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1) Togsaygthatgenvironmentalgsciencegisgmission-
orientedgmeansgitgisgA)gaghighlygorganizedgendeavor.g
B) essentiallyganginformationggatheringgendeavor.g
C) orientedgtowardgsolvinggproblems.g
D) designedgtogunderstandgrelationships.g
g
g
2) IfgeveryonegingthegworldglivedgaglifestylegsimilargtogthegaveragegU.S.gcitizengwegwouldgneedgg
moregplanetsgtogsupportgeveryone.g
A) twog
B) fourg
C) sixg
D) eightg
g
g
3) Aboutgg
ofgthegworld'sgpeoplegcurrentlyglackgaccessgtogcleangwater,gadequategdiet,gbasicgsanitation,gandg
othergessentialgneeds.g
A) 100gmilliongB)g300gmilliong
C) 700gmilliong
D) 1.4gbilliong
g
g
4) Sustainablegdevelopmentgmeansg
A) improvinggpeople'sglivesgingthegpresentgingagwaygthatgcangcontinuegfargintogthegfuture.g
B) providinggever-increasinggamountsgofgadequateghousing.g
C) continuedggrowthgindefinitelygasglonggasgitgcangbegpaidgoff.gD)gutilizinggangever-
increasinggquantitygofgnaturalgresources.g
g
g
5) Thegearliestgdocumentedgrecognitiongthatgmisusegofgthegnaturalgenvironmentgcanghavegnastygco
nsequencesgwasg
A) GeorgegPerkinsgMarsh'sg1864gpublicationgofgMangandgNature.g
B) RachelgCarson'sgSilentgSpring,galertinggthegpublicgtogthegdangersgofgpollutionging1962.g
C) Roosevelt'sgwarningsgaboutgoverusegagcenturygago.g
D) Plato'sgwritingsg2500gyearsgago.g
6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggpresentlygprovidesg80gpercentgofgthegenergygusedgingindustrializedg
g
HGFDg
,g
HGFDSg
g g
countries?g
A) fossilgfuelsg
B) windg
C) hydroelectricgpowerg
D) solarg
g
g
7) ThegpositiongthatgnaturegdeservesgtogbegprotectedgingitsgowngrightgisgcalledgA)gbiocentricgpreser
vation.g
B) utilitariangconservation.g
C) environmentalism.g
D) globalgenvironmentalism.g
g
g
8) constitutesg4.6gpercentgofgthegworld'sgpeoplegyetgproducesgaboutg50gpercentgofgallgtoxicgwaste.g
A) Chinag
B) Germanyg
C) Russiag
D) ThegUnitedgStatesg
g
g
9) Thegtextgsuggestsgtheregisgnotgagstronggconnectiongbetweengpovertygandgenvironmentalg
degradation.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
10) Mostgpeoplegagreegthatgglobalgclimategchangegisgnotgagrealgenvironmentalgthreat.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
11) Byg2050,gthegearthgisgprojectedgtoghavegagpopulationgbetweengA)g8gandg10gbillion.g
B) 7gandg8gbillion.g
C) 8gandg9gbillion.g
D) 10gandg12gbillion.g
g
g
12) Lossgofgindigenousgculturesgisgaccompaniedgbyglossgofguniquegunderstandinggofgnature.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
g
HGFDg
,g
HGFDSg
g g
13) Angimportantgreasongforgdetermininggthegsizegofgagsociety'sgecologicalgfootprintgisgtogdeterminegtheg
sustainabilitygofgitsglifestyle.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
14) OnegofgthegearliestgmodelsgforgconservationgingthegUnitedgStatesgwasgbasedgongutilitariangconservati
on,gforgwhichgnaturegwasgconservedgnotgtogprotectgbiodiversity,gbutgtogprovidegjobsgandgresources.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
15) ThegfirstgNobelgPrizegforgenvironmentalgactiongwasgawardedgA)ging1912gtogJohngMuir.g
B) ing1973gtogDavidgBrower.g
C) ing2004gtogWangarigMaathai.gD)ging1935gtogAldogLeopold.g
g
g
16) Theregisgconcerngovergthegcontinuedgabilitygtogprovidegadequategfoodgforgourggrowinggpopulationgbe
causeg
A) 2/3gofgallgagriculturalglandsgshowgsignsgofgdegradation.g
B) theregisglittlegcorporateginterestgingfoodgproduction.g
C) agricultureghasgnotgbenefitedgfromgmoderngtechnologicalgadvancements.g
D) theregisglittlegknowledgegaboutghowgtogfarm.g
17) Thegwordg"environment"gcomesgfromgagFrenchgwordgthatgmeansg
A) lifeg
B) natureg
C) wildlifeg
D) homeg
E) togsurroundg
g
g
18) Environmentalgsciencegisgagg .g
A) narrowlygdefinedgsetgofgphysical,glife,gandgsocialgsciencesg
B) theoreticalgapproachginginterpretinggthegenvironmentg
C) waygtogseegthegworldgingscientificgtermsg
D) systematicgapproachginglearninggaboutgthegenvironmentg
E) specialgsetgofgproblem-solvinggskillsg
g
g
19) Mostgenvironmentalgproblemsgresultgfromg
A) politicalgdifferencesg
g
HGFDg
, g
HGFDSg
g g
B) complex,ginterrelatedgproblemsg
C) technologicalgdevelopmentgproblemsg
D) globalgwarmingg
E) urbangdegradationg
g
g
20) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgtruegofgthegtermgenvironment?gA)gEnvironmentgincludesgourgculture.g
B) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegbiosphere.g
C) Thegenvironmentgincludesgpoliticalgandgsocialgsystems.g
D) Thegenvironmentghasgissuesgforgwhichgtheregaregnogremedies.g
E) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegrelationshipsgbetweengorganisms.g
g
g
21) Thegfundamentalgbasisgofgenvironmentalgsciencegasgagdisciplinegisgtheg
A) historygofgthegusegofgnaturalgresourcesg
B) diversitygofglifegongthegEarthg
C) humangimpactgongthegEarthg
D) pollutiongongthegEarthg
E) futuregusegofgnaturalgresourcesg
22) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgtruegofgthegtermgenvironment?gA)gEnvironmentgincludesgourgculture.g
B) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegbiosphere.g
C) Thegenvironmentgincludesgpoliticalgandgsocialgsystems.g
D) Thegenvironmentghasgissuesgforgwhichgtheregaregnogremedies.g
E) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegrelationshipsgbetweengorganisms.g
g
g
23) Onegmajorgdifferencegaffectinggthegscopegofgenvironmentalgissuesgofgthegpastgandgpresentgisg
theg
A) currentgabilitygtogaltergthegnaturalgworldgthroughgtechnologyg
B) relativelygnewgemergencegofgenvironmentalistsg
C) historicalgignorancegofgtheginterconnectedgnaturegofgenvironmentalgissuesg
D) developmentgofgnewgfieldsgsuchgasgenvironmentalgscienceg
E) extremelygfastgtransmissiongofginformationgthroughgthegInternetg
g
g
24) IngthegfourthgcenturygB.C.,gthegphilosophergPlatogwrotegofgthegerosiongandgdeforestationgthatg
g Greece.g
A) wouldgonegdaygplagueg
B) weregcausedgbygthegexcessivegpopulationging
C) weregprevalentgingcountriesgoutsidegofg
D) hadgbeengagproblemgthatgwasgnowgresolvedging
g
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g
1) Togsaygthatgenvironmentalgsciencegisgmission-
orientedgmeansgitgisgA)gaghighlygorganizedgendeavor.g
B) essentiallyganginformationggatheringgendeavor.g
C) orientedgtowardgsolvinggproblems.g
D) designedgtogunderstandgrelationships.g
g
g
2) IfgeveryonegingthegworldglivedgaglifestylegsimilargtogthegaveragegU.S.gcitizengwegwouldgneedgg
moregplanetsgtogsupportgeveryone.g
A) twog
B) fourg
C) sixg
D) eightg
g
g
3) Aboutgg
ofgthegworld'sgpeoplegcurrentlyglackgaccessgtogcleangwater,gadequategdiet,gbasicgsanitation,gandg
othergessentialgneeds.g
A) 100gmilliongB)g300gmilliong
C) 700gmilliong
D) 1.4gbilliong
g
g
4) Sustainablegdevelopmentgmeansg
A) improvinggpeople'sglivesgingthegpresentgingagwaygthatgcangcontinuegfargintogthegfuture.g
B) providinggever-increasinggamountsgofgadequateghousing.g
C) continuedggrowthgindefinitelygasglonggasgitgcangbegpaidgoff.gD)gutilizinggangever-
increasinggquantitygofgnaturalgresources.g
g
g
5) Thegearliestgdocumentedgrecognitiongthatgmisusegofgthegnaturalgenvironmentgcanghavegnastygco
nsequencesgwasg
A) GeorgegPerkinsgMarsh'sg1864gpublicationgofgMangandgNature.g
B) RachelgCarson'sgSilentgSpring,galertinggthegpublicgtogthegdangersgofgpollutionging1962.g
C) Roosevelt'sgwarningsgaboutgoverusegagcenturygago.g
D) Plato'sgwritingsg2500gyearsgago.g
6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggpresentlygprovidesg80gpercentgofgthegenergygusedgingindustrializedg
g
HGFDg
,g
HGFDSg
g g
countries?g
A) fossilgfuelsg
B) windg
C) hydroelectricgpowerg
D) solarg
g
g
7) ThegpositiongthatgnaturegdeservesgtogbegprotectedgingitsgowngrightgisgcalledgA)gbiocentricgpreser
vation.g
B) utilitariangconservation.g
C) environmentalism.g
D) globalgenvironmentalism.g
g
g
8) constitutesg4.6gpercentgofgthegworld'sgpeoplegyetgproducesgaboutg50gpercentgofgallgtoxicgwaste.g
A) Chinag
B) Germanyg
C) Russiag
D) ThegUnitedgStatesg
g
g
9) Thegtextgsuggestsgtheregisgnotgagstronggconnectiongbetweengpovertygandgenvironmentalg
degradation.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
10) Mostgpeoplegagreegthatgglobalgclimategchangegisgnotgagrealgenvironmentalgthreat.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
11) Byg2050,gthegearthgisgprojectedgtoghavegagpopulationgbetweengA)g8gandg10gbillion.g
B) 7gandg8gbillion.g
C) 8gandg9gbillion.g
D) 10gandg12gbillion.g
g
g
12) Lossgofgindigenousgculturesgisgaccompaniedgbyglossgofguniquegunderstandinggofgnature.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
g
HGFDg
,g
HGFDSg
g g
13) Angimportantgreasongforgdetermininggthegsizegofgagsociety'sgecologicalgfootprintgisgtogdeterminegtheg
sustainabilitygofgitsglifestyle.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
14) OnegofgthegearliestgmodelsgforgconservationgingthegUnitedgStatesgwasgbasedgongutilitariangconservati
on,gforgwhichgnaturegwasgconservedgnotgtogprotectgbiodiversity,gbutgtogprovidegjobsgandgresources.g
⊚gtrueg
⊚gfalseg
g
g
15) ThegfirstgNobelgPrizegforgenvironmentalgactiongwasgawardedgA)ging1912gtogJohngMuir.g
B) ing1973gtogDavidgBrower.g
C) ing2004gtogWangarigMaathai.gD)ging1935gtogAldogLeopold.g
g
g
16) Theregisgconcerngovergthegcontinuedgabilitygtogprovidegadequategfoodgforgourggrowinggpopulationgbe
causeg
A) 2/3gofgallgagriculturalglandsgshowgsignsgofgdegradation.g
B) theregisglittlegcorporateginterestgingfoodgproduction.g
C) agricultureghasgnotgbenefitedgfromgmoderngtechnologicalgadvancements.g
D) theregisglittlegknowledgegaboutghowgtogfarm.g
17) Thegwordg"environment"gcomesgfromgagFrenchgwordgthatgmeansg
A) lifeg
B) natureg
C) wildlifeg
D) homeg
E) togsurroundg
g
g
18) Environmentalgsciencegisgagg .g
A) narrowlygdefinedgsetgofgphysical,glife,gandgsocialgsciencesg
B) theoreticalgapproachginginterpretinggthegenvironmentg
C) waygtogseegthegworldgingscientificgtermsg
D) systematicgapproachginglearninggaboutgthegenvironmentg
E) specialgsetgofgproblem-solvinggskillsg
g
g
19) Mostgenvironmentalgproblemsgresultgfromg
A) politicalgdifferencesg
g
HGFDg
, g
HGFDSg
g g
B) complex,ginterrelatedgproblemsg
C) technologicalgdevelopmentgproblemsg
D) globalgwarmingg
E) urbangdegradationg
g
g
20) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgtruegofgthegtermgenvironment?gA)gEnvironmentgincludesgourgculture.g
B) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegbiosphere.g
C) Thegenvironmentgincludesgpoliticalgandgsocialgsystems.g
D) Thegenvironmentghasgissuesgforgwhichgtheregaregnogremedies.g
E) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegrelationshipsgbetweengorganisms.g
g
g
21) Thegfundamentalgbasisgofgenvironmentalgsciencegasgagdisciplinegisgtheg
A) historygofgthegusegofgnaturalgresourcesg
B) diversitygofglifegongthegEarthg
C) humangimpactgongthegEarthg
D) pollutiongongthegEarthg
E) futuregusegofgnaturalgresourcesg
22) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgtruegofgthegtermgenvironment?gA)gEnvironmentgincludesgourgculture.g
B) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegbiosphere.g
C) Thegenvironmentgincludesgpoliticalgandgsocialgsystems.g
D) Thegenvironmentghasgissuesgforgwhichgtheregaregnogremedies.g
E) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegrelationshipsgbetweengorganisms.g
g
g
23) Onegmajorgdifferencegaffectinggthegscopegofgenvironmentalgissuesgofgthegpastgandgpresentgisg
theg
A) currentgabilitygtogaltergthegnaturalgworldgthroughgtechnologyg
B) relativelygnewgemergencegofgenvironmentalistsg
C) historicalgignorancegofgtheginterconnectedgnaturegofgenvironmentalgissuesg
D) developmentgofgnewgfieldsgsuchgasgenvironmentalgscienceg
E) extremelygfastgtransmissiongofginformationgthroughgthegInternetg
g
g
24) IngthegfourthgcenturygB.C.,gthegphilosophergPlatogwrotegofgthegerosiongandgdeforestationgthatg
g Greece.g
A) wouldgonegdaygplagueg
B) weregcausedgbygthegexcessivegpopulationging
C) weregprevalentgingcountriesgoutsidegofg
D) hadgbeengagproblemgthatgwasgnowgresolvedging
g
HGFDg
