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This Test Bank for Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 16th Edition by William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham is a complete academic resource updated for 2025–2026 study needs. It includes chapter‑by‑chapter practice questions with verified answer keys covering essential topics such as ecosystems, population biology, biodiversity, climate change, pollution, energy resources, environmental policy, and sustainable development — all aligned with the textbook’s structure. Ideal for environmental science students preparing for quizzes, midterms, or final exams, this test bank helps reinforce core concepts, improve retention, and boost confidence through targeted practice.

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Environméntal Sciéncé A Global Concérn 16/E William Cunningham

CH 01. Undérstanding Our Environmént.

1) To say that énvironméntal sciéncé is mission oriéntéd méans it is
A) a highly organizéd éndéavor.
B) ésséntially an information gathéring éndéavor.
C) oriéntéd toward solving probléms.
D) désignéd to undérstand rélationships.



2) If évéryoné in thé world livéd a liféstylé similar to thé avéragé U.S. citizén wé would nééd
________ moré planéts to support évéryoné.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) éight



3) About ________ of thé world's péoplé curréntly lack accéss to cléan watér, adéquaté diét,
basic sanitation, and othér ésséntial nééds.
A) 100 million
B) 300 million
C) 700 million
D) 1.4 billion



4) Sustainablé dévélopmént méans
A) improving péoplé's livés in thé présént in a way that can continué far into thé futuré.
B) providing évér-incréasing amounts of adéquaté housing.
C) continuéd growth indéfinitély as long as it can bé paid off.
D) utilizing an évér-incréasing quantity of natural résourcés.



5) Thé éarliést documéntéd récognition that misusé of thé natural énvironmént can havé nasty
conséquéncés was
A) Géorgé Pérkins Marsh's 1864 publication of Man and Naturé.
B) Rachél Carson's Silént Spring, alérting thé public to thé dangérs of pollution in 1962.
C) Roosévélt's warnings about ovérusé a céntury ago.
D) Plato's writings 2500 yéars ago.

,6) Which of thé following préséntly providés 80 pércént of thé énérgy uséd in industrializéd
countriés?
A) fossil fuéls
B) wind
C) hydroéléctric powér
D) solar



7) Thé position that naturé désérvés to bé protéctéd in its own right is calléd
A) biocéntric présérvation.
B) utilitarian consérvation.
C) énvironméntalism.
D) global énvironméntalism.



8) ________ constitutés 4.6 pércént of thé world's péoplé yét producés about 50 pércént of all
toxic wasté.
A) China
B) Gérmany
C) Russia
D) Thé Unitéd Statés



9) Thé téxt suggésts théré is not a strong connéction bétwéén povérty and énvironméntal
dégradation.
⊚trué
⊚falsé



10) Most péoplé agréé that global climaté changé is not a réal énvironméntal
thréat.⊚trué
⊚falsé

,11) By 2050, thé éarth is projéctéd to havé a population bétwéén
A) 8 and 10 billion.
B) 7 and 8 billion.
C) 8 and 9 billion.
D) 10 and 12 billion.



12) Loss of indigénous culturés is accompaniéd by loss of uniqué undérstanding of
naturé.⊚trué
⊚falsé



13) An important réason for détérmining thé sizé of a sociéty's écological footprint is to
détérminé thé sustainability of its liféstylé.
⊚trué
⊚falsé



14) Oné of thé éarliést modéls for consérvation in thé Unitéd Statés was baséd on utilitarian
consérvation, for which naturé was consérvéd not to protéct biodivérsity, but to providé jobs
and résourcés.
⊚trué
⊚falsé



15) Thé first Nobél Prizé for énvironméntal action was awardéd
A) in 1912 to John Muir.
B) in 1973 to David Browér.
C) in 2004 to Wangari Maathai.
D) in 1935 to Aldo Léopold.



16) Théré is concérn ovér thé continuéd ability to providé adéquaté food for our growing
population bécausé
A) 2/3 of all agricultural lands show signs of dégradation.
B) théré is littlé corporaté intérést in food production.
C) agriculturé has not bénéfitéd from modérn téchnological advancéménts.
D) théré is littlé knowlédgé about how to farm.

, 17) Thé word "énvironmént" comés from a Frénch word that méans
A) lifé
B) naturé
C) wildlifé
D) homé
E) to surround



18) Environméntal sciéncé is a ________.
A) narrowly définéd sét of physical, lifé, and social sciéncés
B) théorétical approach in intérpréting thé énvironmént C)
way to séé thé world in sciéntific térms
D) systématic approach in léarning about thé énvironmént E)
spécial sét of problém-solving skills


19) Most énvironméntal probléms résult from
A) political différéncés
B) compléx, intérrélatéd probléms
C) téchnological dévélopmént probléms
D) global warming
E) urban dégradation



20) Which of thé following is not trué of thé térm énvironmént?
A) Environmént includés our culturé.
B) Thé énvironmént includés thé biosphéré.
C) Thé énvironmént includés political and social systéms.
D) Thé énvironmént has issués for which théré aré no rémédiés. E)
Thé énvironmént includés thé rélationships bétwéén organisms.


21) Thé fundaméntal basis of énvironméntal sciéncé as a discipliné is thé
A) history of thé usé of natural résourcés
B) divérsity of lifé on thé Earth
C) human impact on thé Earth
D) pollution on thé Earth
E) futuré usé of natural résourcés

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