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ENVR 1401 UNIT 1 chapters 1 - 3
ASSESSMENTS AND VOCAB FROM BOOK
Questions and Answers and Graded
Which of the following is NOT a problem being addressed by
environmental scientists?
Correct Answer
Creating a better transportation system for food
distribution to the populace.
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By 2050, the earth is projected to have a population between
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8 and 10 billion.
The fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is the
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Human impact on the Earth
A(n) ___________ is a tabulation of the demands placed on nature by
individuals or nations.
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ecological footprint
____________ constitutes 4.6 percent of the world's people yet produces
about 50 percent of all toxic waste.
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Correct Answer
The United States
Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in
industrialized countries?
Correct Answer
Fossil fuels
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Some of today's leading environmental thinkers, such as Dr. Wangari
Maathai of Kenya
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Are linking improved environmental quality with social
progress
In the fourth century B.C., the philosopher Plato wrote of the erosion and
deforestation that _________ Greece.
Correct Answer
Had stripped the fine soils and forests of
Biocentric preservationists, first led by John Muir, advocate saving natural
areas for their
Correct Answer
Aesthetic and spiritual values and wildlife habitat
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The history of conservation and environmentalism is
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Traceable well back into human history
The approach that reflects the philosophy that there is waste in neglecting
the development and use of certain natural resources (such as dead trees in
old growth forests) would best be described as
Correct Answer
Pragmatic utilitarian conservation
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The position that nature deserves to be protected in its own right is called
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biocentric preservation.
Utilitarian conservationists tend to believe that resources should be saved
because they are important
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For a strong economic system
Sustainable development is most similar to
Correct Answer
utilitarian conservation.
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ENVR 1401 UNIT 1 chapters 1 - 3
ASSESSMENTS AND VOCAB FROM BOOK
Questions and Answers and Graded
Which of the following is NOT a problem being addressed by
environmental scientists?
Correct Answer
Creating a better transportation system for food
distribution to the populace.
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Exampromax - Stuvia US
By 2050, the earth is projected to have a population between
Correct Answer
8 and 10 billion.
The fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is the
Correct Answer
Human impact on the Earth
A(n) ___________ is a tabulation of the demands placed on nature by
individuals or nations.
Correct Answer
ecological footprint
____________ constitutes 4.6 percent of the world's people yet produces
about 50 percent of all toxic waste.
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
2
Correct Answer
The United States
Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in
industrialized countries?
Correct Answer
Fossil fuels
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Some of today's leading environmental thinkers, such as Dr. Wangari
Maathai of Kenya
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Correct Answer
Are linking improved environmental quality with social
progress
In the fourth century B.C., the philosopher Plato wrote of the erosion and
deforestation that _________ Greece.
Correct Answer
Had stripped the fine soils and forests of
Biocentric preservationists, first led by John Muir, advocate saving natural
areas for their
Correct Answer
Aesthetic and spiritual values and wildlife habitat
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
3
The history of conservation and environmentalism is
Correct Answer
Traceable well back into human history
The approach that reflects the philosophy that there is waste in neglecting
the development and use of certain natural resources (such as dead trees in
old growth forests) would best be described as
Correct Answer
Pragmatic utilitarian conservation
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Exampromax - Stuvia US
The position that nature deserves to be protected in its own right is called
Correct Answer
biocentric preservation.
Utilitarian conservationists tend to believe that resources should be saved
because they are important
Correct Answer
For a strong economic system
Sustainable development is most similar to
Correct Answer
utilitarian conservation.
