1. REVIEW
CHAPTER 1

2. Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population?
A. Pakistan
B. Mexico
C. India
D. Canada

3. D. Canada
(Canada is a developed nation, so it will have a slower population growth rate.)

4. Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
A. Preserving biodiversity
B. Protecting shared resources
C. Curbing overpopulation
D. Preventing pollution

5. B. Protecting shared resources

6. All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
A. Biology and earth sciences
B. Social sciences
C. Linguistics
D. Physics and chemistry

7. C. Linguistics

8. Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
A. Faster-growing populations
B. Higher health standards
C. Lower health standards
D. Greater personal wealth

9. D. Greater personal wealth

10. Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
A. Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.
B. Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen
C. Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common
D. Both a & b

11. B. Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen

12. An ecological footprint is the
A. Number of trees people cut down
B. Number of animals a person has killed
C. Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person
D. Mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth

13. C. Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person

14. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
A. Oil usage would drop
B. Oil usage would increase
C. Oil prices would increase
D. Oil prices would drop

15. C. Oil prices would increase

16. Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n)
A. Risk assessment
B. Cost-benefit analysis
C. Market equilibrium
D. Ecological footprint

17. B. Cost-benefit analysis

18. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
A. Burning coal in a power plant
B. Filling a car with gasoline
C. Mining copper
D. Building wood furniture

19. D. Building wood furniture

20. ____ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose.
A. Mercury
B. Metal from junk cars
C. Plastic
D. Newspaper

21. D. Newspaper

22. A sustainable world would be characterized by the
A. Preservation of rare animals by relocation from natural habitats to laboratories
B. Invention of safer storage facilities for increased amounts of toxic wastes
C. Maximum exploitation of natural resources using more advanced technologies
D. Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition

23. D. Indefinite existence of human. populations in a healthy and
D. Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition

24. A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint
A. India
B. Britain
C. The United States
D. Indonesia

25. C. The United States

26. The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between
A. Canada and Mexico
B. Individuals and society
C. Farmers and industrialized society
D. Developing and developed nations

27. B. Individuals and society

28. Using scientific information from chemistry & biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes.
A. Ecology
B. Environmental science
C. Earth Science
D. Social Science

29. B. Environmental science

30. Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes
A. The relationship between the availability and the worth of resources
B. Reduced demand resulting from a lack of available resources
C. The worth of nonrenewable resources
D. The availability of abundant resources

31. A. The relationship between the. availability and the worth of
A. The relationship between the availability and the worth of resources

32. In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?
A. Kenya
B. Germany
C. Australia
D. Norway

33. A. Kenya

34. The term “biodiversity” refers to
A. The number of species living on Earth
B. The number and variety of species living on Earth
C. The number and variety of species that are considered renewable
D. The number and variety of species that live in an area.

35. D. The number and variety of species that live in an area.

36. A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the
A. Use of natural resources
B. Influence of humans on the environment
C. Interaction among living things
D. Both a & c

37. B. Influence of humans on the environment

38. Which of the following is a developing nation?
A. The United States
B. Canada
C. Ethiopia
D. France

39. C. Ethiopia

40. Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?
A. Increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power
B. Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients
C. Hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
D. Mining coal

41. B. Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients

42. You should do well if you have paid attention!
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You should do well if you have paid attention!