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Env. Sci. Chp 1 Science & the Environment
Env. Sci. Chp 1 Science & the Environment
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Review of what environmental science is and trends throughout history.
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In which country is the average citizen likely to be using the most natural resources?
Peru
China
Egypt
United States
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An ecological footprint is the
number of trees people cut down
mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth
number of animals a person has killed
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person
3
What region had the greatest forest loss in 1990?
Lampung
Aceh
Riau
Jambi
4
According to the law of supply and demand, reduced oil production leads to _.
higher prices for oil
lower demand for oil
lower oil prices
exploration of new fuel sources
5
Energy from the sun.
fossil fuel resource
renewable resource
biodegradable resource
nonrenewable resource
6
The merits and expenses involved implementing an environmental solution is an example of _.
market equilibrium
ecological footprint
cost-benefit analysis
risk assessment
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Natural material formed at a much slower rate than depletion
nonrenewable resource
depleted resource
pollution
renewable resource
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During the agricultural revolution
plants and animals were domesticated
all of these
fossil fuel use increased
human populations increased
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What represents Earth's "modern commons"?
threatened species
shared natural resources
unpolluted habitats
protected grasslands
10
The law of supply and demand describes the _.
worth of nonrenewable resources
reduced demand from lack of resources
relationship between availability and cost
availability of abundant resources
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Plants and animals domesticated, human population growth
agricultural revolution
information technology revolution
hunter-gatherer period
industrial revolution
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Society shifted to fossil fuels.
information technology revolution
industrial revolution
hunter-gatherer period
agricultural revolution
13
Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
declining populations
lower health standards
greater personal wealth
faster-growing populations
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Which is NOT a field in environmental science?
linguistics
physics and chemistry
biology and earth science
social sciences
15
Humans lived in tribes, using fire to maintain prairies.
industrial revolution
information technology revolution
hunter-gatherer period
agricultural revolution
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High population growth rate, extreme poverty
developing countries
industrial nation
United States
developed countries
17
"Tragedy of the Commons" addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental problem?
preventing pollution
preserving biodiversity
protecting shared resources
curbing overpopulation
18
Because environmental science has so many fields of study, it is a(n) _ science.
social
human
interdisciplinary
ecological
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Determines how much to spend on pollution control
supply and demand
sustainability
cost-benefit analysis
government policies
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A science based on organisms interacting with the environment
biology
environmental science
sociology
ecology
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To survive hunter-gatherers changed their environment by
neither of these
spreading plants to new areas
both of these
burning the prairies to keep trees from growing
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Resource use depletes the resource and causes pollution
renewable resource
inexhaustible resource
resource depletion
recyclable resource
23
Environmental science is a study of what interactions?
how humans relate to their environment
how human actions affect the environment
all of these
how humans use natural resources
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Study of living things and their environment
biology
history
sociology
ecology
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Earth as a "closed system".
planet Earth
"spaceship" Earth
"home" Earth
"space station" Earth
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High personal wealth, high levels of consumption
developing country
Zimbabwe
undeveloped country
developed country
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Which was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?
loss of natural resources
increased population
increase in quality of living
over hunting of large mammals
28
The number and variety of species that live in an area.
population
community
ecosystem
biodiversity
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A science focused on environmental effects of humans
psychology
sociology
environmental science
ecology
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Diverse individual economies
developed nation
hunter-gatherer period
developing countries
agricultural revolution
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Individuals in developing nations typically have a _.
higher standard of living
greater dependence on fossil fuels
larger ecological footprint
shorter life span
32
In which country is the population most likely to be increasing most rapidly?
Norway
Kenya
Australia
Germany
33
Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stress?
all of these
habitat destruction
pollution
resource depletion
34
Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below?
agricultural revolution
post-industrial revolution
hunter gatherer
industrial revolution
35
Which is a list of developed countries?
France, Canada, New Zealand
Algeria, Guatemala, India
Brazil, Sudan, Namibia
Ecuador, Zaire, Colombia
36
Most of today's environmental problems began during which period?
hunter-gatherer period
agricultural revolution
technological revolution
industrial revolution
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Human needs may be met indefinitely
sustainability
resource depletion
biodiversity
nonrenewable resources
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Which best describes a renewable resource?
burning coal in a power plant
building wooden furniture
mining copper
filling a car with gasoline
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Helps determine a product's worth
law of consumerism
law of supply and demand
resource depletion
cost-benefit analysis
40
Mercury, lead, and some plastics.
nonbiodegradable
renewable
nonrenewable
biodegradable
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May be broken down by natural processes.
recyclable
nonrenewable
biodegradable
renewable
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Undesired change in air, water or soil
pollution
ecology
insustainability
resource depletion
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Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
humans need food and oxygen
it's not a concern
extinctions are common
species extinction are rare in history
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When the last member of a species dies
threatened species
sustainability
endangered species
extinction
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Achieving a sustainable world is a goal that will depend on _.
cooperation between governments, industry and citizens
responsible consumption by developed countries
developing more renewable resources
all of these
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"If I don't use this resource, someone else will"
limited resource
hunter-gatherer period
developed nation
"Tragedy of the Commons"
