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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are considered "the commons"
Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.
A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge
A field where college students can sit outside in between classes
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
The air
The ocean
Privately owned farms
- 3. Multiple Choice
Sustainability
The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged.
The ability to read minds
The ability to save resources for years and years
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis period in history is when humans grew plants and animals were raised and harvested, the human population dramtically increased.Industrial RevolutionAgricultural RevolutionHunter-Gather periodThe Renaissance
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe time period when machines began to replace machines powered by humans or animals?Agricultural RevolutionHunter-Gatherer periodThe 80'sIndustrial Revolution
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a way hunter gatherers affected their environment?Introduced new farming practicesKilled AnimalsChanged LandscapeKilled Animals and Changed Landscape
- 7. Multiple Choice
What era has created the most pollution problems?
agricultural
industrial
hunter gatherer
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn which era did population begin to grow rapidly?Industrialagriculturalhunter gatherer
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe agricultural revolution was ...The shift from food gathering to food productionthe building of shelters and religious templesthe ice agehunters and gatherers revolting
- 10. Multiple Choice
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a
nonpoint-source pollutant
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
biodegradable resource
- 11. Multiple Choice
A natural resource that that forms more slowly than the rate at which it is consumed
biodiversity
point-source pollutant
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
- 12. Multiple Choice
People can reduce waste by using products that are
nonrenewable
fossil fuels
biodegradable
exotic
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?
- 14. Multiple ChoiceNon-Renewable resources are also known as what?Fossil FuelsRenewableSolar EnergyHydroelectric Energy
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are our main environmental problems?
Pollution
Loss of Biodiversity
Resource Depletion
Human Trafficking
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are examples of Non Biodegradable Resources?
Lead
Food Waste
Plastic
Human Sewage
- 17. Multiple Choice
What are the three scales of environmental problems?
State wide
Global
Regional
Local
- 18. Multiple ChoiceOur effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.Ecological FingerprintEcological FootprintEcological ImageEcological History
- 19. Multiple Choice
A developing country has the following characteristics...
Lower average incomes
Higher average incomes
- 20. Multiple Choice
A developed country has...
high population growth
slower population growth
- 21. Multiple Choice
Two ways Hunter Gathers changed their environment include...
soil erosion
increased use of fossil fuels
loss of biodiversity
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