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Environmental Science Chapter 1
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study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments
environmental science
agriculture
ecology
developing nation
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characterized by high population growth rate,low energy use, and very low personal wealth
developed nation
developing nation
supply and demand
sustainability
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WHAT PERIOD of human history did human populations grow rapidly because of advances in farming?
agricultural revolution
hunter-gatherer period
"Tragedy of the Commons"
Industrial Revolution
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state in which a human population can survive indefinitely
renewable resource
sustainability
developed nation
loss of biodiversity
5
declining number and variety of the species in an area
nonrenewable resource
sustainability
"Tragedy of the Commons"
loss of biodiversity
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Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?
Physics & Chemistry
Biology & Earth Science
All of these
Social Sciences
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When the last member of a species dies, it is called:
nonrenewable resource
pollution
extinct
endangered
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The "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addressed the conflicts of which environmental challenge?
curbing overpopulation
preventing pollution
preserving biodiversity
protecting shared resources
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conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society
loss of biodiversity
renewable resource
supply and demand
"Tragedy of the Commons"
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What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?
Burned prairies to maintain grasslands
Introduced plants to new regions
Spilled much pollution from factories
Overhunting of large mammals
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law describing the relationship between an item’s availability and its value.
supply and demand
renewable resource
"Tragedy of the Commons"
sustainability
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natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes
"Tragedy of the Commons"
renewable resource
loss of biodiversity
nonrenewable resource
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the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for different reasons
ecology
agriculture
pets
sustainability
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A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against
the benefits one expects to receive.
those who benefit from the action.
what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay.
those who perform the analysis.
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All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems
except
resource depletion
loss of biodiversity
pollution
overpopulation
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nation with low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies
"Tragedy of the Commons"
developed nation
agriculture
developing nation
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Developed nations make up ___ percent of the world's population.
1%
50%
75%
20%
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field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences
developed nation
sustainability
ecology
environmental science
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Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?
negative population growth
stable resource consumption
restrictions on technology
greater resource consumption
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Developed nations use ___ percent of the world's resources.
20%
75%
50%
1%
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The ecological footprint of a person accounts for which aspects of their life?
number of pets
land used for crops
forest area that absorbs pollution
land used for housing
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Which changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
Domesticated plants were altered; forest replaced with farms
Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields
Fuel consumption, technology, and environ. problems grew
People lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinct
