlled variable, independent variable
2
According to the film A Plastic Ocean, how much plastic is dumped into the ocean annually?
8 metric tonnes
8 million pounds
8 million tons
8 billion tons
3
Increase in the capacity to provide people with goods and services produced by an economy.
economic growth
economic redistribution
gross domestic product
economic development
4
When is modeling used in the scientific method?
All of the above
When it is too costly to run an experiment without it
When a phenomenon cannot be observed directly
When there is not enough time to run the experiment
5
Improvement of living standards by economic growth.
economic development
gross domestic product
economic redistribution
economic growth
6
A resource such as solar energy that is renewed continuously is a called a(an)
potentially renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
kind of renewable resource
perpetual resource
7
The tragedy of the commons refers to the overuse of
common-property or free-access resources.
solar capital.
governmental regulation.
synthetic chemicals.
8
According to A Plastic Ocean, with what bodily processes do endocrine disruptors interfere?
growth
reproduction
development
metabolism
9
A person who is primarily interested in the establishment of new wilderness areas
conservationist
restorationist
preservationist
ecologist
10
the ability of a system or systems to function for a specified time
resilience
inertia
sustainability
constancy
11
Fish, fresh water, wild animals, and fertile soil are examples of ___ resources.
potentially renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
kind of renewable resource
perpetual resource
12
According to A Plastic Ocean, how many Americans over age 6 have detectable levels of BPA?
50%
25%
75%
90%
13
Which of the following is true?
All renewable resources are continuously available
Renewable resources can't be used for energy
Renewable resources can be degraded
Renewable resources are formed slowly
14
About ____% of the world's human population lives in the developing countries
80
70
60
50
15
________ promotes the fair and equitable treatment of all people
Anthropocentrism
Environmental justice
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
16
How did the agricultural revolution influence the human population?
decreased nutrition
led to urbanization
led to a nomadic society
Made more food available consistently
17
The three factors affecting the environmental impact of a population are:
population times consumption times technology.
population plus consumption plus technology.
population plus consumption minus technology.
population times technology minus consumption.
18
Which of the following is false?
Nonrenewable resources are replenished in a few 1,000 years
Oil is a nonrenewable resource
Copper is a nonrenewable resource
Water is a renewable resource
19
Which of the following is incorrect about science?
Examinations are conducted through collecting data
It assumes everything functions in accordance to rules
Scientific laws are absolutely proven
It studies the natural world exclusively
20
Which of the following is a component of environmental science?
All of the above
How the natural world works
How we affect the environment
How the environment affects us
21
Which environmental ethic is a human-centered view?
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
Ecocentrism
Environmental justice
22
How is environmental science different from environmentalism?
Environmental science aims to protect the natural world
Environmental science started b/c of the green movement
Environmentalism aims to protect the natural world
Environmentalism is an interdisciplinary study
23
What does SCUBA stand for?
submersible container used by adventurers
Some come up barely alive
Self contained underwater breathing apparatus
self confined underwater breathing air
24
Which of the following is not included in the environment?
None of the above
Biotic factors
Abiotic factors
living and nonliving matter
25
The application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and the environment is ___
Environmental ethics
Ethics
Environmental worldview
Environmental culture
