Environmental Science 16th Edition Test Bank – Complete Practice Questions & Answers for All Chapters (Eldon Enger)

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Chap 01: Environmental Interrelationships
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1) EnvironmentalMscienceMisManMinterdisciplinaryMareaMofMstudyMthatMdealsMwithMallMofMtheMfollo
wingMexcept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) AllManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.



2) EnvironmentMisMdefinedMas
A) theMsurroundingMconditionsMthatMaffectMorganisms.
B) everythingMthatMaffectsManMorganismMduringMitsMlifetime.
C) allMorganismsMincludingMpeopleMaffectingMmanyMcomponents.
D) MoreMthanMoneMofMtheMchoicesMareMcorrect.
E) NoneMofMtheManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.



3) AnMecosystemMis
A) theMtransitionMzoneMbetweenMgrasslandMandMdesert.
B) aMgroupMofMinteractiveMspeciesMandMtheirMenvironment.
C) aMbodyMofMfreshwater.
D) theMlowlandMareaMonMeitherMsideMofMaMriver.



4) WhichMisMtheMfollowingMisMaMcorrectMexampleMofMinterrelatedness?
A) WolvesMreintroducedM-->McoyotesMdeclineM-->MrodentsMdeclineM-->MwillowsMincrease
B) WolvesMreintroducedM-->MelkMdeclineM-->MwillowsMincreaseM-->MbeaversMincrease
C) WolvesMreintroducedM-->McoyotesMdeclineM-->MrodentsMincreaseM-->MfoxesMdecrease
D) WolvesMreintroducedM-->MelkMdeclineM-->MwillowsMincreaseM--
>MbeaversMincreaseM-->MwaterMflowMstaysMtheMsame


5) TheMEarthMSummitMwas
A) theMfirstMworldwideMmeetingMdealingMwithMenvironmentalMconcerns.
B) formerlyMknownMasMtheMUNCED.
C) heldMinMRioMdeMJaneiroMinM1992.
D) AllManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.

,6) TheMresultMofMtheM1997MKyotoMSummitMwasManMinternationalMcommitmentMto
A) reduceMtheMamountMrainforestMlogging.
B) increaseMtheMamountMofMlandMplacedMinMconservationMeasement.
C) reduceMemissionsMofMgreenhouseMgases.
D) reduceMtheMnumberMofMoilMspills.



7) AgendaM21MwasManMagreementMby
A) sevenMnationsMtoMhaltMCFCMproductionMinM1987.
B) 90MnationsMtoMenhanceMglobalMbiodiversityMinM2000.
C) 178MnationsMforMcomprehensiveMsustainableMdevelopmentMinM1992.
D) 300MnationsMtoMlimitMtradeMinMendangeredMspeciesMinM1985.



8) TheMorganizationMofMcollegesMandMuniversitiesMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMandMCanadaMthatMprom
otesMsustainabilityMinMhigherMeducationMisMcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.



9) MalariaMisMwidespreadMinMtropicalMandMsubtropicalMregions,MwithMsomeM525MmillionMcas
esMoccurringMannuallyMandMresultingMinMoneMtoMthreeMmillionMdeaths,MmainlyMinMyoungMc
hildren
A) ofMtheMQuechuaMIndiansMinMPeru.
B) inMSub-SaharanMAfrica.
C) ofMtheMJesuitsMinMEurope.
D) ofMtheMpilgrimsMinMMassachusetts.



10) AccordingMtoMtheMWorldMHealthMOrganization,Malmost
ofMallMdiseasesMareMcause
dMbyMenvironmentalMexposure.


11) ImmigrantsMtoMneighboringMcountriesMdueMtoMwar,Mfamine,MorMnaturalMdisasters
A) areManMeconomicMburdenMtoMhostMcountries.
B) causeMpoliticalMproblemsMinMtheMhostMcountries.
C) areMaMhumanitarianMproblem.
D) AllManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.

,12) TheMSustainableMDevelopmentMGoalsMofMtheMUnitedMNationsMinclude
A) endingMpoverty.
B) improvingMhealth.
C) addressingMclimateMchange.
D) AllManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.



13) EnergyMuse
A) hasMbeenMdecliningMinMmuchMofMtheMworld.
B) isMprimarilyMfromMalternativeMenergyMsources.
C) increasedMsignificantlyMinMtheMricherMcountries.
D) includesMmuchMuseMofMbiomassMinMdevelopingMcountries.



14) WhichMoneMofMtheMfollowingMisManMenvironmentalMeffectMofMglobalization?
A) easyMspreadMofMinvasiveMspecies
B) climateMchange
C) increasedMproductionMofMfoodMforMtheMworld’sMpoor
D) strongerMenforcementMofMenvironmentalMlawsMinMmostMcountries



15) HumanMpopulationMgrowth
A) hasMlittleMaffectMonMtheMenvironment.
B) hasMdecreasedMglobally.
C) contributesMtoMenvironmentalMproblems.
D) isMonlyManMenvironmentalMissueMinMAsia.



16) PersonalMsecurityMincorporates
A) economicMaspects.
B) environmentalMaspects.
C) politicalMaspects.
D) AllManswerMchoicesMareMcorrect.

, 17) EnergyMuseMhas
A) aMcentralMroleMonMenvironmentalMproblems.
B) aMminorMroleMonMenvironmentalMproblems.
C) isMnotMrelatedMtoMenvironmentalMissues.
D) isMonlyManMissueMwithMfossilMfuels.



18) GovernanceMissues
A) haveMlittleMimpactMonMenvironmentalMissues.
B) onlyMimpactMinternationalMpolicy.
C) oftenMmakeMitMdifficultMtoMsolveMenvironmentalMproblems.
D) helpMinMsolvingMlocalMbutMnotMnationlalMenvironmentalMissues.



19) DisputesMoverMwaterMquantityMandMqualityMare
A) limitedMtoMonlyMaridMpartsMofMtheMworld.
B) decreasingMinMmostMpartsMofMtheMworld.
C) ongoingMinMmanyMpartsMofMtheMworld.
D) increasingMonlyMinMAfrica.



20) Urbanization
A) canMcauseMsignificantMpressureMonMtheMenvironment.
B) hasMlittleMimpactMonMtheMenvironment.
C) onlyMimpactsMurbanMareas.
D) isMonlyMaMrealMproblemMinMAsia.



21) EnvironmentalMproblemsMdoMnotMnecessarilyMcoincideMwith
A) socialMandMpoliticalMdecisions.
B) scientificMlaws.
C) ethicalMrules.
D) organicMchemistry.