TEST jBANK
Environmental jScience jA jGlobal jConcern j16/E jWilliam jCunningham
CH j01. jUnderstanding jOur jEnvironment.
1) To jsay jthat jenvironmental jscience jis jmission joriented jmeans jit jis
A) a jhighly jorganized jendeavor.
B) essentially jan jinformation jgathering jendeavor.
C) oriented jtoward jsolving jproblems.
D) designed jto junderstand jrelationships.
2) If jeveryone jin jthe jworld jlived ja jlifestyle jsimilar jto jthe javerage jU.S. jcitizen jwe jwould jneed
j more jplanets jto jsupport jeveryone.
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, A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About of jthe jworld's jpeople jcurrently jlack jaccess jto jclean jwater, jadequate
jdiet,jbasic jsanitation, jand jother jessential jneeds.
A) 100 jmillion
B) 300 jmillion
C) 700 jmillion
D) 1.4 jbillion
4) Sustainable jdevelopment jmeans
A) improving jpeople's jlives jin jthe jpresent jin ja jway jthat jcan jcontinue jfar jinto jthe jfuture.
B) providing jever-increasing jamounts jof jadequate jhousing.
C) continued jgrowth jindefinitely jas jlong jas jit jcan jbe jpaid joff.
D) utilizing jan jever-increasing jquantity jof jnatural jresources.
5) The jearliest jdocumented jrecognition jthat jmisuse jof jthe jnatural jenvironment jcan jhave
jnastyjconsequences jwas
A) George jPerkins jMarsh's j1864 jpublication jof jMan jand jNature.
B) Rachel jCarson's jSilent jSpring, jalerting jthe jpublic jto jthe jdangers jof jpollution jin j1962.
C) Roosevelt's jwarnings jabout joveruse ja jcentury jago.
D) Plato's jwritings j2500 jyears jago.
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,6) Which jof jthe jfollowing jpresently jprovides j80 jpercent jof jthe jenergy jused jin
jindustrializedjcountries?
A) fossil jfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric jpower
D) solar
7) The jposition jthat jnature jdeserves jto jbe jprotected jin jits jown jright jis jcalled
A) biocentric jpreservation.
B) utilitarian jconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global jenvironmentalism.
8) j constitutes j4.6 jpercent jof jthe jworld's jpeople jyet jproduces jabout j50 jpercent jof
jalljtoxic jwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The jUnited jStates
9) The jtext jsuggests jthere jis jnot ja jstrong jconnection jbetween jpoverty jand
jenvironmentaljdegradation.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
10) Most jpeople jagree jthat jglobal jclimate jchange jis jnot ja jreal jenvironmental jthreat.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
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, 11) By j2050, jthe jearth jis jprojected jto jhave ja jpopulation jbetween
A) 8 jand j10 jbillion.
B) 7 jand j8 jbillion.
C) 8 jand j9 jbillion.
D) 10 jand j12 jbillion.
12) Loss jof jindigenous jcultures jis jaccompanied jby jloss jof junique junderstanding jof jnature.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
13) An jimportant jreason jfor jdetermining jthe jsize jof ja jsociety's jecological jfootprint
jis jtojdetermine jthe jsustainability jof jits jlifestyle.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
14) One jof jthe jearliest jmodels jfor jconservation jin jthe jUnited jStates jwas jbased jon jutilitarian
jconservation, jfor jwhich jnature jwas jconserved jnot jto jprotect jbiodiversity, jbut jto jprovide
jjobsjand jresources.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
15) The jfirst jNobel jPrize jfor jenvironmental jaction jwas jawarded
A) in j1912 jto jJohn jMuir.
B) in j1973 jto jDavid jBrower.
C) in j2004 jto jWangari jMaathai.
D) in j1935 jto jAldo jLeopold.
16) There jis jconcern jover jthe jcontinued jability jto jprovide jadequate jfood jfor jour
jgrowingjpopulation jbecause
A) 2/3 jof jall jagricultural jlands jshow jsigns jof jdegradation.
B) there jis jlittle jcorporate jinterest jin jfood jproduction.
C) agriculture jhas jnot jbenefited jfrom jmodern jtechnological jadvancements.
D) there jis jlittle jknowledge jabout jhow jto jfarm.
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Environmental jScience jA jGlobal jConcern j16/E jWilliam jCunningham
CH j01. jUnderstanding jOur jEnvironment.
1) To jsay jthat jenvironmental jscience jis jmission joriented jmeans jit jis
A) a jhighly jorganized jendeavor.
B) essentially jan jinformation jgathering jendeavor.
C) oriented jtoward jsolving jproblems.
D) designed jto junderstand jrelationships.
2) If jeveryone jin jthe jworld jlived ja jlifestyle jsimilar jto jthe javerage jU.S. jcitizen jwe jwould jneed
j more jplanets jto jsupport jeveryone.
1
, A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About of jthe jworld's jpeople jcurrently jlack jaccess jto jclean jwater, jadequate
jdiet,jbasic jsanitation, jand jother jessential jneeds.
A) 100 jmillion
B) 300 jmillion
C) 700 jmillion
D) 1.4 jbillion
4) Sustainable jdevelopment jmeans
A) improving jpeople's jlives jin jthe jpresent jin ja jway jthat jcan jcontinue jfar jinto jthe jfuture.
B) providing jever-increasing jamounts jof jadequate jhousing.
C) continued jgrowth jindefinitely jas jlong jas jit jcan jbe jpaid joff.
D) utilizing jan jever-increasing jquantity jof jnatural jresources.
5) The jearliest jdocumented jrecognition jthat jmisuse jof jthe jnatural jenvironment jcan jhave
jnastyjconsequences jwas
A) George jPerkins jMarsh's j1864 jpublication jof jMan jand jNature.
B) Rachel jCarson's jSilent jSpring, jalerting jthe jpublic jto jthe jdangers jof jpollution jin j1962.
C) Roosevelt's jwarnings jabout joveruse ja jcentury jago.
D) Plato's jwritings j2500 jyears jago.
2
,6) Which jof jthe jfollowing jpresently jprovides j80 jpercent jof jthe jenergy jused jin
jindustrializedjcountries?
A) fossil jfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric jpower
D) solar
7) The jposition jthat jnature jdeserves jto jbe jprotected jin jits jown jright jis jcalled
A) biocentric jpreservation.
B) utilitarian jconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global jenvironmentalism.
8) j constitutes j4.6 jpercent jof jthe jworld's jpeople jyet jproduces jabout j50 jpercent jof
jalljtoxic jwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The jUnited jStates
9) The jtext jsuggests jthere jis jnot ja jstrong jconnection jbetween jpoverty jand
jenvironmentaljdegradation.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
10) Most jpeople jagree jthat jglobal jclimate jchange jis jnot ja jreal jenvironmental jthreat.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
3
, 11) By j2050, jthe jearth jis jprojected jto jhave ja jpopulation jbetween
A) 8 jand j10 jbillion.
B) 7 jand j8 jbillion.
C) 8 jand j9 jbillion.
D) 10 jand j12 jbillion.
12) Loss jof jindigenous jcultures jis jaccompanied jby jloss jof junique junderstanding jof jnature.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
13) An jimportant jreason jfor jdetermining jthe jsize jof ja jsociety's jecological jfootprint
jis jtojdetermine jthe jsustainability jof jits jlifestyle.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
14) One jof jthe jearliest jmodels jfor jconservation jin jthe jUnited jStates jwas jbased jon jutilitarian
jconservation, jfor jwhich jnature jwas jconserved jnot jto jprotect jbiodiversity, jbut jto jprovide
jjobsjand jresources.
⊚ j true
⊚ j false
15) The jfirst jNobel jPrize jfor jenvironmental jaction jwas jawarded
A) in j1912 jto jJohn jMuir.
B) in j1973 jto jDavid jBrower.
C) in j2004 jto jWangari jMaathai.
D) in j1935 jto jAldo jLeopold.
16) There jis jconcern jover jthe jcontinued jability jto jprovide jadequate jfood jfor jour
jgrowingjpopulation jbecause
A) 2/3 jof jall jagricultural jlands jshow jsigns jof jdegradation.
B) there jis jlittle jcorporate jinterest jin jfood jproduction.
C) agriculture jhas jnot jbenefited jfrom jmodern jtechnological jadvancements.
D) there jis jlittle jknowledge jabout jhow jto jfarm.
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