ASSIGNMENT 1
1. Which one of the following statements is not representative of the environmental wisdom
worldview?
1) We are part of and apart from nature.
2) We are subject to nature’s scientific laws that cannot be broken.
3) The earth’s natural capital keeps us and other species alive and supports our economies.
4) The value of nature is based primarily on how useful it is to human beings.
5) We need to learn how to work with nature instead of trying to conquer it.
2. Environmentalism is the…
1) Study of how evolution formed populations
2) Social movement dedicated to protecting the Earth’s life and its resources
3) Social movement dedicated to protecting the rights of animals
4) Study of how organisms interact with each other and the abiotic environment
5) Study towards understanding and mimicking nature
3. You are visiting a more-developed country. You are most likely visiting…
1) New Zealand
2) South Africa
3) China
4) Mexico
5) Brazil
4. One of the major causes of the environmental problems we face today is a human population that
is…
1) Increasing linearly
2) Decreasing linearly
3) Increasing exponentially
4) Decreasing exponentially
5) Neither increasing nor decreasing
5. Renewable resources …
1) Are inexhaustible and can last for as long as the Earth does
2) Can be replenished by natural processes if human beings do not use it faster than it can be
replaced
1. Which one of the following statements is not representative of the environmental wisdom
worldview?
1) We are part of and apart from nature.
2) We are subject to nature’s scientific laws that cannot be broken.
3) The earth’s natural capital keeps us and other species alive and supports our economies.
4) The value of nature is based primarily on how useful it is to human beings.
5) We need to learn how to work with nature instead of trying to conquer it.
2. Environmentalism is the…
1) Study of how evolution formed populations
2) Social movement dedicated to protecting the Earth’s life and its resources
3) Social movement dedicated to protecting the rights of animals
4) Study of how organisms interact with each other and the abiotic environment
5) Study towards understanding and mimicking nature
3. You are visiting a more-developed country. You are most likely visiting…
1) New Zealand
2) South Africa
3) China
4) Mexico
5) Brazil
4. One of the major causes of the environmental problems we face today is a human population that
is…
1) Increasing linearly
2) Decreasing linearly
3) Increasing exponentially
4) Decreasing exponentially
5) Neither increasing nor decreasing
5. Renewable resources …
1) Are inexhaustible and can last for as long as the Earth does
2) Can be replenished by natural processes if human beings do not use it faster than it can be
replaced
