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Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to Environmental Science
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Understanding Our #Environment and the Environment and Society
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What represents Earth's "modern commons"?
Shared natural resources
Protected grasslands
Threatened species
Unpolluted habitats
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"If I don't use this resource, someone else will."
Developed nation
"Tragedy of the Commons"
Law of supply and demand
cost=benefit analysis
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May be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution
Sustainability
Law of supply and demand
Cost=benefit analysis
Developed nation
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An ecological footprint is the
number of trees people cut down
Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person
number of animals a person has killed
Mark of a person's shoe makes in soft earth
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Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
Greater personal wealth
Declining populations
Lower health standards
Faster-growing populations
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Which of the following is a "developing" nation?
France
Canada
the United States
Ethiopia
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Diverse industrial economies
Law of supply and demand
Developing nation
Sustainability
Developed nation
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The ____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution
improvement in quality of life
shift to the use of fossil fuels
overhunting of large mammals
growth of cities
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Because environmental science encompasses so many different fields of study, it is said to be
Social
Ecological
Human
Interdisciplinary
10
Acc. to law of S&D , what would occur if the supply of oil declined, and demand stayed the same
Oil prices would drop
Oil usage would drop
Oil usage would increase
Oil prices would increase
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The number and variety of species that live in the area
Nondegradable
Biodegradable
Biodiversity
Renewable resource
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Energy from the sun
Renewable Resource
Nondegradable
Biodegradable
Biodiversity
13
Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below?
Hunter-gatherer
Industrial Revolution
Post-Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
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To survive hunter-gatherers changed their environment by
Neither
spreading plants to areas beyond where they originally grew
burning the prairies to prevent trees from growing
Both
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During the agricultural revolution
humans migrated with the animals
fossil fuel use increased
plants and animals were domesticated
human populations decreased due to disease
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May be broken down by natural processes
Renewable Resource
Biodegradable
Nondegradable
Biodiversity
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Helps determine a product's worth
Cost=benefit analysis
Law of supply and demand
Developed nation
sustainability
