18 questions
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Industrial Revolution : Agricultural Revolution ::
a. animal muscle : fossil fuels
b. hunters : gatherers
c. agricultural revolution : hunter-gatherers
d. hunter-gatherers : population growth
pollution : health effects ::
a. industrial : revolution
b. cyanide : smog
c. extinction : biodiversity
d. automobiles : exhaust
environmental science : biology ::
a. botany : zoology
b. biology : zoology
c. zoology : geology
d. social sciences : chemistry
renewable resource : nonrenewable resource ::
a. iron : water
b. trees : sunlight
c. water : trees
d. trees : oil
ecological footprint : land ::
a. developed nation : consumption
b. developing nation : consumption
c. grazing : forest products
d. land : ocean
supply : demand ::
a. overpopulation : resources
b. renewable : nonrenewable
c. computer production : sales of computers
d. population : consumption
commons : overgrazing ::
a. Earth : resources
b. short-term interests : long-term interests
c. individual lands : sustainability
d. individuals : society
biodegradable : nonbiodegradable ::
a. pollutant : toxin
b. plastic : newspaper
c. cotton : polyester
d. mercury : lead