TEST BANK
h.
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
h. h. h. h. h. h. h.
CHh.01.h.Understandingh.Ourh.Environment.
1) Toh.sayh.thath.environmentalh.scienceh.ish.missionh.orientedh.meansh.ith.is
A) ah.highlyh.organizedh.endeavor.
B) essentiallyh.anh.informationh.gatheringh.endeavor.
C) orientedh.towardh.solvingh.problems.
D) designedh.toh.understandh.relationships.
2) Ifh.everyoneh.inh.theh.worldh.livedh.ah.lifestyleh.similarh.toh.theh.averageh.U.S.h.citizenh.weh.wouldh.need
moreh.planetsh.toh.supporth.everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) Abouth.
ofh.theh.world'sh.peopleh.currentlyh.lackh.accessh.toh.cleanh.water,h.adequateh.
diet,h.basich.sanitation,h.andh.otherh.essentialh.needs.
A) 100h.million
B) 300h.million
C) 700h.million
D) 1.4h.billion
4) Sustainableh.developmenth.means
A) improvingh.people'sh.livesh.inh.theh.presenth.inh.ah.wayh.thath.canh.continueh.farh.intoh.theh.future.
B) providingh.ever-increasingh.amountsh.ofh.adequateh.housing.
C) continuedh.growthh.indefinitelyh.ash.longh.ash.ith.canh.beh.paidh.off.
D) utilizingh.anh.ever-increasingh.quantityh.ofh.naturalh.resources.
5) Theh.earliesth.documentedh.recognitionh.thath.misuseh.ofh.theh.naturalh.environmenth.canh.haveh.
nastyh.consequencesh.was
A) Georgeh.Perkinsh.Marsh'sh.1864h.publicationh.ofh.Manh.andh.Nature.
B) Rachelh.Carson'sh.Silenth.Spring,h.alertingh.theh.publich.toh.theh.dangersh.ofh.pollutionh.inh.1962.
C) Roosevelt'sh.warningsh.abouth.overuseh.ah.centuryh.ago.
D) Plato'sh.writingsh.2500h.yearsh.ago.
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,6) Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.presentlyh.providesh.80h.percenth.ofh.theh.energyh.usedh.inh.industri
alizedh.countries?
A) fossilh.fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectrich.power
D) solar
7) Theh.positionh.thath.natureh.deservesh.toh.beh.protectedh.inh.itsh.ownh.righth.ish.called
A) biocentrich.preservation.
B) utilitarianh.conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalh.environmentalism.
8) constitutesh.4.6h.percenth.ofh.theh.world'sh.peopleh.yeth.producesh.abouth.50h.percenth.
ofh.allh.toxich.waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Theh.Unitedh.States
9) Theh.texth.suggestsh.thereh.ish.noth.ah.strongh.connectionh.betweenh.povertyh.andh.environm
entalh.degradation.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
10) Mosth.peopleh.agreeh.thath.globalh.climateh.changeh.ish.noth.ah.realh.environmentalh.threat.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
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,11) Byh.2050,h.theh.earthh.ish.projectedh.toh.haveh.ah.populationh.between
A) 8h.andh.10h.billion.
B) 7h.andh.8h.billion.
C) 8h.andh.9h.billion.
D) 10h.andh.12h.billion.
12) Lossh.ofh.indigenoush.culturesh.ish.accompaniedh.byh.lossh.ofh.uniqueh.understandingh.ofh.nature.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
13) Anh.importanth.reasonh.forh.determiningh.theh.sizeh.ofh.ah.society'sh.ecologicalh.footprint
ish.toh.determineh.theh.sustainabilityh.ofh.itsh.lifestyle.
h.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
14) Oneh.ofh.theh.earliesth.modelsh.forh.conservationh.inh.theh.Unitedh.Statesh.wash.basedh.onh.utilitari
anh.conservation,h.forh.whichh.natureh.wash.conservedh.noth.toh.protecth.biodiversity,h.buth.toh.pro
videh.jobsh.andh.resources.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
15) Theh.firsth.Nobelh.Prizeh.forh.environmentalh.actionh.wash.awarded
A) inh.1912h.toh.Johnh.Muir.
B) inh.1973h.toh.Davidh.Brower.
C) inh.2004h.toh.Wangarih.Maathai.
D) inh.1935h.toh.Aldoh.Leopold.
16) Thereh.ish.concernh.overh.theh.continuedh.abilityh.toh.provideh.adequateh.foodh.forh.ourh.gr
owingh.populationh.because
A) 2/3h.ofh.allh.agriculturalh.landsh.showh.signsh.ofh.degradation.
B) thereh.ish.littleh.corporateh.interesth.inh.foodh.production.
C) agricultureh.hash.noth.benefitedh.fromh.modernh.technologicalh.advancements.
D) thereh.ish.littleh.knowledgeh.abouth.howh.toh.farm.
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, 17) Theh.wordh."environment"h.comesh.fromh.ah.Frenchh.wordh.thath.means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) toh.surround
18) Environmentalh.scienceh.ish.ah. .
A) narrowlyh.definedh.seth.ofh.physical,h.life,h.andh.socialh.sciences
B) theoreticalh.approachh.inh.interpretingh.theh.environment
C) wayh.toh.seeh.theh.worldh.inh.scientifich.terms
D) systematich.approachh.inh.learningh.abouth.theh.environment
E) specialh.seth.ofh.problem-solvingh.skills
19) Mosth.environmentalh.problemsh.resulth.from
A) politicalh.differences
B) complex,h.interrelatedh.problems
C) technologicalh.developmenth.problems
D) globalh.warming
E) urbanh.degradation
20) Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.ish.noth.trueh.ofh.theh.termh.environment?
A) Environmenth.includesh.ourh.culture.
B) Theh.environmenth.includesh.theh.biosphere.
C) Theh.environmenth.includesh.politicalh.andh.socialh.systems.
D) Theh.environmenth.hash.issuesh.forh.whichh.thereh.areh.noh.remedies.
E) Theh.environmenth.includesh.theh.relationshipsh.betweenh.organisms.
21) Theh.fundamentalh.basish.ofh.environmentalh.scienceh.ash.ah.disciplineh.ish.the
A) historyh.ofh.theh.useh.ofh.naturalh.resources
B) diversityh.ofh.lifeh.onh.theh.Earth
C) humanh.impacth.onh.theh.Earth
D) pollutionh.onh.theh.Earth
E) futureh.useh.ofh.naturalh.resources
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h.
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
h. h. h. h. h. h. h.
CHh.01.h.Understandingh.Ourh.Environment.
1) Toh.sayh.thath.environmentalh.scienceh.ish.missionh.orientedh.meansh.ith.is
A) ah.highlyh.organizedh.endeavor.
B) essentiallyh.anh.informationh.gatheringh.endeavor.
C) orientedh.towardh.solvingh.problems.
D) designedh.toh.understandh.relationships.
2) Ifh.everyoneh.inh.theh.worldh.livedh.ah.lifestyleh.similarh.toh.theh.averageh.U.S.h.citizenh.weh.wouldh.need
moreh.planetsh.toh.supporth.everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) Abouth.
ofh.theh.world'sh.peopleh.currentlyh.lackh.accessh.toh.cleanh.water,h.adequateh.
diet,h.basich.sanitation,h.andh.otherh.essentialh.needs.
A) 100h.million
B) 300h.million
C) 700h.million
D) 1.4h.billion
4) Sustainableh.developmenth.means
A) improvingh.people'sh.livesh.inh.theh.presenth.inh.ah.wayh.thath.canh.continueh.farh.intoh.theh.future.
B) providingh.ever-increasingh.amountsh.ofh.adequateh.housing.
C) continuedh.growthh.indefinitelyh.ash.longh.ash.ith.canh.beh.paidh.off.
D) utilizingh.anh.ever-increasingh.quantityh.ofh.naturalh.resources.
5) Theh.earliesth.documentedh.recognitionh.thath.misuseh.ofh.theh.naturalh.environmenth.canh.haveh.
nastyh.consequencesh.was
A) Georgeh.Perkinsh.Marsh'sh.1864h.publicationh.ofh.Manh.andh.Nature.
B) Rachelh.Carson'sh.Silenth.Spring,h.alertingh.theh.publich.toh.theh.dangersh.ofh.pollutionh.inh.1962.
C) Roosevelt'sh.warningsh.abouth.overuseh.ah.centuryh.ago.
D) Plato'sh.writingsh.2500h.yearsh.ago.
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,6) Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.presentlyh.providesh.80h.percenth.ofh.theh.energyh.usedh.inh.industri
alizedh.countries?
A) fossilh.fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectrich.power
D) solar
7) Theh.positionh.thath.natureh.deservesh.toh.beh.protectedh.inh.itsh.ownh.righth.ish.called
A) biocentrich.preservation.
B) utilitarianh.conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalh.environmentalism.
8) constitutesh.4.6h.percenth.ofh.theh.world'sh.peopleh.yeth.producesh.abouth.50h.percenth.
ofh.allh.toxich.waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Theh.Unitedh.States
9) Theh.texth.suggestsh.thereh.ish.noth.ah.strongh.connectionh.betweenh.povertyh.andh.environm
entalh.degradation.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
10) Mosth.peopleh.agreeh.thath.globalh.climateh.changeh.ish.noth.ah.realh.environmentalh.threat.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
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,11) Byh.2050,h.theh.earthh.ish.projectedh.toh.haveh.ah.populationh.between
A) 8h.andh.10h.billion.
B) 7h.andh.8h.billion.
C) 8h.andh.9h.billion.
D) 10h.andh.12h.billion.
12) Lossh.ofh.indigenoush.culturesh.ish.accompaniedh.byh.lossh.ofh.uniqueh.understandingh.ofh.nature.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
13) Anh.importanth.reasonh.forh.determiningh.theh.sizeh.ofh.ah.society'sh.ecologicalh.footprint
ish.toh.determineh.theh.sustainabilityh.ofh.itsh.lifestyle.
h.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
14) Oneh.ofh.theh.earliesth.modelsh.forh.conservationh.inh.theh.Unitedh.Statesh.wash.basedh.onh.utilitari
anh.conservation,h.forh.whichh.natureh.wash.conservedh.noth.toh.protecth.biodiversity,h.buth.toh.pro
videh.jobsh.andh.resources.
⊚h . true
⊚h . false
15) Theh.firsth.Nobelh.Prizeh.forh.environmentalh.actionh.wash.awarded
A) inh.1912h.toh.Johnh.Muir.
B) inh.1973h.toh.Davidh.Brower.
C) inh.2004h.toh.Wangarih.Maathai.
D) inh.1935h.toh.Aldoh.Leopold.
16) Thereh.ish.concernh.overh.theh.continuedh.abilityh.toh.provideh.adequateh.foodh.forh.ourh.gr
owingh.populationh.because
A) 2/3h.ofh.allh.agriculturalh.landsh.showh.signsh.ofh.degradation.
B) thereh.ish.littleh.corporateh.interesth.inh.foodh.production.
C) agricultureh.hash.noth.benefitedh.fromh.modernh.technologicalh.advancements.
D) thereh.ish.littleh.knowledgeh.abouth.howh.toh.farm.
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, 17) Theh.wordh."environment"h.comesh.fromh.ah.Frenchh.wordh.thath.means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) toh.surround
18) Environmentalh.scienceh.ish.ah. .
A) narrowlyh.definedh.seth.ofh.physical,h.life,h.andh.socialh.sciences
B) theoreticalh.approachh.inh.interpretingh.theh.environment
C) wayh.toh.seeh.theh.worldh.inh.scientifich.terms
D) systematich.approachh.inh.learningh.abouth.theh.environment
E) specialh.seth.ofh.problem-solvingh.skills
19) Mosth.environmentalh.problemsh.resulth.from
A) politicalh.differences
B) complex,h.interrelatedh.problems
C) technologicalh.developmenth.problems
D) globalh.warming
E) urbanh.degradation
20) Whichh.ofh.theh.followingh.ish.noth.trueh.ofh.theh.termh.environment?
A) Environmenth.includesh.ourh.culture.
B) Theh.environmenth.includesh.theh.biosphere.
C) Theh.environmenth.includesh.politicalh.andh.socialh.systems.
D) Theh.environmenth.hash.issuesh.forh.whichh.thereh.areh.noh.remedies.
E) Theh.environmenth.includesh.theh.relationshipsh.betweenh.organisms.
21) Theh.fundamentalh.basish.ofh.environmentalh.scienceh.ash.ah.disciplineh.ish.the
A) historyh.ofh.theh.useh.ofh.naturalh.resources
B) diversityh.ofh.lifeh.onh.theh.Earth
C) humanh.impacth.onh.theh.Earth
D) pollutionh.onh.theh.Earth
E) futureh.useh.ofh.naturalh.resources
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