Environmental Science Chapter 8 and 9 Exam Test Questions
with Verified Answers
1. Sweden represents a nation in which D
A) women tend to marry early and have large families.
B) the population is characterized mostly by large
numbers of people under 25 and a much smaller
elderly age group.
C) women are poorly educated and usually cannot
find employment.
D) women tend to marry late, enter the workforce and
have significant social and medical services .
2. Indonesia represents a nation in which A
A) women are now having smaller families because of
economic and social service constraints.
B) most people are subsistence farmers, poverty is
widespread and both family size and child mortality
are very high.
C) there is a high level of affluence, and women marry
late and have large families.
D) there are excellent social services and employment
opportunities for middle-income families.
3. Burkina Faso represents a nation in which B
A) there is a strong middle class, allowing women to
marry later, find employment and have small families.
B) many women are illiterate, marry early and have
large families, partly because the infant mortality rate
is very high.
C) medical facilities are excellent, and women are
having fewer children because infant mortality has
dropped dramatically.
D) long life spans have produced a large elderly pop-
ulation, supported by good social service
4. Which of the following is a uniquely human trait? B
A) communication between members of a species
B) ability to regulate our reproduction
C) storage of food during cold or dry periods
D) long term parental care of offspring
, Environmental Science Chapter 8 and 9 Exam Test Questions
with Verified Answers
5. Unlike most species, human population ecology A
must also include consideration of the
A)interactions of the global human population.
B) impact of severe weather on human health and
safety.
C) impact of infectious disease on mortality.
D) ability of humans to construct safe places to live.
6. The Neolithic Revolution is most clearly seen in hu- A
man culture today in our use of
A) modern agriculture to raise food crops.
B) rivers for navigation and water supplies.
C) furs from trapped wild animals.
D) natural wood products from national forests.
7. The rerouting of the Mississippi to increase the effi- C
ciency of movements of steamboats and barges was
the result of the
A) Green Revolution.
B)Environmental Revolution.
C)Industrial Revolution.
D)Medical Revolution.
8. Which problem today is primarily the result of the A
Industrial Revolution?
A) extensive air and water pollution
B) decline in quality of agricultural soil
C) increased transmission of disease between people
living in close proximity
D) erosion from deforestation as more fuel wood is
harvested
9. Which of the major revolutions was most associated B
with our increased ability to engage in modern war-
fare using guns and bombs?
A) Medical Revolution
B)Industrial Revolution
C)Neolithic Revolution
D)Green Revolution
, Environmental Science Chapter 8 and 9 Exam Test Questions
with Verified Answers
10. The increased reliance upon raw materials from many A
parts of the world resulted from which revolution?
A)Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
C) Green Revolution
D)Environmental Revolution
11. Better sanitation and nutrition generally resulted B
from the
A) Industrial Revolution.
B) Medical Revolution.
C) Green Revolution.
D)Environmental Revolution.
12. Which revolution stimulated exponential growth of B
the human population?
A)Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
C) Green Revolution
D)Environmental Revolution
13. The ability to feed the growing world population was C
addressed by the
A)Industrial Revolution.
B) Medical Revolution.
C) Green Revolution.
D)Environmental Revolution.
14. Which revolutions relied most heavily on fossil fuels? A
A) Green Revolution and Industrial Revolution
B)Neolithic Revolution and Environmental Revolution
C)Environmental Revolution and Medical Revolution
D) Medical Revolution and Industrial Revolution
15. Based upon the information presented in this figure, D
which of the following revolutions did not contribute
to a sharp increase in human population?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
with Verified Answers
1. Sweden represents a nation in which D
A) women tend to marry early and have large families.
B) the population is characterized mostly by large
numbers of people under 25 and a much smaller
elderly age group.
C) women are poorly educated and usually cannot
find employment.
D) women tend to marry late, enter the workforce and
have significant social and medical services .
2. Indonesia represents a nation in which A
A) women are now having smaller families because of
economic and social service constraints.
B) most people are subsistence farmers, poverty is
widespread and both family size and child mortality
are very high.
C) there is a high level of affluence, and women marry
late and have large families.
D) there are excellent social services and employment
opportunities for middle-income families.
3. Burkina Faso represents a nation in which B
A) there is a strong middle class, allowing women to
marry later, find employment and have small families.
B) many women are illiterate, marry early and have
large families, partly because the infant mortality rate
is very high.
C) medical facilities are excellent, and women are
having fewer children because infant mortality has
dropped dramatically.
D) long life spans have produced a large elderly pop-
ulation, supported by good social service
4. Which of the following is a uniquely human trait? B
A) communication between members of a species
B) ability to regulate our reproduction
C) storage of food during cold or dry periods
D) long term parental care of offspring
, Environmental Science Chapter 8 and 9 Exam Test Questions
with Verified Answers
5. Unlike most species, human population ecology A
must also include consideration of the
A)interactions of the global human population.
B) impact of severe weather on human health and
safety.
C) impact of infectious disease on mortality.
D) ability of humans to construct safe places to live.
6. The Neolithic Revolution is most clearly seen in hu- A
man culture today in our use of
A) modern agriculture to raise food crops.
B) rivers for navigation and water supplies.
C) furs from trapped wild animals.
D) natural wood products from national forests.
7. The rerouting of the Mississippi to increase the effi- C
ciency of movements of steamboats and barges was
the result of the
A) Green Revolution.
B)Environmental Revolution.
C)Industrial Revolution.
D)Medical Revolution.
8. Which problem today is primarily the result of the A
Industrial Revolution?
A) extensive air and water pollution
B) decline in quality of agricultural soil
C) increased transmission of disease between people
living in close proximity
D) erosion from deforestation as more fuel wood is
harvested
9. Which of the major revolutions was most associated B
with our increased ability to engage in modern war-
fare using guns and bombs?
A) Medical Revolution
B)Industrial Revolution
C)Neolithic Revolution
D)Green Revolution
, Environmental Science Chapter 8 and 9 Exam Test Questions
with Verified Answers
10. The increased reliance upon raw materials from many A
parts of the world resulted from which revolution?
A)Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
C) Green Revolution
D)Environmental Revolution
11. Better sanitation and nutrition generally resulted B
from the
A) Industrial Revolution.
B) Medical Revolution.
C) Green Revolution.
D)Environmental Revolution.
12. Which revolution stimulated exponential growth of B
the human population?
A)Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
C) Green Revolution
D)Environmental Revolution
13. The ability to feed the growing world population was C
addressed by the
A)Industrial Revolution.
B) Medical Revolution.
C) Green Revolution.
D)Environmental Revolution.
14. Which revolutions relied most heavily on fossil fuels? A
A) Green Revolution and Industrial Revolution
B)Neolithic Revolution and Environmental Revolution
C)Environmental Revolution and Medical Revolution
D) Medical Revolution and Industrial Revolution
15. Based upon the information presented in this figure, D
which of the following revolutions did not contribute
to a sharp increase in human population?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Medical Revolution
