TEST BANK
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CH7901.79Understanding79Our79Environment.
1) To79say79that79environmental79science79is79mission79oriented79means79it79is
A) a79highly79organized79endeavor.
B) essentially79an79information79gathering79endeavor.
C) oriented79toward79solving79problems.
D) designed79to79understand79relationships.
2) If79everyone79in79the79world79lived79a79lifestyle79similar79to79the79average79U.S.79citizen79we79would79need
more79planets79to79support79everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About79
of79the79world's79people79currently79lack79access79to79clean79water,79adequ
ate79diet,79basic79sanitation,79and79other79essential79needs.
A) 10079million
B) 30079million
C) 70079million
D) 1.479billion
4) Sustainable79development79means
A) improving79people's79lives79in79the79present79in79a79way79that79can79continue79far79into79the79future.
B) providing79ever-increasing79amounts79of79adequate79housing.
C) continued79growth79indefinitely79as79long79as79it79can79be79paid79off.
D) utilizing79an79ever-increasing79quantity79of79natural79resources.
5) The79earliest79documented79recognition79that79misuse79of79the79natural79environment79can79h
ave79nasty79consequences79was
A) George79Perkins79Marsh's79186479publication79of79Man79and79Nature.
B) Rachel79Carson's79Silent79Spring,79alerting79the79public79to79the79dangers79of79pollution79in791962.
C) Roosevelt's79warnings79about79overuse79a79century79ago.
D) Plato's79writings79250079years79ago.
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,6) Which79of79the79following79presently79provides798079percent79of79the79energy79used79in79ind
ustrialized79countries?
A) fossil79fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric79power
D) solar
7) The79position79that79nature79deserves79to79be79protected79in79its79own79right79is79called
A) biocentric79preservation.
B) utilitarian79conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global79environmentalism.
8) constitutes794.679percent79of79the79world's79people79yet79produces79about795079perc
ent79of79all79toxic79waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The79United79States
9) The79text79suggests79there79is79not79a79strong79connection79between79poverty79and79envir
onmental79degradation.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
10) Most79people79agree79that79global79climate79change79is79not79a79real79environmental79threat.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
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,11) By792050,79the79earth79is79projected79to79have79a79population79between
A) 879and791079billion.
B) 779and79879billion.
C) 879and79979billion.
D) 1079and791279billion.
12) Loss79of79indigenous79cultures79is79accompanied79by79loss79of79unique79understanding79of79nature.
⊚7 true
9
⊚7 9 false
13) An79important79reason79for79determining79the79size79of79a79society's79ecological79foot
print79is79to79determine79the79sustainability79of79its79lifestyle.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
14) One79of79the79earliest79models79for79conservation79in79the79United79States79was79based79on79uti
litarian79conservation,79for79which79nature79was79conserved79not79to79protect79biodiversity,79bu
t79to79provide79jobs79and79resources.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
15) The79first79Nobel79Prize79for79environmental79action79was79awarded
A) in79191279to79John79Muir.
B) in79197379to79David79Brower.
C) in79200479to79Wangari79Maathai.
D) in79193579to79Aldo79Leopold.
16) There79is79concern79over79the79continued79ability79to79provide79adequate79food79for79ou
r79growing79population79because
A) 2/379of79all79agricultural79lands79show79signs79of79degradation.
B) there79is79little79corporate79interest79in79food79production.
C) agriculture79has79not79benefited79from79modern79technological79advancements.
D) there79is79little79knowledge79about79how79to79farm.
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, 17) The79word79"environment"79comes79from79a79French79word79that79means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) to79surround
18) Environmental79science79is79a79 .
A) narrowly79defined79set79of79physical,79life,79and79social79sciences
B) theoretical79approach79in79interpreting79the79environment
C) way79to79see79the79world79in79scientific79terms
D) systematic79approach79in79learning79about79the79environment
E) special79set79of79problem-solving79skills
19) Most79environmental79problems79result79from
A) political79differences
B) complex,79interrelated79problems
C) technological79development79problems
D) global79warming
E) urban79degradation
20) Which79of79the79following79is79not79true79of79the79term79environment?
A) Environment79includes79our79culture.
B) The79environment79includes79the79biosphere.
C) The79environment79includes79political79and79social79systems.
D) The79environment79has79issues79for79which79there79are79no79remedies.
E) The79environment79includes79the79relationships79between79organisms.
21) The79fundamental79basis79of79environmental79science79as79a79discipline79is79the
A) history79of79the79use79of79natural79resources
B) diversity79of79life79on79the79Earth
C) human79impact79on79the79Earth
D) pollution79on79the79Earth
E) future79use79of79natural79resources
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CH7901.79Understanding79Our79Environment.
1) To79say79that79environmental79science79is79mission79oriented79means79it79is
A) a79highly79organized79endeavor.
B) essentially79an79information79gathering79endeavor.
C) oriented79toward79solving79problems.
D) designed79to79understand79relationships.
2) If79everyone79in79the79world79lived79a79lifestyle79similar79to79the79average79U.S.79citizen79we79would79need
more79planets79to79support79everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About79
of79the79world's79people79currently79lack79access79to79clean79water,79adequ
ate79diet,79basic79sanitation,79and79other79essential79needs.
A) 10079million
B) 30079million
C) 70079million
D) 1.479billion
4) Sustainable79development79means
A) improving79people's79lives79in79the79present79in79a79way79that79can79continue79far79into79the79future.
B) providing79ever-increasing79amounts79of79adequate79housing.
C) continued79growth79indefinitely79as79long79as79it79can79be79paid79off.
D) utilizing79an79ever-increasing79quantity79of79natural79resources.
5) The79earliest79documented79recognition79that79misuse79of79the79natural79environment79can79h
ave79nasty79consequences79was
A) George79Perkins79Marsh's79186479publication79of79Man79and79Nature.
B) Rachel79Carson's79Silent79Spring,79alerting79the79public79to79the79dangers79of79pollution79in791962.
C) Roosevelt's79warnings79about79overuse79a79century79ago.
D) Plato's79writings79250079years79ago.
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,6) Which79of79the79following79presently79provides798079percent79of79the79energy79used79in79ind
ustrialized79countries?
A) fossil79fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric79power
D) solar
7) The79position79that79nature79deserves79to79be79protected79in79its79own79right79is79called
A) biocentric79preservation.
B) utilitarian79conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global79environmentalism.
8) constitutes794.679percent79of79the79world's79people79yet79produces79about795079perc
ent79of79all79toxic79waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The79United79States
9) The79text79suggests79there79is79not79a79strong79connection79between79poverty79and79envir
onmental79degradation.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
10) Most79people79agree79that79global79climate79change79is79not79a79real79environmental79threat.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
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,11) By792050,79the79earth79is79projected79to79have79a79population79between
A) 879and791079billion.
B) 779and79879billion.
C) 879and79979billion.
D) 1079and791279billion.
12) Loss79of79indigenous79cultures79is79accompanied79by79loss79of79unique79understanding79of79nature.
⊚7 true
9
⊚7 9 false
13) An79important79reason79for79determining79the79size79of79a79society's79ecological79foot
print79is79to79determine79the79sustainability79of79its79lifestyle.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
14) One79of79the79earliest79models79for79conservation79in79the79United79States79was79based79on79uti
litarian79conservation,79for79which79nature79was79conserved79not79to79protect79biodiversity,79bu
t79to79provide79jobs79and79resources.
⊚7 9 true
⊚7 9 false
15) The79first79Nobel79Prize79for79environmental79action79was79awarded
A) in79191279to79John79Muir.
B) in79197379to79David79Brower.
C) in79200479to79Wangari79Maathai.
D) in79193579to79Aldo79Leopold.
16) There79is79concern79over79the79continued79ability79to79provide79adequate79food79for79ou
r79growing79population79because
A) 2/379of79all79agricultural79lands79show79signs79of79degradation.
B) there79is79little79corporate79interest79in79food79production.
C) agriculture79has79not79benefited79from79modern79technological79advancements.
D) there79is79little79knowledge79about79how79to79farm.
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, 17) The79word79"environment"79comes79from79a79French79word79that79means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) to79surround
18) Environmental79science79is79a79 .
A) narrowly79defined79set79of79physical,79life,79and79social79sciences
B) theoretical79approach79in79interpreting79the79environment
C) way79to79see79the79world79in79scientific79terms
D) systematic79approach79in79learning79about79the79environment
E) special79set79of79problem-solving79skills
19) Most79environmental79problems79result79from
A) political79differences
B) complex,79interrelated79problems
C) technological79development79problems
D) global79warming
E) urban79degradation
20) Which79of79the79following79is79not79true79of79the79term79environment?
A) Environment79includes79our79culture.
B) The79environment79includes79the79biosphere.
C) The79environment79includes79political79and79social79systems.
D) The79environment79has79issues79for79which79there79are79no79remedies.
E) The79environment79includes79the79relationships79between79organisms.
21) The79fundamental79basis79of79environmental79science79as79a79discipline79is79the
A) history79of79the79use79of79natural79resources
B) diversity79of79life79on79the79Earth
C) human79impact79on79the79Earth
D) pollution79on79the79Earth
E) future79use79of79natural79resources
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