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Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly
Renewable Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
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State in which human population can survive indefinitely
Loss of Biodiversity
Sustainability
Ecology
Agriculture
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when the last member of a species dies
threatened
biodiversity
extinction
sustainability
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"Tragedy of Commons" addressed conflicts associated with which challenge
Preserving Biodiversity
Protecting Shared Resources
Curbing overpopulation
Preventing Pollution
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Which country is the average citizen likely to be using the greatest amount of natural resource
United States
India
Peru
Egypt
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Which of the following situations best describes the use of renewable resource
building wooden furniture
burning coal in a power plant
Filling a car with gas
mining copper
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This nation has low pop. growth, high life expectancy and diverse industrial economies.
Developed Nation
Developing Nation
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This nation has high pop. growth, low energy use and low personal wealth
Developing nation
Developed nation
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Biodiversity means what?
Number and variety of species that live in an area
The number of species living on Earth
Number and variety of species considered as renewable
Number and variety of species considered as nonrenewable
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law describing an item's availability and it's value.
Renewable Resource
Developed Nation
Loss of Biodiversity
Supply and Demand
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Declining number and variety of the species in an area.
Environmental Science
Ecology
Loss of biodiversity
developed nation
12
Ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements
Land taken up by housing
All of these answers
Forest area that absorbs pollution
Land used for crops
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During the period of human history known as the _____, human pop. grew rapidly due to farming
Tragedy of the Commons
Industrial Revolution
Hunter-Gatherer Period
Agricultural Revolution
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Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?
physics and chemistry
social sciences
all of these answers
biology and earth science
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A sustainable society strives to achieve what?
Stable resource consumption
Greater resource consumption
negative population growth
restriction on technology
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Study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
Ecology
Renewable Resource
Sustainability
Environmental Science
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Introduction of harmful levels of chemicals into the environment
renewable resource
pollution
ecology
nonrenewable resource
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Field of study involving the effects of man as well as interactions of living things and the environment
Sustainability
Environmental Science
Ecology
Developed Nation
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Conflict between Short-term interest of individuals and long-term welfare of society
Supply and Demand
Ecology
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Loss of Biodiversity
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What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?
all of these answers
over hunt of large mammals
Introduce new plants to regions
burned prairie to maintain grassland
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Which major changes occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
Plants were altered and forest were replaced by farms
Grazing areas were replaced with closed fields
People lived in small tribes
Fossil fuels burning, technology and pollution increased
