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Table of Contents
Part I: Understanding the Environment
1. Understanding Our Environment
2. Principles of Science and Systems
3. Matter, Energy, and Life
Part II: Living Systems
4. Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions
5. Biomes: Global Patterns of Life
6. Population Biology
7. Human Populations
Part III: Human Health and Food Systems
8. Environmental Health and Toxicology
9. Food and Hunger
10. Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices
Part IV: Biodiversity and Conservation
11. Biodiversity: Preserving Species
12. Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes
13. Restoration Ecology
Part V: Earth Systems and Resources
14. Geology and Earth Resources
15. Climate Systems and Climate Change
Part VI: Pollution and Environmental Degradation
16. Air Pollution
17. Water Use and Management
18. Water Pollution
Part VII: Energy Resources
19. Conventional Energy
20. Sustainable Energy
Part VIII: Waste and Urban Systems
21. Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste
22. Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
Part IX: Economics, Policy, and the Future
23. Ecological Economics
24. Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning
25. What Then Shall We Do?
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CHAPTER 01: Understanding Our Environment
(Questions & Answers)
1) To say that environmental science is mission oriented means it is
A) a highly organized endeavor.
B) essentially an information gathering endeavor.
C) oriented toward solving problems.
D) designed to understand relationships.
Answer: C
Rationale: Environmental science is applied and solution-focused, aiming to solve
environmental problems.
2) If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need
________ more planets to support everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Answer: B
Rationale: High consumption lifestyles require multiple Earths to sustain global demand.
3) About ________ of the world's people currently lack access to clean water, adequate diet,
basic sanitation, and other essential needs.
A) 100 million
B) 300 million
C) 700 million
D) 1.4 billion
Answer: C
Rationale: Hundreds of millions still lack basic human necessities.
4) Sustainable development means
A) improving people's lives in the present in a way that can continue far into the future.
B) providing ever-increasing amounts of adequate housing.
C) continued growth indefinitely as long as it can be paid off.
D) utilizing an ever-increasing quantity of natural resources.
Answer: A
Rationale: It balances present needs with future sustainability.
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Table of Contents
Part I: Understanding the Environment
1. Understanding Our Environment
2. Principles of Science and Systems
3. Matter, Energy, and Life
Part II: Living Systems
4. Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions
5. Biomes: Global Patterns of Life
6. Population Biology
7. Human Populations
Part III: Human Health and Food Systems
8. Environmental Health and Toxicology
9. Food and Hunger
10. Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices
Part IV: Biodiversity and Conservation
11. Biodiversity: Preserving Species
12. Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes
13. Restoration Ecology
Part V: Earth Systems and Resources
14. Geology and Earth Resources
15. Climate Systems and Climate Change
Part VI: Pollution and Environmental Degradation
16. Air Pollution
17. Water Use and Management
18. Water Pollution
Part VII: Energy Resources
19. Conventional Energy
20. Sustainable Energy
Part VIII: Waste and Urban Systems
21. Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste
22. Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
Part IX: Economics, Policy, and the Future
23. Ecological Economics
24. Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning
25. What Then Shall We Do?
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CHAPTER 01: Understanding Our Environment
(Questions & Answers)
1) To say that environmental science is mission oriented means it is
A) a highly organized endeavor.
B) essentially an information gathering endeavor.
C) oriented toward solving problems.
D) designed to understand relationships.
Answer: C
Rationale: Environmental science is applied and solution-focused, aiming to solve
environmental problems.
2) If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need
________ more planets to support everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Answer: B
Rationale: High consumption lifestyles require multiple Earths to sustain global demand.
3) About ________ of the world's people currently lack access to clean water, adequate diet,
basic sanitation, and other essential needs.
A) 100 million
B) 300 million
C) 700 million
D) 1.4 billion
Answer: C
Rationale: Hundreds of millions still lack basic human necessities.
4) Sustainable development means
A) improving people's lives in the present in a way that can continue far into the future.
B) providing ever-increasing amounts of adequate housing.
C) continued growth indefinitely as long as it can be paid off.
D) utilizing an ever-increasing quantity of natural resources.
Answer: A
Rationale: It balances present needs with future sustainability.
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