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Environmental Science Ch. 1 Review
Environmental Science Ch. 1 Review
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Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
lower health standards
greater personal wealth
declining populations.
faster-growing populations.
2
mercury, lead, and some plastics
renewable resource
biodiversity
nondegradable
biodegradable
3
Earth as a “closed system”
biodegradable
renewable resource
“spaceship Earth"
nondegradable
4
Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below.
agricultural revolution
Industrial Revolution
hunter-gatherer
post-Industrial Revolution
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“If I don’t use this resource, someone else will.”
cost - benefit analysis
“Tragedy of the Commons”
sustainability
law of supply and demand
6
What represents Earth’s “modern commons”?
threatened species
unpolluted habitats
shared natural resources
protected grasslands
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An ecological footprint is the
number of animals a person has killed.
mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.
number of trees people cut down
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energy from the sun
“spaceship Earth”
biodegradable
nondegradable
renewable resource
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The ____________ was
NOT
a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
shift to the use of fossil fuels
Growth of cities
over hunting of large mammals
improvement in quality of life
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helps determine a product’s worth
sustainability
law of supply and demand
“Tragedy of the Commons”
cost - benefit analysis
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may be broken down by natural processes
biodiversity
biodegradable
renewable resource
nondegradable
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the number and variety of species that live in he area
“spaceship Earth”
biodiversity
nondegradable
renewable resource
13
Which of the following is a “developing” nation?
United States
China
Ethiopia
France
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Because environmental science encompasses so many different fields of study, it is said to be a(n) ____________ science.
social
interdisciplinary
human
ecological
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human needs may be met indefinitely
“Tragedy of the Commons”
cost - benefit analysis
law of supply and demand
sustainability
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may be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution
law of supply and demand
Tragedy of the Commons
sustainability
cost - benefit analysis
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According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of copper declined but the demand stayed high?
Copper prices would increase
Copper prices would drop
Copper usage would drop
Copper usage would increase.
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diverse individual economies
developed nation
sustainability
law of supply and demand
cost - benefit analysis
19
To survive hunter-gatherers changed their environment by
Neither
Both 1 and 2
2. spreading plants to areas beyond where they originally grew.
1. burning the prairies to prevent trees from growing
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During the agricultural revolution
plants and animals were domesticated
fossil fuel use increased.
human populations decreased due to disease
People began using railways and trains.
