Environmental Science Exam Questions
& Answers.
Environmental Science - CORRECT ANSWER Is an interdisciplinary study of human interactions with the
living and non-living world. One important foundation of environmental science is the science of
ecology.
Environmental Change - CORRECT ANSWER Change has occured throughout Earth's history; humans
have accerlerated this.
Hunter-gatherer - CORRECT ANSWER Societies cleared grassland by setting fires and may have
contributed to the extinction of large mamals.
The Agriculture Revoulution - CORRECT ANSWER Caused human population growth, habitat loss, soil
erosion, and the domestication of plants and animals.
The Industrial Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER Caused rapid human population growth and the increased
use of fossil fuels. Most modern environmental problems began during the industrial revolution.
The major environmental problems - CORRECT ANSWER we face today can be catagorixed as resoure
deplation, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
the tragedy of the commons - CORRECT ANSWER was an influential essay that described the
relationships between the short-term intrest of the indivisual and the long-term intrest of society.
agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for
a variety of purposes
ecology - CORRECT ANSWER study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving
environments
, "The Tragedy of the Commons" - CORRECT ANSWER conflict between short-term interests of individuals
and long-term welfare of society
Loss of Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER declining number and variety of the species in an area
Environmetal scinece - CORRECT ANSWER study of how humans interact with the environment
supply and demand - CORRECT ANSWER law describing the relationship between an item's availability
and its value.
developed nations - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by low population growth rate, high life
expectancy, and diverse industrial economies
developing nations - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use,
and very low personal wealth
sustainable - CORRECT ANSWER state in which a human population can survive indefinitely
renewable resource - CORRECT ANSWER natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through
natural processes
Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science? - CORRECT ANSWER
physics and chemistry, biology and earth science, social sciences
All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except - CORRECT
ANSWER overpopulation
During the period of human history known as the ___________________, human populations grew
rapidly because of advances in farming methods. - CORRECT ANSWER agriculture revolution
& Answers.
Environmental Science - CORRECT ANSWER Is an interdisciplinary study of human interactions with the
living and non-living world. One important foundation of environmental science is the science of
ecology.
Environmental Change - CORRECT ANSWER Change has occured throughout Earth's history; humans
have accerlerated this.
Hunter-gatherer - CORRECT ANSWER Societies cleared grassland by setting fires and may have
contributed to the extinction of large mamals.
The Agriculture Revoulution - CORRECT ANSWER Caused human population growth, habitat loss, soil
erosion, and the domestication of plants and animals.
The Industrial Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER Caused rapid human population growth and the increased
use of fossil fuels. Most modern environmental problems began during the industrial revolution.
The major environmental problems - CORRECT ANSWER we face today can be catagorixed as resoure
deplation, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
the tragedy of the commons - CORRECT ANSWER was an influential essay that described the
relationships between the short-term intrest of the indivisual and the long-term intrest of society.
agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for
a variety of purposes
ecology - CORRECT ANSWER study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving
environments
, "The Tragedy of the Commons" - CORRECT ANSWER conflict between short-term interests of individuals
and long-term welfare of society
Loss of Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER declining number and variety of the species in an area
Environmetal scinece - CORRECT ANSWER study of how humans interact with the environment
supply and demand - CORRECT ANSWER law describing the relationship between an item's availability
and its value.
developed nations - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by low population growth rate, high life
expectancy, and diverse industrial economies
developing nations - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use,
and very low personal wealth
sustainable - CORRECT ANSWER state in which a human population can survive indefinitely
renewable resource - CORRECT ANSWER natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through
natural processes
Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science? - CORRECT ANSWER
physics and chemistry, biology and earth science, social sciences
All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except - CORRECT
ANSWER overpopulation
During the period of human history known as the ___________________, human populations grew
rapidly because of advances in farming methods. - CORRECT ANSWER agriculture revolution
