Complete Test Bank & Answer Key for Environmental Science 16th Edition

TESTL BANKL FOR
EnvironmentalLScienceL16/ELEldonLEnger


ChapL01:LEnvironmentalLInterrelationships


ANSWERSLINCLUDEDLATLTHELENDLOFLEACHLCHAPTER

1) EnvironmentalLscienceLisLanLinterdisciplinaryLareaLofLstudyLthatLdealsLwithLallLofLtheLfollo
wingLexcept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) AllLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.



2) EnvironmentLisLdefinedLas
A) theLsurroundingLconditionsLthatLaffectLorganisms.
B) everythingLthatLaffectsLanLorganismLduringLitsLlifetime.
C) allLorganismsLincludingLpeopleLaffectingLmanyLcomponents.
D) MoreLthanLoneLofLtheLchoicesLareLcorrect.
E) NoneLofLtheLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.



3) AnLecosystemLis
A) theLtransitionLzoneLbetweenLgrasslandLandLdesert.
B) aLgroupLofLinteractiveLspeciesLandLtheirLenvironment.
C) aLbodyLofLfreshwater.
D) theLlowlandLareaLonLeitherLsideLofLaLriver.



4) WhichLisLtheLfollowingLisLaLcorrectLexampleLofLinterrelatedness?
A) WolvesLreintroducedL-->LcoyotesLdeclineL-->LrodentsLdeclineL-->LwillowsLincrease
B) WolvesLreintroducedL-->LelkLdeclineL-->LwillowsLincreaseL-->LbeaversLincrease
C) WolvesLreintroducedL-->LcoyotesLdeclineL-->LrodentsLincreaseL-->LfoxesLdecrease
D) WolvesLreintroducedL-->LelkLdeclineL-->LwillowsLincreaseL--
>LbeaversLincreaseL-->LwaterLflowLstaysLtheLsame


5) TheLEarthLSummitLwas
A) theLfirstLworldwideLmeetingLdealingLwithLenvironmentalLconcerns.
B) formerlyLknownLasLtheLUNCED.
C) heldLinLRioLdeLJaneiroLinL1992.
D) AllLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.

,6) TheLresultLofLtheL1997LKyotoLSummitLwasLanLinternationalLcommitmentLto
A) reduceLtheLamountLrainforestLlogging.
B) increaseLtheLamountLofLlandLplacedLinLconservationLeasement.
C) reduceLemissionsLofLgreenhouseLgases.
D) reduceLtheLnumberLofLoilLspills.



7) AgendaL21LwasLanLagreementLby
A) sevenLnationsLtoLhaltLCFCLproductionLinL1987.
B) 90LnationsLtoLenhanceLglobalLbiodiversityLinL2000.
C) 178LnationsLforLcomprehensiveLsustainableLdevelopmentLinL1992.
D) 300LnationsLtoLlimitLtradeLinLendangeredLspeciesLinL1985.



8) TheLorganizationLofLcollegesLandLuniversitiesLinLtheLUnitedLStatesLandLCanadaLthatLpro
motesLsustainabilityLinLhigherLeducationLisLcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.



9) MalariaLisLwidespreadLinLtropicalLandLsubtropicalLregions,LwithLsomeL525LmillionLca
sesLoccurringLannuallyLandLresultingLinLoneLtoLthreeLmillionLdeaths,LmainlyLinLyoung
Lchildren
A) ofLtheLQuechuaLIndiansLinLPeru.
B) inLSub-SaharanLAfrica.
C) ofLtheLJesuitsLinLEurope.
D) ofLtheLpilgrimsLinLMassachusetts.



10) AccordingLtoLtheLWorldLHealthLOrganization,Lalmost
ofLallLdiseasesLareLcause
dLbyLenvironmentalLexposure.


11) ImmigrantsLtoLneighboringLcountriesLdueLtoLwar,Lfamine,LorLnaturalLdisasters
A) areLanLeconomicLburdenLtoLhostLcountries.
B) causeLpoliticalLproblemsLinLtheLhostLcountries.
C) areLaLhumanitarianLproblem.
D) AllLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.

,12) TheLSustainableLDevelopmentLGoalsLofLtheLUnitedLNationsLinclude
A) endingLpoverty.
B) improvingLhealth.
C) addressingLclimateLchange.
D) AllLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.



13) EnergyLuse
A) hasLbeenLdecliningLinLmuchLofLtheLworld.
B) isLprimarilyLfromLalternativeLenergyLsources.
C) increasedLsignificantlyLinLtheLricherLcountries.
D) includesLmuchLuseLofLbiomassLinLdevelopingLcountries.



14) WhichLoneLofLtheLfollowingLisLanLenvironmentalLeffectLofLglobalization?
A) easyLspreadLofLinvasiveLspecies
B) climateLchange
C) increasedLproductionLofLfoodLforLtheLworld’sLpoor
D) strongerLenforcementLofLenvironmentalLlawsLinLmostLcountries



15) HumanLpopulationLgrowth
A) hasLlittleLaffectLonLtheLenvironment.
B) hasLdecreasedLglobally.
C) contributesLtoLenvironmentalLproblems.
D) isLonlyLanLenvironmentalLissueLinLAsia.



16) PersonalLsecurityLincorporates
A) economicLaspects.
B) environmentalLaspects.
C) politicalLaspects.
D) AllLanswerLchoicesLareLcorrect.

, 17) EnergyLuseLhas
A) aLcentralLroleLonLenvironmentalLproblems.
B) aLminorLroleLonLenvironmentalLproblems.
C) isLnotLrelatedLtoLenvironmentalLissues.
D) isLonlyLanLissueLwithLfossilLfuels.



18) GovernanceLissues
A) haveLlittleLimpactLonLenvironmentalLissues.
B) onlyLimpactLinternationalLpolicy.
C) oftenLmakeLitLdifficultLtoLsolveLenvironmentalLproblems.
D) helpLinLsolvingLlocalLbutLnotLnationlalLenvironmentalLissues.



19) DisputesLoverLwaterLquantityLandLqualityLare
A) limitedLtoLonlyLaridLpartsLofLtheLworld.
B) decreasingLinLmostLpartsLofLtheLworld.
C) ongoingLinLmanyLpartsLofLtheLworld.
D) increasingLonlyLinLAfrica.



20) Urbanization
A) canLcauseLsignificantLpressureLonLtheLenvironment.
B) hasLlittleLimpactLonLtheLenvironment.
C) onlyLimpactsLurbanLareas.
D) isLonlyLaLrealLproblemLinLAsia.



21) EnvironmentalLproblemsLdoLnotLnecessarilyLcoincideLwith
A) socialLandLpoliticalLdecisions.
B) scientificLlaws.
C) ethicalLrules.
D) organicLchemistry.