ENVS 1126 FINAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RESOURCE
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Over the past 40 years, human well-being has been steadily improving,
while natural ecosystems have been declining from which we derive
many goods and services. Which one of the following does not help to
explain this so-called environmentalist's paradox?
Answer: Human well-being has actually been declining
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Which one of the following is not one of the vital concepts that move
societies toward a sustainable future?
Answer: Security
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Of the CO2 that has been emitted to the atmosphere as a result of human
activities since the start of the industrial revolution, approximately what
percentage is currently in the atmosphere?
,Answer: 50%
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Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate?
Answer: United States
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Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter
Islanders led to their downfall?
Answer: Deforestation
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Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat
Answer: Childhood leukemia
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The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end
when
Answer: The handle was removed from the Broad Street pump
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The figure below shows concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere at the
Mauna Loa observatory in the Hawaiian Islands from the late 1950s to
the present time. In addition to the long-term trend of increasing CO2
concentrations, the concentrations also oscillate up and down by several
parts per million on an annual basis. At what time of the year would you
expect the concentrations to be highest?
Answer: At the end of winter
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The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the
following?
Answer: Try to solve a problem but fail
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Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of
ecosystem services?
Answer: Provisioning
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, Sportfishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of
ecosystem services?
Answer: Cultural
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The human population currently numbers about _________.
Answer: 8 billion
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By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped
increasing and to number about ____.
Answer: 10 billion
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In which one of the following countries is the life expectancy the
lowest?
Answer: United States
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PAPER QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RESOURCE
●● CHAPTER ONE:
Over the past 40 years, human well-being has been steadily improving,
while natural ecosystems have been declining from which we derive
many goods and services. Which one of the following does not help to
explain this so-called environmentalist's paradox?
Answer: Human well-being has actually been declining
●● CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following is not one of the vital concepts that move
societies toward a sustainable future?
Answer: Security
●● CHAPTER ONE:
Of the CO2 that has been emitted to the atmosphere as a result of human
activities since the start of the industrial revolution, approximately what
percentage is currently in the atmosphere?
,Answer: 50%
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Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate?
Answer: United States
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Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter
Islanders led to their downfall?
Answer: Deforestation
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Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat
Answer: Childhood leukemia
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The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end
when
Answer: The handle was removed from the Broad Street pump
,●● CHAPTER ONE:
The figure below shows concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere at the
Mauna Loa observatory in the Hawaiian Islands from the late 1950s to
the present time. In addition to the long-term trend of increasing CO2
concentrations, the concentrations also oscillate up and down by several
parts per million on an annual basis. At what time of the year would you
expect the concentrations to be highest?
Answer: At the end of winter
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The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the
following?
Answer: Try to solve a problem but fail
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Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of
ecosystem services?
Answer: Provisioning
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, Sportfishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of
ecosystem services?
Answer: Cultural
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The human population currently numbers about _________.
Answer: 8 billion
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By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped
increasing and to number about ____.
Answer: 10 billion
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In which one of the following countries is the life expectancy the
lowest?
Answer: United States
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