Environment: The Science Behind the Stories 3rd Canadian Edition Test Bank - 2025 Environmental Science Study Guide

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gChapterg1g AngIntroductiongtogEnvironmentalgScience



1.1 GraphgandgFiguregInterpretationgQuestions




Figureg1.1

,UsegFigureg1.1gtoganswergthegfollowinggquestions.

1) Thegcomponentgofgthegecologicalgfootprintgthatgingallgyearsgaccountsgforgtheggreate
stgamountgisg .

A) built-upgland
B) fishingggrounds
C) carbon
D) cropland
E) grazinggland
gAnswer:g C

Diff:g3 Type:gMC
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 3g-gApplying
Objective:g 1.4gDiagnosegandgillustrategsomegofgthegpressuresgongthegglobalgenvironment

2) Canadagcurrentlyghasgagbiocapacitygcreditgofgapproximatelyg .
A) 0-50%
B) 50-100%
C) 100-150%
D) 150%
E) 200%
Answer:g C
Diff:g1 Type:gMC
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 3g-gApplying
Objective:g 1.4gDiagnosegandgillustrategsomegofgthegpressuresgongthegglobalgenvironment

3) ThegUnitedgStatesgandgChinagaregthegtwoglargestgeconomiesgingthegworldgandgaccou
ntgforgwhatgpercentagegofgbiocapacitygdebtgeachgrespectively?
A) 50-100%gandg100-150%
B) 150%geach
C) 50-100%gandg150%
D) 50-
100%geachgAnsw
er:g A
Diff:g1 Type:gMC
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 2g-gUnderstanding
Objective:g 1.4gDiagnosegandgillustrategsomegofgthegpressuresgongthegglobalgenvironment

,1.2 MatchinggQuestions

Matchgthegfollowing.

A) traditional
B) environmentalism
C) goods
D) nonrenewablegresources
E) naturalgresources
F) ecology
G) experimentalgdata
H) naturalgsciences.
I) sustainablegdevelopment
J) science
K) environmentalgstudies.
L) ecologicalgsustainability
M) renewablegresources
N) interdisciplinary

1) agscientificgfieldgofgstud
ygDiff:g1 Type:gMA
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 2g-gUnderstanding
Objective:g 1.2gCharacterizegtheginterdisciplinarygnaturegofgenvironmentalgscience

2) Environmentalgsciencegisga(n)g
field.gDiff:g1
Type:gMA
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1g-gRemembering
Objective:g 1.2gCharacterizegtheginterdisciplinarygnaturegofgenvironmentalgscience

3) Tangiblegmaterialgthingsgthatgcangbegextractedgfromgthegenvironmentgareg
.gDiff:g2
Type:gMA
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 2g-gUnderstanding
Objective:g 1.3gDescribegseveralgtypesgofgnaturalgresourcesgandgexplaingtheirgimportance
gtoghumanglife



4) "Meetsgthegneedsgofgthegpresentgwithoutgsacrificinggthegabilitygofgfutureggenerationsg
togmeetgtheirgneeds"gisgthegdefinitiongofg .
Diff:g2 Type:gMA
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1g-gRemembering
Objective:g 1.5gArticulategthegconceptsgofgsustainabilitygandgsustainablegdevelopment

, 5) Socialgstudiesgdealinggwithgthegenvironmentgaregpartg
ofgDiff:g2 Type:gMA
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 3g-gApplying
Objective:g 1.2gCharacterizegtheginterdisciplinarygnaturegofgenvironmentalgscience