,CHAPTER lr1—ENVIRONMENTAL lrPROBLEMS, lrTHEIR lrCAUSES,
lrANDrlSUSTAINABILITY
MULTIPLE lrCHOICE
1. Sustainability lrrefers lrto .
a. the lrway lrin lrwhich lrthe lrnatural lrworld lrworks
b. how lrwe lrinteract lrwith lrthe lrenvironment
c. human lrmethods lrof lrcoping lrwith lrenvironmental lrproblems
d. refusing, lrreducing, lrreusing, lrand lrrecycling
e. the lrcapacity lrof lrthe lrearth‘s lrnatural lrsystems lrto lrsurvive, lrflourish, lrand lradapt
ANS: l r E PTS: l r 1
TOP: l r Core lrCase lrStudy: lrA lrvision lrof lra lrmore lrsustainable
lrworld lrin lr2065rlKEY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
2. Which lrdiscipline lris lrmost lrassociated lrwith lrenvironmental lrscience?
a. botany
b. political lrscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr Modified
3. A lrforest lrwith lrplants, lranimals, lrand lrvarious lrother lrorganisms lris lran lrexample lrof lra(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support lrsystem
e. nutrient
ANS: l r A PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr New
4. Using lrnormally lrrenewable lrresources lrfaster lrthan lrnature lrcan lrrenew lrthem lris lrcalled .
a. nutrient lrcycling
b. nutrient lrdeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading lrnatural lrcapital
ANS: l r E PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrRemember
5. Solar lrenergy lris lrknown lras lra(n) .
a. renewable lrresource
b. recyclable lrresource
c. inexhaustible lrresource
d. reusable lrresource
e. nonrenewable lrresource
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?
, KEY: lrBloom's: lrRemember
6. What lris lrone lrof lrthe lrthree lrsocial lrscience lrprinciples lrof lrsustainability?
a. A lrdependence lron lrsolar lrenergy
b. A lrfocus lron lrchemical lrcycling
c. The lrdegradation lrof lrnatural lrcapital
d. A lrresponsibility lrto lrfuture lrgenerations
e. The lrability lrto lrretain lrbiodiversity
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
7. Topsoil lris lran lrimportant lrcomponent lrof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural lrresources
d. win-win lrsolutions
e. nutrient lrcycling
ANS: l r E PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
8. According lrto lra lrnumber lrof lrenvironmental lrscientists, lrwe lralready lrknow lrhow lrto lrreuse lror
lrrecycle lrat lrleast
lr of lrthe lrnonrenewable lrresources lrwe
lruse.rla.80%
b. lr lr l r 65%
c. 50%
d. lr lr l r 40%
e. 25%
ANS: l r A PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
9. What lrare lrthe lrpriorities lrfor lrmore lrsustainable lruse lrof lrrenewable lrresources, lrin lrorder?
a. refuse, lrrenew, lrreduce, lrand lrrecycle
b. recycle, lrrenew, lrreuse, lrand lrreduce
c. resource, lrrecycle, lrrenew, lrand lrreduce
d. refuse, lrreduce, lrreuse, lrand lrrecycle
e. refuse, lrreduce, lrrecycle, lrand lrrenew
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
10. More-developed lrcountries .
a. have lra lrlower lraverage lrincome
b. use lrmostly lrrenewable lrresources
c. rely lrentirely lron lrnonrenewable lrresources
d. comprise lr17% lrof lrthe lrworld‘s lrpopulation
e. provide lrfewer lrrecycling lrservices
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
11. The lrprimary lrdifference lrbetween lrrenewable lrresources lrand lrnonrenewable lrresources lris .
a. how lreasily lreach lrcan lrbe lrdiscovered
, b. the lravailable lramount lrof lreach lrresource
c. the lrlength lrof lrtime lrit lrtakes lrfor lreach lrto lrbe lrreplenished
d. how lrfast lreach lris lrbeing lrconsumed
e. how lrquickly lreach lrcan lrproduce lrelectricity
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
12. What lrterm lrdescribes lrthe lrhighest lrrate lrat lrwhich lra lrrenewable lrresource lrcan lrbe lrused
lrindefinitely lrwithoutrrl educing lrits lravailable lrsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainable lryield
c. preservation
d. perpetual lrresource
e. degradation
ANS: l r B PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrRemember
13. Which lrsubstance lrwould lrbe lrconsidered lra lrrenewable lrresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh lrair
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
14. Which lrsubstance lrwould lrbe lrconsidered lra lrnonrenewable lrresource?
a. groundwater
b. trees lrin lra lrforest
c. fertile lrsoil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
15. All lrnonrenewable lrresources lrcan lrtheoretically lrbe .
a. converted lrto lrnonmetallic lrminerals
b. converted lrto lrrenewable lrones
c. exhausted lror lrdepleted
d. recycled lror lrreused
e. alive
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrUnderstand
16. Which lraction lris lris lran lrexample lrof lrreuse?
a. re-melting lraluminum lrcans
b. making lrcompost lrout lrof lrkitchen lrscraps
c. using lrplastic lrbutter lrtubs lrto lrstore lrleftovers
d. using lrwaste lrheat lrto lrwarm lra lrroom
e. making lrpaper lrgoods lrfrom lrpreviously lrused lrpaper
lrANDrlSUSTAINABILITY
MULTIPLE lrCHOICE
1. Sustainability lrrefers lrto .
a. the lrway lrin lrwhich lrthe lrnatural lrworld lrworks
b. how lrwe lrinteract lrwith lrthe lrenvironment
c. human lrmethods lrof lrcoping lrwith lrenvironmental lrproblems
d. refusing, lrreducing, lrreusing, lrand lrrecycling
e. the lrcapacity lrof lrthe lrearth‘s lrnatural lrsystems lrto lrsurvive, lrflourish, lrand lradapt
ANS: l r E PTS: l r 1
TOP: l r Core lrCase lrStudy: lrA lrvision lrof lra lrmore lrsustainable
lrworld lrin lr2065rlKEY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
2. Which lrdiscipline lris lrmost lrassociated lrwith lrenvironmental lrscience?
a. botany
b. political lrscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr Modified
3. A lrforest lrwith lrplants, lranimals, lrand lrvarious lrother lrorganisms lris lran lrexample lrof lra(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support lrsystem
e. nutrient
ANS: l r A PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr New
4. Using lrnormally lrrenewable lrresources lrfaster lrthan lrnature lrcan lrrenew lrthem lris lrcalled .
a. nutrient lrcycling
b. nutrient lrdeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading lrnatural lrcapital
ANS: l r E PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrRemember
5. Solar lrenergy lris lrknown lras lra(n) .
a. renewable lrresource
b. recyclable lrresource
c. inexhaustible lrresource
d. reusable lrresource
e. nonrenewable lrresource
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?
, KEY: lrBloom's: lrRemember
6. What lris lrone lrof lrthe lrthree lrsocial lrscience lrprinciples lrof lrsustainability?
a. A lrdependence lron lrsolar lrenergy
b. A lrfocus lron lrchemical lrcycling
c. The lrdegradation lrof lrnatural lrcapital
d. A lrresponsibility lrto lrfuture lrgenerations
e. The lrability lrto lrretain lrbiodiversity
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
7. Topsoil lris lran lrimportant lrcomponent lrof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural lrresources
d. win-win lrsolutions
e. nutrient lrcycling
ANS: l r E PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
8. According lrto lra lrnumber lrof lrenvironmental lrscientists, lrwe lralready lrknow lrhow lrto lrreuse lror
lrrecycle lrat lrleast
lr of lrthe lrnonrenewable lrresources lrwe
lruse.rla.80%
b. lr lr l r 65%
c. 50%
d. lr lr l r 40%
e. 25%
ANS: l r A PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
9. What lrare lrthe lrpriorities lrfor lrmore lrsustainable lruse lrof lrrenewable lrresources, lrin lrorder?
a. refuse, lrrenew, lrreduce, lrand lrrecycle
b. recycle, lrrenew, lrreuse, lrand lrreduce
c. resource, lrrecycle, lrrenew, lrand lrreduce
d. refuse, lrreduce, lrreuse, lrand lrrecycle
e. refuse, lrreduce, lrrecycle, lrand lrrenew
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
10. More-developed lrcountries .
a. have lra lrlower lraverage lrincome
b. use lrmostly lrrenewable lrresources
c. rely lrentirely lron lrnonrenewable lrresources
d. comprise lr17% lrof lrthe lrworld‘s lrpopulation
e. provide lrfewer lrrecycling lrservices
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrRemember NOT: lr New
11. The lrprimary lrdifference lrbetween lrrenewable lrresources lrand lrnonrenewable lrresources lris .
a. how lreasily lreach lrcan lrbe lrdiscovered
, b. the lravailable lramount lrof lreach lrresource
c. the lrlength lrof lrtime lrit lrtakes lrfor lreach lrto lrbe lrreplenished
d. how lrfast lreach lris lrbeing lrconsumed
e. how lrquickly lreach lrcan lrproduce lrelectricity
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
12. What lrterm lrdescribes lrthe lrhighest lrrate lrat lrwhich lra lrrenewable lrresource lrcan lrbe lrused
lrindefinitely lrwithoutrrl educing lrits lravailable lrsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainable lryield
c. preservation
d. perpetual lrresource
e. degradation
ANS: l r B PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrRemember
13. Which lrsubstance lrwould lrbe lrconsidered lra lrrenewable lrresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh lrair
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
14. Which lrsubstance lrwould lrbe lrconsidered lra lrnonrenewable lrresource?
a. groundwater
b. trees lrin lra lrforest
c. fertile lrsoil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: l r D PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: l r Bloom's: lrUnderstand NOT: lr Modified
15. All lrnonrenewable lrresources lrcan lrtheoretically lrbe .
a. converted lrto lrnonmetallic lrminerals
b. converted lrto lrrenewable lrones
c. exhausted lror lrdepleted
d. recycled lror lrreused
e. alive
ANS: l r C PTS: lr lr l r 1 TOP: l r 1-1 lrWhat lrAre lrSome lrPrinciples lrof
lrSustainability?rK
l EY: lr Bloom's: lrUnderstand
16. Which lraction lris lris lran lrexample lrof lrreuse?
a. re-melting lraluminum lrcans
b. making lrcompost lrout lrof lrkitchen lrscraps
c. using lrplastic lrbutter lrtubs lrto lrstore lrleftovers
d. using lrwaste lrheat lrto lrwarm lra lrroom
e. making lrpaper lrgoods lrfrom lrpreviously lrused lrpaper
