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,CHAPTER 1—ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND
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SUSTAINABILITY
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MULTIPLE s s CHOICE

1. Sustainability s s refers s s to s s .
a. the s s way s s in s s which s s the s s natural s s world s s works
b. how s s we s s interact s s with s s the s s environment
c. human s s methods s s of s s coping s s with s s environmental s s problems
d. refusing, s s reducing, s s reusing, s s and s s recycling
e. the s s capacity s s of s s the s s earth‘s s s natural s s systems s s to s s survive, s s flourish, ss and ss adapt
ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Core s s Case s s Study: s s A s s vision ssof s s a s s more
s s sustainable s s world ssin s s 2065 s s KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember
NOT: New

2. Which s s discipline s s is s s most s s associated s s with s s environmental ss science?
a. botany
b. political s s science
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember NOT: Modified

3. A s s forest s s with s s plants, s s animals, s s and s s various s s other s s organisms ss is s s an s s example s s of s s a(n)
s s s s s s .

a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support s s system
e. nutrient
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Understand s s NOT: New

4. Using s s normally s s renewable s s resources s s faster ss than ss nature s s can s s renew s s them s s is s s called s s .
a. nutrient s s cycling
b. nutrient s s deficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading s s natural s s capital
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember



5. Solar s s energy s s is s s known s s as s s a(n) s s .
a. renewable s s resource
b. recyclable s s resource
c. inexhaustible s s resource
d. reusable s s resource
e. nonrenewable s s resource
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 s s What s s Are s s Some
s s Principles s s of ssSustainability?

, KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember

6. What s s is s s one s s of s s the s s three s s social s s science s s principles ss of s s sustainability?
a. A s s dependence s s on s s solar s s energy
b. A s s focus s s on s s chemical s s cycling
c. The s s degradation s s of s s natural s s capital
d. A s s responsibility s s to s s future s s generations
e. The s s ability s s to s s retain s s biodiversity
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Remember NOT: New

7. Topsoil s s is s s an s s important ss component s s of s s .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural s s resources
d. win-win s s solutions
e. nutrient s s cycling
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Remember NOT: New

8. According s s to s s a s s number s s of s s environmental s s scientists, s s we s s already s s know s s how s s to
s s reuse s s or s s recycle s s at ssleast

of s s the s s nonrenewable s s resources s s we s s use.
a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 50%
d. 40%
e. 25%
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember NOT: New

9. What s s are s s the s s priorities s s for s s more s s sustainable s s use s s of s s renewable s s resources, s s in s s order?
a. refuse, s s renew, s s reduce, s s and s s recycle
b. recycle, s s renew, s s reuse, s s and s s reduce
c. resource, s s recycle, s s renew, s s and s s reduce
d. refuse, s s reduce, s s reuse, s s and s s recycle
e. refuse, s s reduce, s s recycle, s s and s s renew
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Remember NOT: New

10. More-developed s s countries s s .
a. have s s a s s lower s s average s s income
b. use s s mostly s s renewable s s resources
c. rely s s entirely s s on s s nonrenewable s s resources
d. comprise s s 17% s s of s s the s s world‘s s s population
e. provide s s fewer s s recycling s s services
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: s s Remember NOT: New

11. The s s primary s s difference s s between s s renewable s s resources s s and s s nonrenewable s s resources s s is s s .
a. how s s easily s s each s s can s s be s s discovered

, b. the s s available s s amount s s of s s each s s resource
c. the s s length s s of s s time s s it s s takes s s for s s each s s to s s be s s replenished
d. how s s fast s s each s s is s s being s s consumed
e. how s s quickly s s each s s can s s produce s s electricity
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Understand s s NOT: Modified

12. What s s term s s describes s s the s s highest s s rate s s at s s which s s a s s renewable s s resource s s can s s be
s s used s s indefinitely sswithout s s reducing s s its s s available s s supply?

a. conservation
b. sustainable s s yield
c. preservation
d. perpetual s s resource
e. degradation
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Remember

13. Which s s substance s s would s s be s s considered s s a s s renewable s s resource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh s s air
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Understand s s NOT: Modified

14. Which s s substance s s would s s be s s considered s s a s s nonrenewable s s resource?
a. groundwater
b. trees s s in s s a s s forest
c. fertile s s soil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Understand s s NOT: Modified

15. All s s nonrenewable s s resources s s can s s theoretically s s be s s ss ss .
a. converted s s to s s nonmetallic s s minerals
b. converted s s to s s renewable s s ones
c. exhausted s s or s s depleted
d. recycled s s or s s reused
e. alive
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 ssWhat ssAre ssSome ssPrinciples
ssof ssSustainability? s s KEY: Bloom's: ss Understand

16. Which s s action s s is s s is s s an s s example s s of s s reuse?
a. re-melting ss aluminum s s cans
b. making s s compost s s out s s of s s kitchen s s scraps
c. using s s plastic s s butter s s tubs s s to s s store s s leftovers
d. using s s waste s s heat s s to s s warm s s a s s room
e. making s s paper s s goods s s from s s previously s s used s s paper