CHAPTER 1— l
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, ANDSUSTAINABILI
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MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Sustainabilitylreferslto .
a. thelwaylinlwhichlthelnaturallworldlworks
b. howlwelinteractlwithlthelenvironment
c. humanlmethodsloflcopinglwithlenvironmentallproblems
d. refusing,lreducing,lreusing,landlrecycling
e. thelcapacityloflthelearth’slnaturallsystemsltolsurvive,lflourish,landladapt
ANS:l E PTS:l 1
TOP:l CorelCaselStudy:lAlvisionloflalmorelsustainablelworldlinl2065lKE
Y:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
2. Whichldisciplinelislmostlassociatedlwithlenvironmentallscience?
a. botany
b. politicallscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l Modified
3. Alforestlwithlplants,lanimals,landlvariouslotherlorganismslislanlexamplelofla(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-supportlsystem
e. nutrient
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
4. Usinglnormallylrenewablelresourceslfasterlthanlnaturelcanlrenewlthemlislcalled .
a. nutrientlcycling
b. nutrientldeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degradinglnaturallcapital
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
5. Solarlenergylislknownlasla(n) .
a. renewablelresource
b. recyclablelresource
c. inexhaustiblelresource
d. reusablelresource
e. nonrenewablelresource
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?
, KEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
6. Whatlisloneloflthelthreelsociallsciencelprinciplesloflsustainability?
a. Aldependencelonlsolarlenergy
b. Alfocuslonlchemicallcycling
c. Theldegradationloflnaturallcapital
d. Alresponsibilityltolfuturelgenerations
e. Thelabilityltolretainlbiodiversity
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
7. Topsoillislanlimportantlcomponentlof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. naturallresources
d. win-winlsolutions
e. nutrientlcycling
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
8. Accordingltolalnumberloflenvironmentallscientists,lwelalreadylknowlhowltolreuselorlrecyclelatlleast
l
oflthelnonrenewablelresourceslweluse.la.
80%
b.lll 65%
c. 50%
d.lll 40%
e. 25%
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
9. Whatlarelthelprioritieslforlmorelsustainableluseloflrenewablelresources,linlorder?
a. refuse,lrenew,lreduce,landlrecycle
b. recycle,lrenew,lreuse,landlreduce
c. resource,lrecycle,lrenew,landlreduce
d. refuse,lreduce,lreuse,landlrecycle
e. refuse,lreduce,lrecycle,landlrenew
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
10. More-developedlcountries .
a. havelallowerlaveragelincome
b. uselmostlylrenewablelresources
c. relylentirelylonlnonrenewablelresources
d. comprisel17%loflthelworld’slpopulation
e. providelfewerlrecyclinglservices
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
11. Thelprimaryldifferencelbetweenlrenewablelresourceslandlnonrenewablelresourceslis .
a. howleasilyleachlcanlbeldiscovered
, b. thelavailablelamountlofleachlresource
c. thellengthlofltimelitltakeslforleachltolbelreplenished
d. howlfastleachlislbeinglconsumed
e. howlquicklyleachlcanlproducelelectricity
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
12. Whatltermldescribeslthelhighestlratelatlwhichlalrenewablelresourcelcanlbelusedlindefinitelylwithoutlredu
cinglitslavailablelsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainablelyield
c. preservation
d. perpetuallresource
e. degradation
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
13. Whichlsubstancelwouldlbelconsideredlalrenewablelresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. freshlair
d. salt
e. sand
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
14. Whichlsubstancelwouldlbelconsideredlalnonrenewablelresource?
a. groundwater
b. treeslinlalforest
c. fertilelsoil
d. oil
e. crops
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
15. Alllnonrenewablelresourceslcanltheoreticallylbe .
a. convertedltolnonmetalliclminerals
b. convertedltolrenewablelones
c. exhaustedlorldepleted
d. recycledlorlreused
e. alive
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand
16. Whichlactionlislislanlexampleloflreuse?
a. re-meltinglaluminumlcans
b. makinglcompostloutloflkitchenlscraps
c. usinglplasticlbutterltubsltolstorelleftovers
d. usinglwastelheatltolwarmlalroom
e. makinglpaperlgoodslfromlpreviouslylusedlpaper
, ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lApply
17. Useloflalnaturallresourcelbasedlonlsustainablelyieldslislmostlapplicableltolthelidealof .
a. nonrenewablelresources
b. renewablelresources
c. sharedlresources
d. amenablelresources
e. recycling
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand
18. Havingltalllsmokestackslislalformlof .
a. pollutionlprevention
b. pollutionlcleanup
c. naturallcapitalldegradation
d. ecologicallrestoration
e. tragedyloflthelcommons
ANS:l B PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
19. Whichloflthelfollowinglillustrateslnaturallcapitalldegradation?
a. useloflwindlpower
b. savinglendangeredlspecies
c. cleaningluplpollution
d. aquiferldepletion
e. waterlrunoff
ANS:l D PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
20. Eachloflthelthreelmajorlculturallrevolutionslhaslallowed .
a. ecologicallrestoration
b. expansionloflthelhumanlpopulation
c. greaterlworldwidelsustainability
d. pollutionlprevention
e. decreasedlconsumption
ANS:l B PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lRemember NOT:l New
21. Anlaveragelecologicallfootprintloflanlindividuallinlalgivenlcountrylorlarealislknownlas .
a. perlcapitalgrosslGNP
b. ecologicallfootprint
c. perlcapitalGDP
d. sustainablelyield
e. perlcapitalecologicallfootprint
ANS:l E PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, ANDSUSTAINABILI
l l l l l
TY
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Sustainabilitylreferslto .
a. thelwaylinlwhichlthelnaturallworldlworks
b. howlwelinteractlwithlthelenvironment
c. humanlmethodsloflcopinglwithlenvironmentallproblems
d. refusing,lreducing,lreusing,landlrecycling
e. thelcapacityloflthelearth’slnaturallsystemsltolsurvive,lflourish,landladapt
ANS:l E PTS:l 1
TOP:l CorelCaselStudy:lAlvisionloflalmorelsustainablelworldlinl2065lKE
Y:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
2. Whichldisciplinelislmostlassociatedlwithlenvironmentallscience?
a. botany
b. politicallscience
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS:l D PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l Modified
3. Alforestlwithlplants,lanimals,landlvariouslotherlorganismslislanlexamplelofla(n) .
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-supportlsystem
e. nutrient
ANS:l A PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
4. Usinglnormallylrenewablelresourceslfasterlthanlnaturelcanlrenewlthemlislcalled .
a. nutrientlcycling
b. nutrientldeficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degradinglnaturallcapital
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
5. Solarlenergylislknownlasla(n) .
a. renewablelresource
b. recyclablelresource
c. inexhaustiblelresource
d. reusablelresource
e. nonrenewablelresource
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?
, KEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
6. Whatlisloneloflthelthreelsociallsciencelprinciplesloflsustainability?
a. Aldependencelonlsolarlenergy
b. Alfocuslonlchemicallcycling
c. Theldegradationloflnaturallcapital
d. Alresponsibilityltolfuturelgenerations
e. Thelabilityltolretainlbiodiversity
ANS:l D PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
7. Topsoillislanlimportantlcomponentlof .
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. naturallresources
d. win-winlsolutions
e. nutrientlcycling
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1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
8. Accordingltolalnumberloflenvironmentallscientists,lwelalreadylknowlhowltolreuselorlrecyclelatlleast
l
oflthelnonrenewablelresourceslweluse.la.
80%
b.lll 65%
c. 50%
d.lll 40%
e. 25%
ANS:l A PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
9. Whatlarelthelprioritieslforlmorelsustainableluseloflrenewablelresources,linlorder?
a. refuse,lrenew,lreduce,landlrecycle
b. recycle,lrenew,lreuse,landlreduce
c. resource,lrecycle,lrenew,landlreduce
d. refuse,lreduce,lreuse,landlrecycle
e. refuse,lreduce,lrecycle,landlrenew
ANS:l D PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
10. More-developedlcountries .
a. havelallowerlaveragelincome
b. uselmostlylrenewablelresources
c. relylentirelylonlnonrenewablelresources
d. comprisel17%loflthelworld’slpopulation
e. providelfewerlrecyclinglservices
ANS:l D PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember NOT:l New
11. Thelprimaryldifferencelbetweenlrenewablelresourceslandlnonrenewablelresourceslis .
a. howleasilyleachlcanlbeldiscovered
, b. thelavailablelamountlofleachlresource
c. thellengthlofltimelitltakeslforleachltolbelreplenished
d. howlfastleachlislbeinglconsumed
e. howlquicklyleachlcanlproducelelectricity
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
12. Whatltermldescribeslthelhighestlratelatlwhichlalrenewablelresourcelcanlbelusedlindefinitelylwithoutlredu
cinglitslavailablelsupply?
a. conservation
b. sustainablelyield
c. preservation
d. perpetuallresource
e. degradation
ANS:l B PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lRemember
13. Whichlsubstancelwouldlbelconsideredlalrenewablelresource?
a. copper
b. oil
c. freshlair
d. salt
e. sand
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
14. Whichlsubstancelwouldlbelconsideredlalnonrenewablelresource?
a. groundwater
b. treeslinlalforest
c. fertilelsoil
d. oil
e. crops
ANS:l D PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand NOT:l Modified
15. Alllnonrenewablelresourceslcanltheoreticallylbe .
a. convertedltolnonmetalliclminerals
b. convertedltolrenewablelones
c. exhaustedlorldepleted
d. recycledlorlreused
e. alive
ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand
16. Whichlactionlislislanlexampleloflreuse?
a. re-meltinglaluminumlcans
b. makinglcompostloutloflkitchenlscraps
c. usinglplasticlbutterltubsltolstorelleftovers
d. usinglwastelheatltolwarmlalroom
e. makinglpaperlgoodslfromlpreviouslylusedlpaper
, ANS:l C PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lApply
17. Useloflalnaturallresourcelbasedlonlsustainablelyieldslislmostlapplicableltolthelidealof .
a. nonrenewablelresources
b. renewablelresources
c. sharedlresources
d. amenablelresources
e. recycling
ANS:l B PTS:lll 1 TOP:l 1-
1lWhatlArelSomelPrinciplesloflSustainability?lKEY:l Bloom's:lUnderstand
18. Havingltalllsmokestackslislalformlof .
a. pollutionlprevention
b. pollutionlcleanup
c. naturallcapitalldegradation
d. ecologicallrestoration
e. tragedyloflthelcommons
ANS:l B PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
19. Whichloflthelfollowinglillustrateslnaturallcapitalldegradation?
a. useloflwindlpower
b. savinglendangeredlspecies
c. cleaningluplpollution
d. aquiferldepletion
e. waterlrunoff
ANS:l D PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lUnderstand NOT:l New
20. Eachloflthelthreelmajorlculturallrevolutionslhaslallowed .
a. ecologicallrestoration
b. expansionloflthelhumanlpopulation
c. greaterlworldwidelsustainability
d. pollutionlprevention
e. decreasedlconsumption
ANS:l B PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-
2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?lKEY:l Blo
om's:lRemember NOT:l New
21. Anlaveragelecologicallfootprintloflanlindividuallinlalgivenlcountrylorlarealislknownlas .
a. perlcapitalgrosslGNP
b. ecologicallfootprint
c. perlcapitalGDP
d. sustainablelyield
e. perlcapitalecologicallfootprint
ANS:l E PTS:l 1
TOP:l 1-2lHowlArelOurlEcologicallFootprintslAffectinglthelEarth?
