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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
filling a car with gasoline
building wooden furniture
mining copper
burning coal in a power plant
- 2. Multiple Choice
The __________ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
over-hunting of large mammals
shift in the use of fossil fuels
improved quality of life
growth of cities
- 3. Multiple Choice
All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
linguistics.
biology and earth science.
social sciences.
physics and chemistry.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?
Kenya
Germany
Australia
Norway
- 5. Multiple Choice
Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes
ecology.
environmental science.
earth science.
social science.
- 6. Multiple Choice
A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the
interaction among living things.
use of natural resources.
influence of humans on the environment.
both (a) and (b)
- 7. Multiple Choice
_________ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose.
Plastic
Mercury
Newspaper
Metal from junk cars
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?
hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients
mining coal
increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power
- 9. Multiple Choice
All of the following issues involve environmental science except
measuring smog levels in cities.
asking people questions about the cost of various resources.
studying the loss of plant and animal species.
publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population?
India
Canada
Mexico
Pakistan
- 11. Multiple Choice
The "Tragedy of the Commons" describes the conflict between
developing and developed nations.
farmers and industrialized society.
individuals and society.
Canada and Mexico.
- 12. Multiple Choice
A sustainable world would be characterized by the
preservation of rare animals by relocation from natural habitats to laboratories.
invention of safer storage facilities for increased amounts of toxic wastes.
maximum exploitation of natural resources using more advanced technologies.
indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition.
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur it the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
oil prices would drop
oil prices would increase
oil usage would drop
oil usage would increase
- 14. Multiple Choice
An ecological foot print is the
mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth.
number of animals a person has killed.
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.
number of trees people cut down.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
lower health standards.
faster growing populations
greater personal wealth.
higher health standards.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a developing nation?
United States
France
Canada
Ethiopia
- 17. Multiple Choice
A resident of __________ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.
Indonesia
Britain
United States
India
- 18. Multiple Choice
Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes
the availability of abundant resources.
the relationship between the availability and the worth of resources.
the worth of nonrenewable resources.
reduced demand resulting from a lack of available resources.
- 19. Multiple Choice
listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a (n)
cost-benefit analysis.
risk assessment
ecological footprint.
market equilibrium.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses the conflicts associate with what environmental challenge?
preventing pollution
preserving biodiversity
curbing overpopulation
protecting shared resources
- 21. Multiple Choice
The term "biodiversity" refers to
the number of species living on Earth.
the number and variety of species living on Earth.
The number and variety of species that are considered renewable.
the number and variety of species that live in an area.
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