Chap i01: iEnvironmental iInterrelationships
1) Environmental iscience iis ian iinterdisciplinary iarea iof istudy ithat ideals iwith iall iof ithe ifollowing
i except
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) All ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
2) Environment iis idefined ias
A) the isurrounding iconditions ithat iaffect iorganisms.
B) everything ithat iaffects ian iorganism iduring iits ilifetime.
C) all iorganisms iincluding ipeople iaffecting imany icomponents.
D) More ithan ione iof ithe ichoices iare icorrect.
E) None iof ithe ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
3) An iecosystem iis
A) the itransition izone ibetween igrassland iand idesert.
B) a igroup iof iinteractive ispecies iand itheir ienvironment.
C) a ibody iof ifreshwater.
D) the ilowland iarea ion ieither iside iof ia iriver.
4) Which iis ithe ifollowing iis ia icorrect iexample iof iinterrelatedness?
A) Wolves ireintroduced i--> icoyotes idecline i--> irodents idecline i--> iwillows iincrease
B) Wolves ireintroduced i--> ielk idecline i--> iwillows iincrease i--> ibeavers iincrease
C) Wolves ireintroduced i--> icoyotes idecline i--> irodents iincrease i--> ifoxes idecrease
D) Wolves ireintroduced i--> ielk idecline i--> iwillows iincrease i--> ibeavers iincrease i-->
i water iflow istays ithe isame
5) The iEarth iSummit iwas
A) the ifirst iworldwide imeeting idealing iwith ienvironmental iconcerns.
B) formerly iknown ias ithe iUNCED.
C) held iin iRio ide iJaneiro iin i1992.
D) All ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
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,6) The iresult iof ithe i1997 iKyoto iSummit iwas ian iinternational icommitment ito
A) reduce ithe iamount irainforest ilogging.
B) increase ithe iamount iof iland iplaced iin iconservation ieasement.
C) reduce iemissions iof igreenhouse igases.
D) reduce ithe inumber iof ioil ispills.
7) Agenda i21 iwas ian iagreement iby
A) seven inations ito ihalt iCFC iproduction iin i1987.
B) 90 inations ito ienhance iglobal ibiodiversity iin i2000.
C) 178 inations ifor icomprehensive isustainable idevelopment iin i1992.
D) 300 inations ito ilimit itrade iin iendangered ispecies iin i1985.
8) The iorganization iof icolleges iand iuniversities iin ithe iUnited iStates iand iCanada ithat ipromotes
i sustainability iin ihigher ieducation iis icalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malaria iis iwidespread iin itropical iand isubtropical iregions, iwith isome i525 imillion icases
i occurring iannually iand iresulting iin ione ito ithree imillion ideaths, imainly iin iyoung ichildren
A) of ithe iQuechua iIndians iin iPeru.
B) in iSub-Saharan iAfrica.
C) of ithe iJesuits iin iEurope.
D) of ithe ipilgrims iin iMassachusetts.
10) According ito ithe iWorld iHealth iOrganization, ialmost i of iall idiseases iare icaused
i by ienvironmental iexposure.
11) Immigrants ito ineighboring icountries idue ito iwar, ifamine, ior inatural idisasters
A) are ian ieconomic iburden ito ihost icountries.
B) cause ipolitical iproblems iin ithe ihost icountries.
C) are ia ihumanitarian iproblem.
D) All ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
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,12) The iSustainable iDevelopment iGoals iof ithe iUnited iNations iinclude
A) ending ipoverty.
B) improving ihealth.
C) addressing iclimate ichange.
D) All ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
13) Energy iuse
A) has ibeen ideclining iin imuch iof ithe iworld.
B) is iprimarily ifrom ialternative ienergy isources.
C) increased isignificantly iin ithe iricher icountries.
D) includes imuch iuse iof ibiomass iin ideveloping icountries.
14) Which ione iof ithe ifollowing iis ian ienvironmental ieffect iof iglobalization?
A) easy ispread iof iinvasive ispecies
B) climate ichange
C) increased iproduction iof ifood ifor ithe iworld’s ipoor
D) stronger ienforcement iof ienvironmental ilaws iin imost icountries
15) Human ipopulation igrowth
A) has ilittle iaffect ion ithe ienvironment.
B) has idecreased iglobally.
C) contributes ito ienvironmental iproblems.
D) is ionly ian ienvironmental iissue iin iAsia.
16) Personal isecurity iincorporates
A) economic iaspects.
B) environmental iaspects.
C) political iaspects.
D) All ianswer ichoices iare icorrect.
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, 17) Energy iuse ihas
A) a icentral irole ion ienvironmental iproblems.
B) a iminor irole ion ienvironmental iproblems.
C) is inot irelated ito ienvironmental iissues.
D) is ionly ian iissue iwith ifossil ifuels.
18) Governance iissues
A) have ilittle iimpact ion ienvironmental iissues.
B) only iimpact iinternational ipolicy.
C) often imake iit idifficult ito isolve ienvironmental iproblems.
D) help iin isolving ilocal ibut inot inationlal ienvironmental iissues.
19) Disputes iover iwater iquantity iand iquality iare
A) limited ito ionly iarid iparts iof ithe iworld.
B) decreasing iin imost iparts iof ithe iworld.
C) ongoing iin imany iparts iof ithe iworld.
D) increasing ionly iin iAfrica.
20) Urbanization
A) can icause isignificant ipressure ion ithe ienvironment.
B) has ilittle iimpact ion ithe ienvironment.
C) only iimpacts iurban iareas.
D) is ionly ia ireal iproblem iin iAsia.
21) Environmental iproblems ido inot inecessarily icoincide iwith
A) social iand ipolitical idecisions.
B) scientific ilaws.
C) ethical irules.
D) organic ichemistry.
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