,CHAPTER il1—ENVIRONMENTAL ilPROBLEMS, ilTHEIR ilCAUSES,
ilANDliSUSTAINABILITY
MULTIPLE ilCHOICE
1. Sustainability ilrefers ilto .
a. the ilway ilin ilwhich ilthe ilnatural ilworld ilworks
b. how ilwe ilinteract ilwith ilthe ilenvironment
c. human ilmethods ilof ilcoping ilwith ilenvironmental ilproblems
d. refusing, ilreducing, ilreusing, iland ilrecycling
e. the ilcapacity ilof ilthe ilearth‘s ilnatural ilsystems ilto ilsurvive, ilflourish, iland iladapt
ANS: i l E PTS: i l 1
TOP: i l Core ilCase ilStudy: ilA ilvision ilof ila ilmore ilsustainable
ilworld ilin il2065liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
2. Which ildiscipline ilis ilmost ilassociated ilwith ilenvironmental ilscience?
a. botany
b. political ilscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il Modified
3. A ilforest ilwith ilplants, ilanimals, iland ilvarious ilother ilorganisms ilis ilan ilexample ilof ila(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support ilsystem
e. nutrient
ANS: i l A PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il New
4. Using ilnormally ilrenewable ilresources ilfaster ilthan ilnature ilcan ilrenew ilthem ilis ilcalled .
a. nutrient ilcycling
b. nutrient ildeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading ilnatural ilcapital
ANS: i l E PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilRemember
5. Solar ilenergy ilis ilknown ilas ila(n) .
a. renewable ilresource
b. recyclable ilresource
c. inexhaustible ilresource
d. reusable ilresource
e. nonrenewable ilresource
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?
, KEY: ilBloom's: ilRemember
6. What ilis ilone ilof ilthe ilthree ilsocial ilscience ilprinciples ilof ilsustainability?
a. A ildependence ilon ilsolar ilenergy
b. A ilfocus ilon ilchemical ilcycling
c. The ildegradation ilof ilnatural ilcapital
d. A ilresponsibility ilto ilfuture ilgenerations
e. The ilability ilto ilretain ilbiodiversity
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
7. Topsoil ilis ilan ilimportant ilcomponent ilof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural ilresources
d. win-win ilsolutions
e. nutrient ilcycling
ANS: i l E PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
8. According ilto ila ilnumber ilof ilenvironmental ilscientists, ilwe ilalready ilknow ilhow ilto ilreuse ilor ilrecycle
ilat illeast
il of ilthe ilnonrenewable ilresources ilwe
iluse.lia. 80%
b. il il i l 65%
c. 50%
d. il il i l 40%
e. 25%
ANS: i l A PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
9. What ilare ilthe ilpriorities ilfor ilmore ilsustainable iluse ilof ilrenewable ilresources, ilin ilorder?
a. refuse, ilrenew, ilreduce, iland ilrecycle
b. recycle, ilrenew, ilreuse, iland ilreduce
c. resource, ilrecycle, ilrenew, iland ilreduce
d. refuse, ilreduce, ilreuse, iland ilrecycle
e. refuse, ilreduce, ilrecycle, iland ilrenew
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
10. More-developed ilcountries .
a. have ila illower ilaverage ilincome
b. use ilmostly ilrenewable ilresources
c. rely ilentirely ilon ilnonrenewable ilresources
d. comprise il17% ilof ilthe ilworld‘s ilpopulation
e. provide ilfewer ilrecycling ilservices
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
11. The ilprimary ildifference ilbetween ilrenewable ilresources iland ilnonrenewable ilresources ilis .
a. how ileasily ileach ilcan ilbe ildiscovered
, b. the ilavailable ilamount ilof ileach ilresource
c. the illength ilof iltime ilit iltakes ilfor ileach ilto ilbe ilreplenished
d. how ilfast ileach ilis ilbeing ilconsumed
e. how ilquickly ileach ilcan ilproduce ilelectricity
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
12. What ilterm ildescribes ilthe ilhighest ilrate ilat ilwhich ila ilrenewable ilresource ilcan ilbe ilused
ilindefinitely ilwithoutlri educing ilits ilavailable ilsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainable ilyield
c. preservation
d. perpetual ilresource
e. degradation
ANS: i l B PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilRemember
13. Which ilsubstance ilwould ilbe ilconsidered ila ilrenewable ilresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh ilair
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
14. Which ilsubstance ilwould ilbe ilconsidered ila ilnonrenewable ilresource?
a. groundwater
b. trees ilin ila ilforest
c. fertile ilsoil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
15. All ilnonrenewable ilresources ilcan iltheoretically ilbe .
a. converted ilto ilnonmetallic ilminerals
b. converted ilto ilrenewable ilones
c. exhausted ilor ildepleted
d. recycled ilor ilreused
e. alive
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilUnderstand
16. Which ilaction ilis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilreuse?
a. re-melting ilaluminum ilcans
b. making ilcompost ilout ilof ilkitchen ilscraps
c. using ilplastic ilbutter iltubs ilto ilstore illeftovers
d. using ilwaste ilheat ilto ilwarm ila ilroom
e. making ilpaper ilgoods ilfrom ilpreviously ilused ilpaper
ilANDliSUSTAINABILITY
MULTIPLE ilCHOICE
1. Sustainability ilrefers ilto .
a. the ilway ilin ilwhich ilthe ilnatural ilworld ilworks
b. how ilwe ilinteract ilwith ilthe ilenvironment
c. human ilmethods ilof ilcoping ilwith ilenvironmental ilproblems
d. refusing, ilreducing, ilreusing, iland ilrecycling
e. the ilcapacity ilof ilthe ilearth‘s ilnatural ilsystems ilto ilsurvive, ilflourish, iland iladapt
ANS: i l E PTS: i l 1
TOP: i l Core ilCase ilStudy: ilA ilvision ilof ila ilmore ilsustainable
ilworld ilin il2065liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
2. Which ildiscipline ilis ilmost ilassociated ilwith ilenvironmental ilscience?
a. botany
b. political ilscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il Modified
3. A ilforest ilwith ilplants, ilanimals, iland ilvarious ilother ilorganisms ilis ilan ilexample ilof ila(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support ilsystem
e. nutrient
ANS: i l A PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il New
4. Using ilnormally ilrenewable ilresources ilfaster ilthan ilnature ilcan ilrenew ilthem ilis ilcalled .
a. nutrient ilcycling
b. nutrient ildeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading ilnatural ilcapital
ANS: i l E PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilRemember
5. Solar ilenergy ilis ilknown ilas ila(n) .
a. renewable ilresource
b. recyclable ilresource
c. inexhaustible ilresource
d. reusable ilresource
e. nonrenewable ilresource
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?
, KEY: ilBloom's: ilRemember
6. What ilis ilone ilof ilthe ilthree ilsocial ilscience ilprinciples ilof ilsustainability?
a. A ildependence ilon ilsolar ilenergy
b. A ilfocus ilon ilchemical ilcycling
c. The ildegradation ilof ilnatural ilcapital
d. A ilresponsibility ilto ilfuture ilgenerations
e. The ilability ilto ilretain ilbiodiversity
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
7. Topsoil ilis ilan ilimportant ilcomponent ilof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural ilresources
d. win-win ilsolutions
e. nutrient ilcycling
ANS: i l E PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
8. According ilto ila ilnumber ilof ilenvironmental ilscientists, ilwe ilalready ilknow ilhow ilto ilreuse ilor ilrecycle
ilat illeast
il of ilthe ilnonrenewable ilresources ilwe
iluse.lia. 80%
b. il il i l 65%
c. 50%
d. il il i l 40%
e. 25%
ANS: i l A PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
9. What ilare ilthe ilpriorities ilfor ilmore ilsustainable iluse ilof ilrenewable ilresources, ilin ilorder?
a. refuse, ilrenew, ilreduce, iland ilrecycle
b. recycle, ilrenew, ilreuse, iland ilreduce
c. resource, ilrecycle, ilrenew, iland ilreduce
d. refuse, ilreduce, ilreuse, iland ilrecycle
e. refuse, ilreduce, ilrecycle, iland ilrenew
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
10. More-developed ilcountries .
a. have ila illower ilaverage ilincome
b. use ilmostly ilrenewable ilresources
c. rely ilentirely ilon ilnonrenewable ilresources
d. comprise il17% ilof ilthe ilworld‘s ilpopulation
e. provide ilfewer ilrecycling ilservices
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilRemember NOT: il New
11. The ilprimary ildifference ilbetween ilrenewable ilresources iland ilnonrenewable ilresources ilis .
a. how ileasily ileach ilcan ilbe ildiscovered
, b. the ilavailable ilamount ilof ileach ilresource
c. the illength ilof iltime ilit iltakes ilfor ileach ilto ilbe ilreplenished
d. how ilfast ileach ilis ilbeing ilconsumed
e. how ilquickly ileach ilcan ilproduce ilelectricity
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
12. What ilterm ildescribes ilthe ilhighest ilrate ilat ilwhich ila ilrenewable ilresource ilcan ilbe ilused
ilindefinitely ilwithoutlri educing ilits ilavailable ilsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainable ilyield
c. preservation
d. perpetual ilresource
e. degradation
ANS: i l B PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilRemember
13. Which ilsubstance ilwould ilbe ilconsidered ila ilrenewable ilresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh ilair
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
14. Which ilsubstance ilwould ilbe ilconsidered ila ilnonrenewable ilresource?
a. groundwater
b. trees ilin ila ilforest
c. fertile ilsoil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: i l D PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: i l Bloom's: ilUnderstand NOT: il Modified
15. All ilnonrenewable ilresources ilcan iltheoretically ilbe .
a. converted ilto ilnonmetallic ilminerals
b. converted ilto ilrenewable ilones
c. exhausted ilor ildepleted
d. recycled ilor ilreused
e. alive
ANS: i l C PTS: il il i l 1 TOP: i l 1-1 ilWhat ilAre ilSome ilPrinciples ilof
ilSustainability?liKEY: il Bloom's: ilUnderstand
16. Which ilaction ilis ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilreuse?
a. re-melting ilaluminum ilcans
b. making ilcompost ilout ilof ilkitchen ilscraps
c. using ilplastic ilbutter iltubs ilto ilstore illeftovers
d. using ilwaste ilheat ilto ilwarm ila ilroom
e. making ilpaper ilgoods ilfrom ilpreviously ilused ilpaper
