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Natural Resource Use and Management Final
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The major factors behind the global environmental crisis include - Answer✔-Depletion of
natural resources
-Unwise and/or inefficient use of resources
-A rapidly growing human population
The United States has only __ percent of the world's population, but consumes approximately
____ percent of the world's resources - Answer✔5;25
From our class discussion, choose country that is degrading the environment more rapidly than
any other nation on Earth - Answer✔The United States
Air pollution originates from which of the following sources? - Answer✔-Motor Vehicle Exhaust
-Volcanic Eruptions
Air pollution in the United States comes from all of the foreign sources EXCEPT -
Answer✔Icelandic particulate matter, especially from recent volcanic eruptions
The "doomsayer," or Pessimist Viewpoint as to whether there is a crisis on Plant Earth, says that
technology will not - and cannot - solve all of our problems. What do they give as the major
reason? - Answer✔Exponential growth of population has already occurred, and there isn't
enough time to find technological "fixes" to problems that need solutions today.
Which of the following statements would reflect the Optimist Viewpoint about solutions to
environmental and resource problems facing the world today? - Answer✔If enough cheap
energy is available, all things can be accomplished—pollution will be controlled, food will be
available for all, and clothing and shelter for the needy millions will be provided.
The "moderate" viewpoint about solutions to today's environmental and resource problems
says that we should be concerned, but that there is still enough time to shift to a sustainable
society - one that meets its needs without preventing future generations and other species
from meeting their needs. They say, however, that this will be difficult because of all the
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following reasons: - Answer✔-Human nature tends to go for satisfying short-term wants and
needs.
-Ethics of many people is still human-centered.
Economics focuses too much on short- and immediate-term market solutions.
-Some existing environmental laws and regulations are too hard to enforce
For achieving a Sustainable Society, one can learn from 6 key ecological factors. One of those
factors is Conservation. The Conservation Principle says that - Answer✔natural biological
systems, or ecosystems, thrive because they need and use resources with efficiency.
. All of the following explorers/environmentalists were influential on President Teddy Roosevelt
in the "First Wave" - Answer✔-Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
-John Muir
-Gifford Pinchot
-Owen Wisner
John Wesley Powell is noted for all of the following - Answer✔-he was the first to chart the
Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
-he explored the arid West, especially to identify areas where irrigation might be possible.
-his work established the genesis of modern water policy
-he was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society in 1888
The first U.S. conservation conference was held in1908, and was known as the "White House
Conference on Natural Resources." All of the following led to the call for this conference
EXCEPT: - Answer✔Fear that United States' population was increasing at an exponential rate
and that food production/supply would not be able to keep up with population growth.
John Muir was tragically unsuccessful in trying to save the ___________ __________ Valley
from the damming of the Toulumne River to provide water for San Francisco, CA. -
Answer✔Hetch Hetchy
The Prairie States Forestry Project (1934) established shelter belts of trees and shrubs to reduce
wind erosion on farmlands along the ______________________. - Answer✔100th Meridian
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) created
the following program to put men back to work and to improve the environment. This program
was known as, - Answer✔The "Civilian Conservation Corps"
In 1933, during the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) was established. This was an experiment, unique in conservation history, to integrate the
use of resources (water, soil, forests, and wildlife) of an entire river basin. What was FDR's
MAIN reason for choosing the Tennessee River basin to develop the TVA? - Answer✔Because
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Natural Resource Use and Management Final
Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass.
The major factors behind the global environmental crisis include - Answer✔-Depletion of
natural resources
-Unwise and/or inefficient use of resources
-A rapidly growing human population
The United States has only __ percent of the world's population, but consumes approximately
____ percent of the world's resources - Answer✔5;25
From our class discussion, choose country that is degrading the environment more rapidly than
any other nation on Earth - Answer✔The United States
Air pollution originates from which of the following sources? - Answer✔-Motor Vehicle Exhaust
-Volcanic Eruptions
Air pollution in the United States comes from all of the foreign sources EXCEPT -
Answer✔Icelandic particulate matter, especially from recent volcanic eruptions
The "doomsayer," or Pessimist Viewpoint as to whether there is a crisis on Plant Earth, says that
technology will not - and cannot - solve all of our problems. What do they give as the major
reason? - Answer✔Exponential growth of population has already occurred, and there isn't
enough time to find technological "fixes" to problems that need solutions today.
Which of the following statements would reflect the Optimist Viewpoint about solutions to
environmental and resource problems facing the world today? - Answer✔If enough cheap
energy is available, all things can be accomplished—pollution will be controlled, food will be
available for all, and clothing and shelter for the needy millions will be provided.
The "moderate" viewpoint about solutions to today's environmental and resource problems
says that we should be concerned, but that there is still enough time to shift to a sustainable
society - one that meets its needs without preventing future generations and other species
from meeting their needs. They say, however, that this will be difficult because of all the
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following reasons: - Answer✔-Human nature tends to go for satisfying short-term wants and
needs.
-Ethics of many people is still human-centered.
Economics focuses too much on short- and immediate-term market solutions.
-Some existing environmental laws and regulations are too hard to enforce
For achieving a Sustainable Society, one can learn from 6 key ecological factors. One of those
factors is Conservation. The Conservation Principle says that - Answer✔natural biological
systems, or ecosystems, thrive because they need and use resources with efficiency.
. All of the following explorers/environmentalists were influential on President Teddy Roosevelt
in the "First Wave" - Answer✔-Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
-John Muir
-Gifford Pinchot
-Owen Wisner
John Wesley Powell is noted for all of the following - Answer✔-he was the first to chart the
Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
-he explored the arid West, especially to identify areas where irrigation might be possible.
-his work established the genesis of modern water policy
-he was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society in 1888
The first U.S. conservation conference was held in1908, and was known as the "White House
Conference on Natural Resources." All of the following led to the call for this conference
EXCEPT: - Answer✔Fear that United States' population was increasing at an exponential rate
and that food production/supply would not be able to keep up with population growth.
John Muir was tragically unsuccessful in trying to save the ___________ __________ Valley
from the damming of the Toulumne River to provide water for San Francisco, CA. -
Answer✔Hetch Hetchy
The Prairie States Forestry Project (1934) established shelter belts of trees and shrubs to reduce
wind erosion on farmlands along the ______________________. - Answer✔100th Meridian
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) created
the following program to put men back to work and to improve the environment. This program
was known as, - Answer✔The "Civilian Conservation Corps"
In 1933, during the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) was established. This was an experiment, unique in conservation history, to integrate the
use of resources (water, soil, forests, and wildlife) of an entire river basin. What was FDR's
MAIN reason for choosing the Tennessee River basin to develop the TVA? - Answer✔Because
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