Test Bank - Environmental Science: A Study of
Interrelationships, 16th Edition (Enger, 2021), Chapter
1-20 | All Chapters
1
,TEST qBANK qEnvironmental qScience q16/E qEldon qEnger
Chap q01: qEnvironmental qInterrelationships
1) Environmental qscience qis qan qinterdisciplinary qarea qof qstudy qthat qdeals qwith qall qof qthe
following qexcept
q
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
2) Environment qis qdefined qas
A) the qsurrounding qconditions qthat qaffect qorganisms.
B) everything qthat qaffects qan qorganism qduring qits qlifetime.
C) all qorganisms qincluding qpeople qaffecting qmany qcomponents.
D) More qthan qone qof qthe qchoices qare qcorrect.
E) None qof qthe qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
3) An qecosystem qis
A) the qtransition qzone qbetween qgrassland qand qdesert.
B) a qgroup qof qinteractive qspecies qand qtheir qenvironment.
C) a qbody qof qfreshwater.
D) the qlowland qarea qon qeither qside qof qa qriver.
4) Which qis qthe qfollowing qis qa qcorrect qexample qof qinterrelatedness?
A) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qcoyotes qdecline q--> qrodents qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease
B) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qelk qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease q--> qbeavers qincrease
C) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qcoyotes qdecline q--> qrodents qincrease q--> qfoxes qdecrease
D) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qelk qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease q--> qbeavers qincrease
q--> qwater qflow qstays qthe qsame
5) The qEarth qSummit qwas
A) the qfirst qworldwide qmeeting qdealing qwith qenvironmental qconcerns.
B) formerly qknown qas qthe qUNCED.
C) held qin qRio qde qJaneiro qin q1992.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
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,6) The qresult qof qthe q1997 qKyoto qSummit qwas qan qinternational qcommitment qto
A) reduce qthe qamount qrainforest qlogging.
B) increase qthe qamount qof qland qplaced qin qconservation qeasement.
C) reduce qemissions qof qgreenhouse qgases.
D) reduce qthe qnumber qof qoil qspills.
7) Agenda q21 qwas qan qagreement qby
A) seven qnations qto qhalt qCFC qproduction qin q1987.
B) 90 qnations qto qenhance qglobal qbiodiversity qin q2000.
C) 178 qnations qfor qcomprehensive qsustainable qdevelopment qin q1992.
D) 300 qnations qto qlimit qtrade qin qendangered qspecies qin q1985.
8) The qorganization qof qcolleges qand quniversities qin qthe qUnited qStates qand qCanada qthat
promotes qsustainability qin qhigher qeducation qis qcalled
q
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malaria qis qwidespread qin qtropical qand qsubtropical qregions, qwith qsome q525 qmillion
qcases qoccurring qannually qand qresulting qin qone qto qthree qmillion qdeaths, qmainly qin
qyoung qchildren
A) of qthe qQuechua qIndians qin qPeru.
B) in qSub-Saharan qAfrica.
C) of qthe qJesuits qin qEurope.
D) of qthe qpilgrims qin qMassachusetts.
10) According qto qthe qWorld qHealth qOrganization, qalmost q of qall qdiseases qare
caused qby qenvironmental qexposure.
q
11) Immigrants qto qneighboring qcountries qdue qto qwar, qfamine, qor qnatural qdisasters
A) are qan qeconomic qburden qto qhost qcountries.
B) cause qpolitical qproblems qin qthe qhost qcountries.
C) are qa qhumanitarian qproblem.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
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, 12) The qSustainable qDevelopment qGoals qof qthe qUnited qNations qinclude
A) ending qpoverty.
B) improving qhealth.
C) addressing qclimate qchange.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
13) Energy quse
A) has qbeen qdeclining qin qmuch qof qthe qworld.
B) is qprimarily qfrom qalternative qenergy qsources.
C) increased qsignificantly qin qthe qricher qcountries.
D) includes qmuch quse qof qbiomass qin qdeveloping qcountries.
14) Which qone qof qthe qfollowing qis qan qenvironmental qeffect qof qglobalization?
A) easy qspread qof qinvasive qspecies
B) climate qchange
C) increased qproduction qof qfood qfor qthe qworld’s qpoor
D) stronger qenforcement qof qenvironmental qlaws qin qmost qcountries
15) Human qpopulation qgrowth
A) has qlittle qaffect qon qthe qenvironment.
B) has qdecreased qglobally.
C) contributes qto qenvironmental qproblems.
D) is qonly qan qenvironmental qissue qin qAsia.
16) Personal qsecurity qincorporates
A) economic qaspects.
B) environmental qaspects.
C) political qaspects.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
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Interrelationships, 16th Edition (Enger, 2021), Chapter
1-20 | All Chapters
1
,TEST qBANK qEnvironmental qScience q16/E qEldon qEnger
Chap q01: qEnvironmental qInterrelationships
1) Environmental qscience qis qan qinterdisciplinary qarea qof qstudy qthat qdeals qwith qall qof qthe
following qexcept
q
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
2) Environment qis qdefined qas
A) the qsurrounding qconditions qthat qaffect qorganisms.
B) everything qthat qaffects qan qorganism qduring qits qlifetime.
C) all qorganisms qincluding qpeople qaffecting qmany qcomponents.
D) More qthan qone qof qthe qchoices qare qcorrect.
E) None qof qthe qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
3) An qecosystem qis
A) the qtransition qzone qbetween qgrassland qand qdesert.
B) a qgroup qof qinteractive qspecies qand qtheir qenvironment.
C) a qbody qof qfreshwater.
D) the qlowland qarea qon qeither qside qof qa qriver.
4) Which qis qthe qfollowing qis qa qcorrect qexample qof qinterrelatedness?
A) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qcoyotes qdecline q--> qrodents qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease
B) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qelk qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease q--> qbeavers qincrease
C) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qcoyotes qdecline q--> qrodents qincrease q--> qfoxes qdecrease
D) Wolves qreintroduced q--> qelk qdecline q--> qwillows qincrease q--> qbeavers qincrease
q--> qwater qflow qstays qthe qsame
5) The qEarth qSummit qwas
A) the qfirst qworldwide qmeeting qdealing qwith qenvironmental qconcerns.
B) formerly qknown qas qthe qUNCED.
C) held qin qRio qde qJaneiro qin q1992.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
2
,6) The qresult qof qthe q1997 qKyoto qSummit qwas qan qinternational qcommitment qto
A) reduce qthe qamount qrainforest qlogging.
B) increase qthe qamount qof qland qplaced qin qconservation qeasement.
C) reduce qemissions qof qgreenhouse qgases.
D) reduce qthe qnumber qof qoil qspills.
7) Agenda q21 qwas qan qagreement qby
A) seven qnations qto qhalt qCFC qproduction qin q1987.
B) 90 qnations qto qenhance qglobal qbiodiversity qin q2000.
C) 178 qnations qfor qcomprehensive qsustainable qdevelopment qin q1992.
D) 300 qnations qto qlimit qtrade qin qendangered qspecies qin q1985.
8) The qorganization qof qcolleges qand quniversities qin qthe qUnited qStates qand qCanada qthat
promotes qsustainability qin qhigher qeducation qis qcalled
q
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malaria qis qwidespread qin qtropical qand qsubtropical qregions, qwith qsome q525 qmillion
qcases qoccurring qannually qand qresulting qin qone qto qthree qmillion qdeaths, qmainly qin
qyoung qchildren
A) of qthe qQuechua qIndians qin qPeru.
B) in qSub-Saharan qAfrica.
C) of qthe qJesuits qin qEurope.
D) of qthe qpilgrims qin qMassachusetts.
10) According qto qthe qWorld qHealth qOrganization, qalmost q of qall qdiseases qare
caused qby qenvironmental qexposure.
q
11) Immigrants qto qneighboring qcountries qdue qto qwar, qfamine, qor qnatural qdisasters
A) are qan qeconomic qburden qto qhost qcountries.
B) cause qpolitical qproblems qin qthe qhost qcountries.
C) are qa qhumanitarian qproblem.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
3
, 12) The qSustainable qDevelopment qGoals qof qthe qUnited qNations qinclude
A) ending qpoverty.
B) improving qhealth.
C) addressing qclimate qchange.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
13) Energy quse
A) has qbeen qdeclining qin qmuch qof qthe qworld.
B) is qprimarily qfrom qalternative qenergy qsources.
C) increased qsignificantly qin qthe qricher qcountries.
D) includes qmuch quse qof qbiomass qin qdeveloping qcountries.
14) Which qone qof qthe qfollowing qis qan qenvironmental qeffect qof qglobalization?
A) easy qspread qof qinvasive qspecies
B) climate qchange
C) increased qproduction qof qfood qfor qthe qworld’s qpoor
D) stronger qenforcement qof qenvironmental qlaws qin qmost qcountries
15) Human qpopulation qgrowth
A) has qlittle qaffect qon qthe qenvironment.
B) has qdecreased qglobally.
C) contributes qto qenvironmental qproblems.
D) is qonly qan qenvironmental qissue qin qAsia.
16) Personal qsecurity qincorporates
A) economic qaspects.
B) environmental qaspects.
C) political qaspects.
D) All qanswer qchoices qare qcorrect.
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