ES 1 Science and the Environment

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The number and variety of species in an area

Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?

Describes conflicts associated with sharing resources

metal

Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes the

characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption

may be broken down by natural processes

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

What represents Earth’s “modern commons”?

society shifted to using fossil fuels

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except

Compared with their counterparts in developed countries, individuals in developing nations typically have a

Using resources in such a way that there will be enough for future generations

science focused on the interactions between organisms and the environment

Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stress(es)?

Which was not a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below.

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Environmental science is a study of which types of interactions between humans and the environment?

plants and animals were domesticated, human populations grew

The sun's energy enter the Earth and the only thing that leaves is heat

humans lived in tribes, using fire to maintain the prairie

Because environmental science encompasses so many different fields of study, it is said to be a(n) ____________ science.

natural material formed at a much slower rate than it is depleted

An ecological footprint is the

rate of resource use depletes resources and creates pollution and waste

harmful material that cannot be broken down by a natural process

Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

science focused on environmental effects of human activities

Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s)in human history?

How are species lost to extinction through human activities

Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n)

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Which of the following is studied in environmental science?

Achieving a sustainable world is a goal that will depend on

According to the law of supply and demand, reduced copper production leads to

undesired introduction of harmful waste into the air, water, or soil

When the last member of a species dies

sunlight, soil and forrest

characterized by high population growth rate; extreme poverty