TEST BANK
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Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
m m m m m m m
CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
m m m m
1) Tomsaymthat menvironmentalmsciencemismmissionmoriented mmeansmit mis
A) amhighlymorganized mendeavor.
B) essentiallymanminformationmgatheringmendeavor.
C) oriented mtoward msolvingmproblems.
D) designed mtomunderstand mrelationships.
2) If meveryoneminmthemworld mlived mamlifestylemsimilarmtomthemaveragemU.S.mcitizenmwemwould mneed
moremplanetsmtomsupport meveryone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About m
of mthemworld'smpeoplemcurrentlymlackmaccessmtomcleanmwater,madequatemdi
et,mbasicmsanitation,mand mothermessentialmneeds.
A) 100mmillion
B) 300mmillion
C) 700mmillion
D) 1.4mbillion
4) Sustainablemdevelopment mmeans
A) improvingmpeople'smlivesminmthempresent minmamwaymthat mcanmcontinuemfarmintomthemfuture.
B) providingmever-increasingmamountsmof madequatemhousing.
C) continued mgrowthmindefinitelymasmlongmasmit mcanmbempaid moff.
D) utilizingmanmever-increasingmquantitymof mnaturalmresources.
5) Themearliest mdocumented mrecognitionmthat mmisusemof mthemnaturalmenvironment mcanmhavemnas
tymconsequencesmwas
A) GeorgemPerkinsmMarsh'sm1864mpublicationmof mManmandmNature.
B) RachelmCarson'smSilentmSpring,malertingmthempublicmtomthemdangersmof mpollutionminm1962.
C) Roosevelt'smwarningsmabout moverusemamcenturymago.
D) Plato'smwritingsm2500myearsmago.
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,6) Whichmof mthemfollowingmpresentlymprovidesm80mpercent mof mthemenergymused minmindustrializ
ed mcountries?
A) fossilmfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectricmpower
D) solar
7) Thempositionmthat mnaturemdeservesmtombemprotected minmitsmownmright mismcalled
A) biocentricmpreservation.
B) utilitarianmconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalmenvironmentalism.
8) constitutesm4.6mpercent mof mthemworld'smpeoplemyet mproducesmabout m50mpercent mof m
allmtoxicmwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) ThemUnited mStates
9) Themtext msuggestsmtheremismnot mamstrongmconnectionmbetweenmpovertymand menvironment
almdegradation.
⊚m true
⊚m false
10) Most mpeoplemagreemthat mglobalmclimatemchangemismnot mamrealmenvironmentalmthreat.
⊚m true
⊚m false
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,11) Bym2050,mthemearthmismprojected mtomhavemampopulationmbetween
A) 8mand m10mbillion.
B) 7mand m8mbillion.
C) 8mand m9mbillion.
D) 10mand m12mbillion.
12) Lossmof mindigenousmculturesmismaccompanied mbymlossmof muniquemunderstandingmof mnature.
⊚m true
⊚m false
13) Anmimportant mreasonmformdeterminingmthemsizemof mamsociety'smecologicalmfootprint mis
mtomdeterminemthemsustainabilitymof mitsmlifestyle.
⊚m true
⊚m false
14) Onemof mthemearliest mmodelsmformconservationminmthemUnited mStatesmwasmbased monmutilitarianmc
onservation,mformwhichmnaturemwasmconserved mnot mtomprotect mbiodiversity,mbut mtomprovidemjob
smand mresources.
⊚m true
⊚m false
15) Themfirst mNobelmPrizemformenvironmentalmactionmwasmawarded
A) inm1912mtomJohnmMuir.
B) inm1973mtomDavid mBrower.
C) inm2004mtomWangarimMaathai.
D) inm1935mtomAldomLeopold.
16) Theremismconcernmovermthemcontinued mabilitymtomprovidemadequatemfood mformourmgrowi
ngmpopulationmbecause
A) 2/3mof mallmagriculturalmlandsmshow msignsmof mdegradation.
B) theremismlittlemcorporateminterest minmfood mproduction.
C) agriculturemhasmnot mbenefited mfrommmodernmtechnologicalmadvancements.
D) theremismlittlemknowledgemabout mhow mtomfarm.
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, 17) Themword m"environment"mcomesmfrommamFrenchmword mthat mmeans
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) tomsurround
18) Environmentalmsciencemismam .
A) narrowlymdefined mset mof mphysical,mlife,mand msocialmsciences
B) theoreticalmapproachminminterpretingmthemenvironment
C) waymtomseemthemworld minmscientificmterms
D) systematicmapproachminmlearningmabout mthemenvironment
E) specialmset mof mproblem-solvingmskills
19) Most menvironmentalmproblemsmresult mfrom
A) politicalmdifferences
B) complex,minterrelated mproblems
C) technologicalmdevelopment mproblems
D) globalmwarming
E) urbanmdegradation
20) Whichmof mthemfollowingmismnot mtruemof mthemtermmenvironment?
A) Environment mincludesmourmculture.
B) Themenvironment mincludesmthembiosphere.
C) Themenvironment mincludesmpoliticalmand msocialmsystems.
D) Themenvironment mhasmissuesmformwhichmtheremaremnomremedies.
E) Themenvironment mincludesmthemrelationshipsmbetweenmorganisms.
21) Themfundamentalmbasismof menvironmentalmsciencemasmamdisciplinemismthe
A) historymof mthemusemof mnaturalmresources
B) diversitymof mlifemonmthemEarth
C) humanmimpact monmthemEarth
D) pollutionmonmthemEarth
E) futuremusemof mnaturalmresources
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m
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
m m m m m m m
CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
m m m m
1) Tomsaymthat menvironmentalmsciencemismmissionmoriented mmeansmit mis
A) amhighlymorganized mendeavor.
B) essentiallymanminformationmgatheringmendeavor.
C) oriented mtoward msolvingmproblems.
D) designed mtomunderstand mrelationships.
2) If meveryoneminmthemworld mlived mamlifestylemsimilarmtomthemaveragemU.S.mcitizenmwemwould mneed
moremplanetsmtomsupport meveryone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About m
of mthemworld'smpeoplemcurrentlymlackmaccessmtomcleanmwater,madequatemdi
et,mbasicmsanitation,mand mothermessentialmneeds.
A) 100mmillion
B) 300mmillion
C) 700mmillion
D) 1.4mbillion
4) Sustainablemdevelopment mmeans
A) improvingmpeople'smlivesminmthempresent minmamwaymthat mcanmcontinuemfarmintomthemfuture.
B) providingmever-increasingmamountsmof madequatemhousing.
C) continued mgrowthmindefinitelymasmlongmasmit mcanmbempaid moff.
D) utilizingmanmever-increasingmquantitymof mnaturalmresources.
5) Themearliest mdocumented mrecognitionmthat mmisusemof mthemnaturalmenvironment mcanmhavemnas
tymconsequencesmwas
A) GeorgemPerkinsmMarsh'sm1864mpublicationmof mManmandmNature.
B) RachelmCarson'smSilentmSpring,malertingmthempublicmtomthemdangersmof mpollutionminm1962.
C) Roosevelt'smwarningsmabout moverusemamcenturymago.
D) Plato'smwritingsm2500myearsmago.
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,6) Whichmof mthemfollowingmpresentlymprovidesm80mpercent mof mthemenergymused minmindustrializ
ed mcountries?
A) fossilmfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectricmpower
D) solar
7) Thempositionmthat mnaturemdeservesmtombemprotected minmitsmownmright mismcalled
A) biocentricmpreservation.
B) utilitarianmconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalmenvironmentalism.
8) constitutesm4.6mpercent mof mthemworld'smpeoplemyet mproducesmabout m50mpercent mof m
allmtoxicmwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) ThemUnited mStates
9) Themtext msuggestsmtheremismnot mamstrongmconnectionmbetweenmpovertymand menvironment
almdegradation.
⊚m true
⊚m false
10) Most mpeoplemagreemthat mglobalmclimatemchangemismnot mamrealmenvironmentalmthreat.
⊚m true
⊚m false
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,11) Bym2050,mthemearthmismprojected mtomhavemampopulationmbetween
A) 8mand m10mbillion.
B) 7mand m8mbillion.
C) 8mand m9mbillion.
D) 10mand m12mbillion.
12) Lossmof mindigenousmculturesmismaccompanied mbymlossmof muniquemunderstandingmof mnature.
⊚m true
⊚m false
13) Anmimportant mreasonmformdeterminingmthemsizemof mamsociety'smecologicalmfootprint mis
mtomdeterminemthemsustainabilitymof mitsmlifestyle.
⊚m true
⊚m false
14) Onemof mthemearliest mmodelsmformconservationminmthemUnited mStatesmwasmbased monmutilitarianmc
onservation,mformwhichmnaturemwasmconserved mnot mtomprotect mbiodiversity,mbut mtomprovidemjob
smand mresources.
⊚m true
⊚m false
15) Themfirst mNobelmPrizemformenvironmentalmactionmwasmawarded
A) inm1912mtomJohnmMuir.
B) inm1973mtomDavid mBrower.
C) inm2004mtomWangarimMaathai.
D) inm1935mtomAldomLeopold.
16) Theremismconcernmovermthemcontinued mabilitymtomprovidemadequatemfood mformourmgrowi
ngmpopulationmbecause
A) 2/3mof mallmagriculturalmlandsmshow msignsmof mdegradation.
B) theremismlittlemcorporateminterest minmfood mproduction.
C) agriculturemhasmnot mbenefited mfrommmodernmtechnologicalmadvancements.
D) theremismlittlemknowledgemabout mhow mtomfarm.
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, 17) Themword m"environment"mcomesmfrommamFrenchmword mthat mmeans
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) tomsurround
18) Environmentalmsciencemismam .
A) narrowlymdefined mset mof mphysical,mlife,mand msocialmsciences
B) theoreticalmapproachminminterpretingmthemenvironment
C) waymtomseemthemworld minmscientificmterms
D) systematicmapproachminmlearningmabout mthemenvironment
E) specialmset mof mproblem-solvingmskills
19) Most menvironmentalmproblemsmresult mfrom
A) politicalmdifferences
B) complex,minterrelated mproblems
C) technologicalmdevelopment mproblems
D) globalmwarming
E) urbanmdegradation
20) Whichmof mthemfollowingmismnot mtruemof mthemtermmenvironment?
A) Environment mincludesmourmculture.
B) Themenvironment mincludesmthembiosphere.
C) Themenvironment mincludesmpoliticalmand msocialmsystems.
D) Themenvironment mhasmissuesmformwhichmtheremaremnomremedies.
E) Themenvironment mincludesmthemrelationshipsmbetweenmorganisms.
21) Themfundamentalmbasismof menvironmentalmsciencemasmamdisciplinemismthe
A) historymof mthemusemof mnaturalmresources
B) diversitymof mlifemonmthemEarth
C) humanmimpact monmthemEarth
D) pollutionmonmthemEarth
E) futuremusemof mnaturalmresources
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