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

We depend on other organisms for food and oxygen.

Most of todays environmental problems began during which time in human history?

both A and C, Industrial revolution

The Law of supply and demand describes

relationship between availability and the worth of resources

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CH 1 Science and the Environment

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Understanding Our Environment

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1
Environmental science studies which types of interactions between human and their environment?
how humans use natural resources
All of the above
how human actions alter the environment
how human relate to the nonliving environment
2
All of the following are contributors to Environmental Science except
Chemistry and Physics
linguistics
Biology and Earth
Social sciences
3
Compared to developed, those in developing nations typically have a
higher standard of living
greater dependence on fossil fuels
larger ecological footprint
shorter life span
4
When did society shift to fossil fuels?
They never did.
Industrial Revolution
hunter-gatherer period
Agricultural revolution
5
Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stress
habitat destruction
resource depletion
pollution
all of the above
6
Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
both A and B
Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.
NOT a concern because extinctions are common.
We depend on other organisms for food and oxygen.
7
Most of todays environmental problems began during which time in human history?
both A and C
Industrial revolution
agricultural revolution
hunter-gatherer period
8
Achieving a sustainable world is a goal that will depend on
cooperation between governments, industry and citizens
a higher standard of living in developing nations
responsible consumption by developed countries
both A and C
9
What is an undesired change in air, water or soil?
pollution
renewable source
The Tragedy of the Commons
non-renewable source
10
When humans lived in tribes they used fires to maintain the prairie.
during the Permian era
agricultural period
hunter-gatherer period
industrial revolution
11
The Law of supply and demand describes
relationship between availability and the worth of resources
reduced demand because of lack of resources
worth of nonrenewable resources
availability of abundant resources
12
Considering merits and expenses of an environmental solution is
cost-benefit analysis
ecological footprint
risk assessment
market equilibrium
13
What describes conflicts with sharing resources?
renewable resources
pollution
developed countries
Tragedy of the Commons

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