Test Bank for Environmental Science, 16th Edition by Eldon Enger

TEST BANK
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham

CH v601. v6Understanding v6Our v6Environment.

1) To v6say v6that v6environmental v6science v6is v6mission v6oriented v6means v6it v6is
A) a v6highly v6organized v6endeavor.
B) essentially v6an v6information v6gathering v6endeavor.
C) oriented v6toward v6solving v6problems.
D) designed v6to v6understand v6relationships.



2) If v6everyone v6in v6the v6world v6lived v6a v6lifestyle v6similar v6to v6the v6average v6U.S. v6citizen v6we v6would v6need
more v6planets v6to v6support v6everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight


3) About v6 of v6the v6world's v6people v6currently v6lack v6access v6to v6clean v6water,
adequate v6diet, v6basic v6sanitation, v6and v6other v6essential v6needs.
v6

A) 100 v6million
B) 300 v6million
C) 700 v6million
D) 1.4 v6billion



4) Sustainable v6development v6means
A) improving v6people's v6lives v6in v6the v6present v6in v6a v6way v6that v6can v6continue v6far v6into v6the v6future.
B) providing v6ever-increasing v6amounts v6of v6adequate v6housing.
C) continued v6growth v6indefinitely v6as v6long v6as v6it v6can v6be v6paid v6off.
D) utilizing v6an v6ever-increasing v6quantity v6of v6natural v6resources.



5) The v6earliest v6documented v6recognition v6that v6misuse v6of v6the v6natural v6environment v6can
have v6nasty v6consequences v6was
v6

A) George v6Perkins v6Marsh's v61864 v6publication v6of v6Man v6and v6Nature.
B) Rachel v6Carson's v6Silent v6Spring, v6alerting v6the v6public v6to v6the v6dangers v6of v6pollution v6in v61962.
C) Roosevelt's v6warnings v6about v6overuse v6a v6century v6ago.
D) Plato's v6writings v62500 v6years v6ago.




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, 6) Which v6of v6the v6following v6presently v6provides v680 v6percent v6of v6the v6energy v6used v6in
industrialized v6countries?
v6

A) fossil v6fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric v6power
D) solar



7) The v6position v6that v6nature v6deserves v6to v6be v6protected v6in v6its v6own v6right v6is v6called
A) biocentric v6preservation.
B) utilitarian v6conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global v6environmentalism.



8) constitutes v64.6 v6percent v6of v6the v6world's v6people v6yet v6produces v6about v650
v6percent v6of v6all v6toxic v6waste.

A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The v6United v6States



9) The v6text v6suggests v6there v6is v6not v6a v6strong v6connection v6between v6poverty v6and
environmental v6degradation.
v6


⊚ true
v 6

⊚ v 6 false


10) Most v6people v6agree v6that v6global v6climate v6change v6is v6not v6a v6real v6environmental v6threat.
⊚ true
v 6

⊚ v 6 false
s




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,11) By 2050, v 6 the v 6 earth v 6 is v 6 projected
v 6 v 6 to v 6 have v 6 a v 6 population v 6 between
A) 8 v 6 and v 6 10 v 6 billion.
B) 7 v 6 and v 6 8 v 6 billion.
C) 8 v 6 and v 6 9 v 6 billion.
D) 10 v 6 and v 6 12 v 6 billion.



12) Loss of v 6 indigenous v 6 cultures
v 6 v 6 is v 6 accompanied v 6 by v 6 loss v 6 of v 6 unique
v 6 understanding v 6 of v 6 nature.
⊚ true
⊚ false


13) An important v 6 reason v 6 for v 6 determining v 6 the v 6 size v 6 of v 6 a
v 6

v 6 society's v 6 ecological v 6 foot v6print v 6 is v 6 to v 6 determine v 6 the

v 6 sustainability v 6 of v 6 its v 6 lifestyle.


⊚ true
⊚ false


14) One v 6 of v 6 the v 6 earliest v 6 models v 6 for v 6 conservation v 6 in v 6 the v 6 United v 6 States v 6 was

v6 based v 6 on v 6 ut v6ilitarian v 6 conservation, v 6 for v 6 which v 6 nature v 6 was
v 6 conserved v 6 not v 6 to v 6 protect v 6 biodiversity, v 6 b v6ut v 6 to v 6 provide v 6 jobs v 6 and

v 6 resources.


⊚ v 6 v 6 v 6 true
⊚ v 6 v 6 v 6 false




15) The v 6 first v 6 Nobel v 6 Prize v 6 for v 6 environmental v 6 action v 6 was v 6 awarded
A) in v 6 1912 v 6 to v 6 John v 6 Muir.
B) in v 6 1973 v 6 to v 6 David v 6 Brower.
C) in v 6 2004 v 6 to v 6 Wangari v 6 Maathai.
D) in v 6 1935 v 6 to v 6 Aldo v 6 Leopold.



16) There is v 6 concern v 6 over v 6 the v 6 continued v 6 ability v 6 to v 6 provide
v 6

v 6 adequate v 6 food v 6 for v 6 ou v6r v 6 growing v 6 population v 6 because

A) 2/3 v 6 of v 6 all v 6 agricultural v 6 lands v 6 show v 6 signs v 6 of v 6 degradation.
B) there v 6 is v 6 little v 6 corporate v 6 interest v 6 in v 6 food v 6 production.
C) agriculture v 6 has v 6 not v 6 benefited v 6 from v 6 modern v 6 technological v 6 advancements.
D) there v 6 is v 6 little v 6 knowledge v 6 about v 6 how v 6 to v 6 farm.



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, 17) The v 6 word v 6 "environment" v 6 comes v 6 from v 6 a v 6 French v 6 word v 6 that v 6 means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) to v 6 surround



18) Environmental v 6 science v 6 is v 6 a v 6 .
A) narrowly v 6 defined v 6 set v 6 of v 6 physical, v 6 life, v 6 and v 6 social v 6 sciences
B) theoretical v 6 approach v 6 in v 6 interpreting v 6 the v 6 environment
C) way v 6 to v 6 see v 6 the v 6 world v 6 in v 6 scientific v 6 terms
D) systematic v 6 approach v 6 in v 6 learning v 6 about v 6 the v 6 environment
E) special v 6 set v 6 of v 6 problem-solving v 6 skills



19) Most v 6 environmental v 6 problems v 6 result v 6 from
A) political v 6 differences
B) complex, v 6 interrelated v 6 problems
C) technological v 6 development v 6 problems
D) global v 6 warming
E) urban v 6 degradation



20) Which of v 6 the v 6 following v 6 is v 6 not v 6 true v 6 of v 6 the v 6 term v 6 environment?
v 6

A) Environment v 6 includes v 6 our v 6 culture.
B) The v 6 environment v 6 includes v 6 the v 6 biosphere.
C) The v 6 environment v 6 includes v 6 political v 6 and v 6 social v 6 systems.
D) The v 6 environment v 6 has v 6 issues v 6 for v 6 which v 6 there v 6 are v 6 no v 6 remedies.
E) The v 6 environment v 6 includes v 6 the v 6 relationships v 6 between v 6 organisms.


21) The v 6 fundamental v 6 basis v 6 of v 6 environmental v 6 science v 6 as v 6 a v 6 discipline v 6 is v 6 the
A) history v 6 of v 6 the v 6 use v 6 of v 6 natural v 6 resources
B) diversity v 6 of v 6 life v 6 on v 6 the v 6 Earth
C) human v 6 impact v 6 on v 6 the v 6 Earth
D) pollution v 6 on v 6 the v 6 Earth
E) future v 6 use v 6 of v 6 natural v 6 resources




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