Chap 01 17e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Private ownership is likely to be a good solution to prevent the tragedy of the commons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that occurs when governments specify a limit for commonly used
resources.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Biomimicry prioritizes the use of technology to restore natural capital and reduce its degradation and depletion.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. The per capita ecological footprint is the total ecological footprint for a given country or area.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. In nature, chemicals are recycled rather than becoming waste.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Government subsidies can hide the true environmental costs of doing business.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas ecosystem services are not.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Chap 01 17e
8. Sustainability refers to the ability of the earth’s natural system and human cultural systems to survive, thrive, and
adapt to changing environmental conditions well into the future.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. One social science principle of sustainability is that we should leave the planet’s life-support systems in at least as
good a condition as that which we now enjoy, if not better, for future generations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Inexhaustible resources exist in a fixed quantity, or stock, in the earth’s crust.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Ecology is an important component of environmental science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Ecosystem services have no economic value.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. In contrast to the life-centered worldview, the human-centered environmental worldview considers all species as
having value as participating members of the biosphere regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Natural capital degradation is a consequence of living unsustainably.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chap 01 17e
15. Resource use per person is higher in the United States than it is in middle-income countries like China.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. An ecosystem that is biologically diverse has a greater chance of surviving a change in the environment, such as
a drought.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
17. The book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, described progress in reducing pollution and showed that pesticides
like DDT were no longer a concern due to effective environmental programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. Exponential growth occurs when a quantity such as the human population increases at a certain rate over a
specified unit of time, such as 0.5% or 2% per year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
19. The negative effects of affluence primarily come from decreased consumption.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
20. A major argument against environmental laws is that they hinder economic growth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chap 01 17e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
21. Your text refers to the dependence on solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling as three major ____.
a. resource guidelines
b. ecological footprints
c. environmental tenets
d. scientific principles of sustainability
e. preservationist goals
ANSWER: d
22. Sustainable yield is the highest rate at which we can use a(n) ____ indefinitely without reducing its available
supply.
a. renewable resource
b. fossil fuel
c. solar energy
d. mineral resource
e. nonrenewable resource
ANSWER: a
23. Affluence can directly contribute to environmental sustainability by _________.
a. reducing poverty
b. increasing access to food and medicine
c. reducing the consumption of resources
d. financing the development of renewable energy technology
e. increasing natural capital
ANSWER: d
24. Which of the following actions help to reduce one’s ecological footprint?
a. investing in the petroleum industry
b. converting a piece of land to agricultural land
c. updating office technology
d. using disposable plates to save water
e. riding a bicycle to school or work
ANSWER: e
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Private ownership is likely to be a good solution to prevent the tragedy of the commons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. The tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that occurs when governments specify a limit for commonly used
resources.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Biomimicry prioritizes the use of technology to restore natural capital and reduce its degradation and depletion.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. The per capita ecological footprint is the total ecological footprint for a given country or area.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. In nature, chemicals are recycled rather than becoming waste.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Government subsidies can hide the true environmental costs of doing business.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas ecosystem services are not.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 17e
8. Sustainability refers to the ability of the earth’s natural system and human cultural systems to survive, thrive, and
adapt to changing environmental conditions well into the future.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. One social science principle of sustainability is that we should leave the planet’s life-support systems in at least as
good a condition as that which we now enjoy, if not better, for future generations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Inexhaustible resources exist in a fixed quantity, or stock, in the earth’s crust.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Ecology is an important component of environmental science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Ecosystem services have no economic value.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. In contrast to the life-centered worldview, the human-centered environmental worldview considers all species as
having value as participating members of the biosphere regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Natural capital degradation is a consequence of living unsustainably.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 17e
15. Resource use per person is higher in the United States than it is in middle-income countries like China.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. An ecosystem that is biologically diverse has a greater chance of surviving a change in the environment, such as
a drought.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
17. The book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, described progress in reducing pollution and showed that pesticides
like DDT were no longer a concern due to effective environmental programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. Exponential growth occurs when a quantity such as the human population increases at a certain rate over a
specified unit of time, such as 0.5% or 2% per year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
19. The negative effects of affluence primarily come from decreased consumption.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
20. A major argument against environmental laws is that they hinder economic growth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 17e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
21. Your text refers to the dependence on solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling as three major ____.
a. resource guidelines
b. ecological footprints
c. environmental tenets
d. scientific principles of sustainability
e. preservationist goals
ANSWER: d
22. Sustainable yield is the highest rate at which we can use a(n) ____ indefinitely without reducing its available
supply.
a. renewable resource
b. fossil fuel
c. solar energy
d. mineral resource
e. nonrenewable resource
ANSWER: a
23. Affluence can directly contribute to environmental sustainability by _________.
a. reducing poverty
b. increasing access to food and medicine
c. reducing the consumption of resources
d. financing the development of renewable energy technology
e. increasing natural capital
ANSWER: d
24. Which of the following actions help to reduce one’s ecological footprint?
a. investing in the petroleum industry
b. converting a piece of land to agricultural land
c. updating office technology
d. using disposable plates to save water
e. riding a bicycle to school or work
ANSWER: e
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