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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?
a. physics and chemistry
b. biology and earth science
c. social sciences
d. all of the above
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except
a. loss of biodiversity.
b. overpopulation.
c. resource depletion.
d. pollution.
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
During the period of human history known as the _________ , human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.
a. Industrial Revolution
b. agricultural revolution
c. “Tragedy of the Commons”
d. hunter-gatherer period
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
a. People lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinct.
b. Domesticated plants were altered; forest was replaced with farmland.
c. Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increased.
d. Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields.
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?
a. introduce plants to new regions
b. overhunt large mammals
c. burn prairie to maintain grassland
d. all of the above
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Developed nations make up about ____ percent of the world’s population and consume about ___ percent of its resources.
a. 20, 75
b. 50, 75
c. 75, 20
d. 75, 50
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?
a. preventing pollution
b. preserving biodiversity
c. curbing overpopulation
d. protecting shared resources
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual?
a. land used for crops
b. land taken up by housing
c. forest area that absorbs pollution
d. all of the above
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?
a. greater resource consumption
b. stable resource consumption
c. negative population growth
d. restrictions on technology
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against
a. those who benefit from the action.
b. those who perform the analysis.
c. what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay.
d. the benefits one expects to receive.
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Industrial Revolution : Agricultural Revolution ::
a. animal muscle : fossil fuels
b. hunters : gatherers
c. agricultural revolution : hunter-gatherers
d. hunter-gatherers : population growth
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
pollution : health effects ::
a. industrial : revolution
b. cyanide : smog
c. extinction : biodiversity
d. automobiles : exhaust
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
environmental science : biology ::
a. botany : zoology
b. biology : zoology
c. zoology : geology
d. social sciences : chemistry
- 14. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
renewable resource : nonrenewable resource ::
a. iron : water
b. trees : sunlight
c. water : trees
d. trees : oil
- 15. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
ecological footprint : land ::
a. developed nation : consumption
b. developing nation : consumption
c. grazing : forest products
d. land : ocean
- 16. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
supply : demand ::
a. overpopulation : resources
b. renewable : nonrenewable
c. computer production : sales of computers
d. population : consumption
- 17. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
commons : overgrazing ::
a. Earth : resources
b. short-term interests : long-term interests
c. individual lands : sustainability
d. individuals : society
- 18. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
biodegradable : nonbiodegradable ::
a. pollutant : toxin
b. plastic : newspaper
c. cotton : polyester
d. mercury : lead
