Chapter 1 Test ES CP2

Residents of ______________countries make up about 80 percent of the world's total population.

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the environment is called

According to supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?

During the _____________ period in history, humans lived in tribes and used fires to  maintain prairie habitat.

Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?

The three major categories of environmental problems are: loss of biodiversity, pollution, and

Developed nations make up about ___ % of the world's population and consume about ___ % of its resouces

 Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

During the agricultural revolution,

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

Newspapers and human sewage are examples of__pollutants

A science that examines how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment is called

 Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?

Sunlight, air, forests, minerals, and water are all natural__

 High personal incomes, low population growth rates, and high life expectancy are all characteristic of

A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against

Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?

Which of the following is an example of a developed country?

Which of the following is a biodegradable material?

A(n) ___________________ pollutant is a harmful material that cannot be broken down by natural processes.

Rapid population growth, poverty, and reduced life expectancy are all characteristic of _______________ countries.

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

Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?

During the period of human history known as the__, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming

The term "biodiversity" refers to

During the __ period, great technological strides were made, but pollution 1st became an environmental problem

A person's __ is an indication of the productive area of Earth needed to produce the resources consumed by that person

A natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes is known as a(n)

 An ecological footprint is the

Copper ore, petroleum, and diamonds are all_________________ resources.

According to the law of ___, the price of oil is directly related to the rate of its production

A society achieves ____________ when people can maintain a high standard of living without depleting available re

 All of the following issues involve environmental science except

All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except

Using scientific info from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes

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

The applied science that focuses on the environmental effects of human activities is called

When the last member of a species dies, ______________is said to have occurred

Residents of developed countries consume ______ percent of the world's resources

The number and variety of species in an area is called