LSU ENVS 1126 LAWS, EDWARD SPRING
2022 FINAL EXAM REVIEW :)
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following statements is not one of the four basic assumptions of the scientific
method? - ANS-The total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time
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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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?
- ANS-50%
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate? - ANS-United States
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter Islanders led to their
downfall? - ANS-Deforestation
CHAPTER ONE:
Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat - ANS-Childhood
leukemia
CHAPTER ONE:
,The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end when - ANS-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? - ANS-At the end of winter
CHAPTER ONE:
The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the following? - ANS-Try to
solve a problem but fail
CHAPTER ONE:
Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem services? -
ANS-Provisioning
CHAPTER ONE:
Sportfishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem services? -
ANS-Cultural
CHAPTER ONE:
The human population currently numbers about _________. - ANS-8 billion
CHAPTER ONE:
By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped increasing and to number
about ____. - ANS-10 billion
CHAPTER ONE:
In which one of the following countries is the life expectancy the lowest? - ANS-United States
CHAPTER ONE:
In which one of the following countries is maternal mortality the highest? - ANS-United States
,CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following is not one of the three major components of a nation's capital that
determines its wealth? - ANS-Financial Capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Which of the following countries have centrally planned economies? - ANS-Cuba & North Korea
CHAPTER TWO:
Public policy with respect to long-term disposal of nuclear wastes from commercial nuclear
power plants is currently in the ____________________ stage. - ANS-Formulation
CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following measures of the economic progress of China would you expect to
have increased the most since 1980? - ANS-Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
CHAPTER TWO:
The Montreal Protocol was an international agreement to phase out the production of -
ANS-Chlorofluorocarbons
CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following accounts for the smallest percentage of the US federal budget? -
ANS-Compliance with environmental regulations
CHAPTER TWO:
The cost/benefit ratio associated with the implementation of environmental regulations -
ANS-Decreases the time
CHAPTER TWO:
The prohibition by the United States of the importation of products made with child labor has
been objected to by which one of the following organizations? - ANS-World Trade Organization
CHAPTER TWO:
The solution to the corn blight of 1970 in the United States was to import corn from
_____________ that was immune to the fungus that was causing the blight. - ANS-China
, CHAPTER TWO:
In 1997, the flow in which one of the following Chinese rivers was stopped for more than half the
year as a result of water withdrawals for irrigation? - ANS-Yellow
CHAPTER TWO:
The increasing difference between the gross domestic product (GDP) and the genuine progress
indicator reflects the fact that much of the increase of the GDP has occurred at the expense of
______________. - ANS-Intangible and natural capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Most national wealth is ___________. - ANS-Intangible capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Taxol, which is used to treat lung, ovarian, and breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and
advanced forms of Kaposi's sarcoma, was originally isolated from _____________________. -
ANS-The bark of the Pacific Yew tree
CHAPTER TWO:
Temperatures are projected to rise more at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere than in the
Southern Hemisphere by the end of this century because ____________. - ANS-Melting the ice
on the Arctic Ocean will decrease the albedo of the Arctic Ocean
CHAPTER THREE:
Which one of the following is an example of an ecotone? - ANS-Saltmarsh
CHAPTER THREE:
Which one of the following is the definition of a biome? - ANS-A large area of Earth's surface
that shares climate and has similar vegetation
CHAPTER THREE:
Consider the following statements: - ANS-I. In any energy conversion, some of the usable
energy is always lost
III. Systems will go spontaneously in one direction only—toward increasing entropy
CHAPTER THREE:
2022 FINAL EXAM REVIEW :)
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following statements is not one of the four basic assumptions of the scientific
method? - ANS-The total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time
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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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?
- ANS-50%
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate? - ANS-United States
CHAPTER ONE:
Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter Islanders led to their
downfall? - ANS-Deforestation
CHAPTER ONE:
Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat - ANS-Childhood
leukemia
CHAPTER ONE:
,The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end when - ANS-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? - ANS-At the end of winter
CHAPTER ONE:
The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the following? - ANS-Try to
solve a problem but fail
CHAPTER ONE:
Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem services? -
ANS-Provisioning
CHAPTER ONE:
Sportfishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem services? -
ANS-Cultural
CHAPTER ONE:
The human population currently numbers about _________. - ANS-8 billion
CHAPTER ONE:
By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped increasing and to number
about ____. - ANS-10 billion
CHAPTER ONE:
In which one of the following countries is the life expectancy the lowest? - ANS-United States
CHAPTER ONE:
In which one of the following countries is maternal mortality the highest? - ANS-United States
,CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following is not one of the three major components of a nation's capital that
determines its wealth? - ANS-Financial Capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Which of the following countries have centrally planned economies? - ANS-Cuba & North Korea
CHAPTER TWO:
Public policy with respect to long-term disposal of nuclear wastes from commercial nuclear
power plants is currently in the ____________________ stage. - ANS-Formulation
CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following measures of the economic progress of China would you expect to
have increased the most since 1980? - ANS-Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
CHAPTER TWO:
The Montreal Protocol was an international agreement to phase out the production of -
ANS-Chlorofluorocarbons
CHAPTER TWO:
Which one of the following accounts for the smallest percentage of the US federal budget? -
ANS-Compliance with environmental regulations
CHAPTER TWO:
The cost/benefit ratio associated with the implementation of environmental regulations -
ANS-Decreases the time
CHAPTER TWO:
The prohibition by the United States of the importation of products made with child labor has
been objected to by which one of the following organizations? - ANS-World Trade Organization
CHAPTER TWO:
The solution to the corn blight of 1970 in the United States was to import corn from
_____________ that was immune to the fungus that was causing the blight. - ANS-China
, CHAPTER TWO:
In 1997, the flow in which one of the following Chinese rivers was stopped for more than half the
year as a result of water withdrawals for irrigation? - ANS-Yellow
CHAPTER TWO:
The increasing difference between the gross domestic product (GDP) and the genuine progress
indicator reflects the fact that much of the increase of the GDP has occurred at the expense of
______________. - ANS-Intangible and natural capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Most national wealth is ___________. - ANS-Intangible capital
CHAPTER TWO:
Taxol, which is used to treat lung, ovarian, and breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and
advanced forms of Kaposi's sarcoma, was originally isolated from _____________________. -
ANS-The bark of the Pacific Yew tree
CHAPTER TWO:
Temperatures are projected to rise more at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere than in the
Southern Hemisphere by the end of this century because ____________. - ANS-Melting the ice
on the Arctic Ocean will decrease the albedo of the Arctic Ocean
CHAPTER THREE:
Which one of the following is an example of an ecotone? - ANS-Saltmarsh
CHAPTER THREE:
Which one of the following is the definition of a biome? - ANS-A large area of Earth's surface
that shares climate and has similar vegetation
CHAPTER THREE:
Consider the following statements: - ANS-I. In any energy conversion, some of the usable
energy is always lost
III. Systems will go spontaneously in one direction only—toward increasing entropy
CHAPTER THREE:
