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, CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
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1) To say that environmental science is mission oriented means it is
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A) a highly organized endeavor.
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B) essentially an information gathering endeavor. jl jl jl jl
C) oriented toward solving problems.
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D) designed to understand relationships. jl jl jl
2) If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need m
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ore planets to support everyone.
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A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About
of the world's people currently lack access to clean water, adequate diet, basic sanitation, and other essen
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tial needs.
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A) 100 million jl
B) 300 million jl
C) 700 million jl
D) 1.4 billion
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4) Sustainable development means jl jl
A) improving people's lives in the present in a way that can continue far into the future.
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B) providing ever-increasing amounts of adequate housing.
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C) continued growth indefinitely as long as it can be paid off.
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D) utilizing an ever-increasing quantity of natural resources.
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,5) The earliest documented recognition that misuse of the natural environment can have nasty c
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onsequences was jl
A) George Perkins Marsh's 1864 publication of Man and Nature.
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B) Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, alerting the public to the dangers of pollution in 1962.
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C) Roosevelt's warnings about overuse a century ago.jl jl jl jl jl jl
D) Plato's writings 2500 years ago.
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6) Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in industrialized countries?
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A) fossil fuels jl
B) wind
C) hydroelectric power jl
D) solar
7) The position that nature deserves to be protected in its own right is called
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A) biocentric preservation. jl
B) utilitarian conservation. jl
C) environmentalism.
D) global environmentalism.
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8) constitutes 4.6 percent of the world's people yet produces about 50 percent of all toxic waste.
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A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The United States
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, 9) The text suggests there is not a strong connection between poverty and environmental degradation.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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10) Most people agree that global climate change is not a real environmental threat.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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11) By 2050, the earth is projected to have a population between
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A) 8 and 10 billion.
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B) 7 and 8 billion.
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C) 8 and 9 billion.
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D) 10 and 12 billion.
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12) Loss of indigenous cultures is accompanied by loss of unique understanding of nature.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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13) An important reason for determining the size of a society's ecological footprint is to determine the su
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stainability of its lifestyle. jl jl jl
⊚ true
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⊚ false
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14) One of the earliest models for conservation in the United States was based on utilitarian conservation, fo
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r which nature was conserved not to protect biodiversity, but to provide jobs and resources.
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⊚ true
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, CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
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1) To say that environmental science is mission oriented means it is
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A) a highly organized endeavor.
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B) essentially an information gathering endeavor. jl jl jl jl
C) oriented toward solving problems.
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D) designed to understand relationships. jl jl jl
2) If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need m
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ore planets to support everyone.
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A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About
of the world's people currently lack access to clean water, adequate diet, basic sanitation, and other essen
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tial needs.
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A) 100 million jl
B) 300 million jl
C) 700 million jl
D) 1.4 billion
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4) Sustainable development means jl jl
A) improving people's lives in the present in a way that can continue far into the future.
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B) providing ever-increasing amounts of adequate housing.
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C) continued growth indefinitely as long as it can be paid off.
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D) utilizing an ever-increasing quantity of natural resources.
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,5) The earliest documented recognition that misuse of the natural environment can have nasty c
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onsequences was jl
A) George Perkins Marsh's 1864 publication of Man and Nature.
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B) Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, alerting the public to the dangers of pollution in 1962.
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C) Roosevelt's warnings about overuse a century ago.jl jl jl jl jl jl
D) Plato's writings 2500 years ago.
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6) Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in industrialized countries?
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A) fossil fuels jl
B) wind
C) hydroelectric power jl
D) solar
7) The position that nature deserves to be protected in its own right is called
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A) biocentric preservation. jl
B) utilitarian conservation. jl
C) environmentalism.
D) global environmentalism.
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8) constitutes 4.6 percent of the world's people yet produces about 50 percent of all toxic waste.
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A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The United States
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, 9) The text suggests there is not a strong connection between poverty and environmental degradation.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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10) Most people agree that global climate change is not a real environmental threat.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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11) By 2050, the earth is projected to have a population between
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A) 8 and 10 billion.
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B) 7 and 8 billion.
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C) 8 and 9 billion.
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D) 10 and 12 billion.
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12) Loss of indigenous cultures is accompanied by loss of unique understanding of nature.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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13) An important reason for determining the size of a society's ecological footprint is to determine the su
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stainability of its lifestyle. jl jl jl
⊚ true
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⊚ false
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14) One of the earliest models for conservation in the United States was based on utilitarian conservation, fo
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r which nature was conserved not to protect biodiversity, but to provide jobs and resources.
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⊚ true
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⊚ false
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