ENV 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Sustainable development - Answers - promoting a viable economy while maintaining a
viable environment and meeting social needs
Members of the ________________ movement would be very concerned about the
unequal exposure of members of a certain race to pollution - Answers - Environmental
Justice
A(n) _________________ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative
area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes. - Answers
- ecological footprint
The three components of sustainability are: - Answers - Social, environmental,
economic
________ gives inherent value to certain living things or to the biotic (living) realm of the
earth in general; both human and nonhuman lives have ethical standing. - Answers -
Biocentrism
In class, we watched a film about the environmental justice movement where people
fought against a proposed landfill. What was the outcome? - Answers - The dump went
in as planned and it leaked into the water table.
Which of the following philosophies is the most anthropocentric? - Answers -
conservationism
John Muir, a great American environmentalist, felt that ________. - Answers - pristine
wilderness should be preserved because "We need beauty as well as bread"
The conservation ethic suggests that __________. - Answers - resources should be
used from natural areas in a responsible way such that they are not depleted
Environmental Impact = - Answers - Population + Consumption
If someone says, "Earth and all of its contents were created for the betterment of human
beings, so as long as something is good for humans, it is good for the whole earth,"
what ethical perspective would he or she hold? - Answers - anthropocentric
Which component of the ecological footprint is the most difficult to individually reduce? -
Answers - Services
, Of the following people, which is most likely to agree with the statement that an entire
ecosystem has inherent value? - Answers - Aldo Leopold
Later in his life, pioneering environmental philosopher Aldo Leopold would have most
likely agreed with which one of the following statements? - Answers - Humans are
members of the land-community.
In general, natural resources ________. - Answers - should be used efficiently and
conserved
The environmental justice movement started because __________. - Answers - people
realized that environmental damage is not equally distributed among all classes and
racial groups; minority and low-income communities tend to contain a much larger share
of the environmental damage (such as landfills, incinerators, toxic waste sites, etc.)
What ethical perspective would you ascribe to someone who makes environmental
choices based on a respect for just the living things in an ecosystem? - Answers -
biocentrism
Which of the following is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment
affects us, and how we affect our environment? - Answers - environmental science
A systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it is
called __________. - Answers - science
The environmental justice movement began in _______. - Answers - Warren County,
North Carolina
Water purification, nutrient cycling, and plant pollination are all examples of Earth's
__________. - Answers - ecosystem services
Plants use ______ as a source of energy - Answers - light
Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy? - Answers - a space station orbiting Earth
In most ecosystems, the original source of energy for the living things in the system is
_____. - Answers - the sun
How do energy and matter move through an ecosystem? - Answers - Energy
unidirectionally flows through an ecosystem, whereas matter generally cycles within an
ecosystem
Ecosystem services ________. - Answers - are economically valuable services
provided by natural systems
ANSWERS
Sustainable development - Answers - promoting a viable economy while maintaining a
viable environment and meeting social needs
Members of the ________________ movement would be very concerned about the
unequal exposure of members of a certain race to pollution - Answers - Environmental
Justice
A(n) _________________ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative
area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes. - Answers
- ecological footprint
The three components of sustainability are: - Answers - Social, environmental,
economic
________ gives inherent value to certain living things or to the biotic (living) realm of the
earth in general; both human and nonhuman lives have ethical standing. - Answers -
Biocentrism
In class, we watched a film about the environmental justice movement where people
fought against a proposed landfill. What was the outcome? - Answers - The dump went
in as planned and it leaked into the water table.
Which of the following philosophies is the most anthropocentric? - Answers -
conservationism
John Muir, a great American environmentalist, felt that ________. - Answers - pristine
wilderness should be preserved because "We need beauty as well as bread"
The conservation ethic suggests that __________. - Answers - resources should be
used from natural areas in a responsible way such that they are not depleted
Environmental Impact = - Answers - Population + Consumption
If someone says, "Earth and all of its contents were created for the betterment of human
beings, so as long as something is good for humans, it is good for the whole earth,"
what ethical perspective would he or she hold? - Answers - anthropocentric
Which component of the ecological footprint is the most difficult to individually reduce? -
Answers - Services
, Of the following people, which is most likely to agree with the statement that an entire
ecosystem has inherent value? - Answers - Aldo Leopold
Later in his life, pioneering environmental philosopher Aldo Leopold would have most
likely agreed with which one of the following statements? - Answers - Humans are
members of the land-community.
In general, natural resources ________. - Answers - should be used efficiently and
conserved
The environmental justice movement started because __________. - Answers - people
realized that environmental damage is not equally distributed among all classes and
racial groups; minority and low-income communities tend to contain a much larger share
of the environmental damage (such as landfills, incinerators, toxic waste sites, etc.)
What ethical perspective would you ascribe to someone who makes environmental
choices based on a respect for just the living things in an ecosystem? - Answers -
biocentrism
Which of the following is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment
affects us, and how we affect our environment? - Answers - environmental science
A systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it is
called __________. - Answers - science
The environmental justice movement began in _______. - Answers - Warren County,
North Carolina
Water purification, nutrient cycling, and plant pollination are all examples of Earth's
__________. - Answers - ecosystem services
Plants use ______ as a source of energy - Answers - light
Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy? - Answers - a space station orbiting Earth
In most ecosystems, the original source of energy for the living things in the system is
_____. - Answers - the sun
How do energy and matter move through an ecosystem? - Answers - Energy
unidirectionally flows through an ecosystem, whereas matter generally cycles within an
ecosystem
Ecosystem services ________. - Answers - are economically valuable services
provided by natural systems
