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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. Sustainability is defined as…
Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.
Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.
Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.
Not consuming any resources at all.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment?
What the soil is made of.
Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas.
The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.
All of these would be considered part of the environment.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which country would you expect to experience the most severe short-term problems like overpopulation, deforestation, poverty, and disease?
Japan
Pakistan
Peru
Mexico
- 4. Multiple Choice
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…
It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.
Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.
Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.
Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Based on the graph above, which country would you expect to have the best standard of living, highest rates of education, and lowest birth rates?
Japan
Pakistan
Peru
Mexico
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a section of federally-owned land in Alaska. What activities would not normally be allowed in this area?
Hiking and camping
Commercial logging
Drilling for oil
There are no commercial restrictions for wildlife refuges.
- 7. Multiple Choice
An average person from _______________ would be expected to have a higher ecological footprint than the other two countries.
Country "A"
Country "B"
Country "C"
None of the above; They would have roughly equal ecological footprints.
- 8. Multiple Choice
One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem?
Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.
Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.
The human population overall is too small.
Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these accurately describes a developing country compared to a developed country?
Higher total fertility rate.
Greater resource consumption per person
Higher life expectancy.
These all describe
developing countries.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Trees are considered ________________ resources because they will eventually regrow, given enough time.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible
Recyclable
- 11. Multiple Choice
1. An example of an inexhaustible resource would be:
Sunlight
Coal
Iron Ore
Trees
- 12. Multiple Choice
According to the Law of Supply and Demand, if the amount of oil extracted worldwide were to increase and the demand stayed the same, the price of oil should _____________.
Increase
Decrease
Remain stable.
Fluctuate randomly.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?
Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.
A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber
A farmer that overplants his fields one year, leading to a poor harvest
One country declaring war on another
- 14. Multiple Choice
Pollution that is ______ will break down over time. A good example would be __________________.
Biodegradable / A styrofoam box
Biodegradable / Grass clippings
Persistant / An aluminum can
Persistant / Lead
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Hetch Hetchy dam construction was one of the first debates between the anthropocentrist and ecocentrist environmental philosophies.
What decision was eventually made regarding the dam?
A dam was built in another location that was not a National Park
The dam was built in the Hetch Hetchy valley
A dam was constructed, then later removed
No dam was constructed; San Francisco had to find another source of fresh water.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of these events during the modern environmentalism era raised awareness of the problem of hazardous waste disposal?
Nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands
The Donora fluoride smog
Love Canal
The burning of the Cuyahoga River
- 17. Multiple Choice
Sets rules for the disposal of hazardous waste.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Endangered Species Act
Clean Air Act
- 18. Multiple Choice
Restrictions pollution into the atmosphere.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- 19. Multiple Choice
Restricts pollution into rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds
Safe Drinking Water Act
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- 20. Multiple Choice
The near-extinction of the whooping crane helped lead to the passage of this law.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Clean Water Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Endangered Species Act
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests?
Ecocentric
Anthropocentric
Biocentric
None of these
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which government agency is responsible for enforcing laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act?
The FDA
The IRS
The EPA
The NRA
- 23. Multiple Choice
What exactly does biodiversity measure within an ecosystem?
The number of different species within an ecosystem
The number of different animals within an ecosystem
The total population of every living organism within an ecosystem
The total population of a single species within an ecosystem
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