ENVS 1126 REVIEW QUESTION 1-7
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1Which one of the following statements is not one of the four basic assumptions of
the scientific method? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe total entropy of an isolated
system can never decrease over time
1Over the past 40 years, human well-being has been steadily improving, while
natural ecosystems, from which we derive many goods and services, have been
declining. Which one of the following does not help to explain this so-called
environmentalist's paradox? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHuman well-being has actually
been declining
1Which one of the following is not one of the vital concepts that move societies
toward a sustainable future? - CORRECT-ANSWERSSecurity
,1Of 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? - CORRECT-ANSWERS50%
1Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSUnited States
1Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter Islanders led to
their downfall? - CORRECT-ANSWERSDeforestation
1Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat -
CORRECT-ANSWERSChildhood leukemia
1The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end when -
CORRECT-ANSWERSThe handle was removed from the Broad Street pump
1The 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?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSEnd of winter
1The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the
following? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTry to solve a problem but fail
1Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem
services? - CORRECT-ANSWERSProvisioning
1Sport fishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem
services? - CORRECT-ANSWERSCultural
1The human population currently numbers about - CORRECT-ANSWERS8 billion
1By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped increasing
and to number about _________. - CORRECT-ANSWERS10 billion
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1Which one of the following statements is not one of the four basic assumptions of
the scientific method? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe total entropy of an isolated
system can never decrease over time
1Over the past 40 years, human well-being has been steadily improving, while
natural ecosystems, from which we derive many goods and services, have been
declining. Which one of the following does not help to explain this so-called
environmentalist's paradox? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHuman well-being has actually
been declining
1Which one of the following is not one of the vital concepts that move societies
toward a sustainable future? - CORRECT-ANSWERSSecurity
,1Of 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? - CORRECT-ANSWERS50%
1Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSUnited States
1Which one of the following non-sustainable practices of the Easter Islanders led to
their downfall? - CORRECT-ANSWERSDeforestation
1Rosy periwinkles produce two compounds that have been used to treat -
CORRECT-ANSWERSChildhood leukemia
1The 1854 cholera outbreak near Broad Street in London came to an end when -
CORRECT-ANSWERSThe handle was removed from the Broad Street pump
1The 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?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSEnd of winter
1The deforestation of Easter Island is not an example of which one of the
following? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTry to solve a problem but fail
1Capture fisheries is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem
services? - CORRECT-ANSWERSProvisioning
1Sport fishing is an example of which one of the following kinds of ecosystem
services? - CORRECT-ANSWERSCultural
1The human population currently numbers about - CORRECT-ANSWERS8 billion
1By the year 2200, the human population is expected to have stopped increasing
and to number about _________. - CORRECT-ANSWERS10 billion
