Environmental Science 16/E Test Bank: Complete Chapter Quizzes & Answer Key (Chapters 1–17)

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EnvironmentalVScienceV16/EVEldonVEnger


ChapV01:VEnvironmentalVInterrelationships

1) EnvironmentalVscienceVisVanVinterdisciplinaryVareaVofVstudyVthatVdealsVwithVallVofVtheVfo
llowingVexcept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) AllVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.



2) EnvironmentVisVdefinedVas
A) theVsurroundingVconditionsVthatVaffectVorganisms.
B) everythingVthatVaffectsVanVorganismVduringVitsVlifetime.
C) allVorganismsVincludingVpeopleVaffectingVmanyVcomponents.
D) MoreVthanVoneVofVtheVchoicesVareVcorrect.
E) NoneVofVtheVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.



3) AnVecosystemVis
A) theVtransitionVzoneVbetweenVgrasslandVandVdesert.
B) aVgroupVofVinteractiveVspeciesVandVtheirVenvironment.
C) aVbodyVofVfreshwater.
D) theVlowlandVareaVonVeitherVsideVofVaVriver.



4) WhichVisVtheVfollowingVisVaVcorrectVexampleVofVinterrelatedness?
A) WolvesVreintroducedV-->VcoyotesVdeclineV-->VrodentsVdeclineV-->VwillowsVincrease
B) WolvesVreintroducedV-->VelkVdeclineV-->VwillowsVincreaseV-->VbeaversVincrease
C) WolvesVreintroducedV-->VcoyotesVdeclineV-->VrodentsVincreaseV-->VfoxesVdecrease
D) WolvesVreintroducedV-->VelkVdeclineV-->VwillowsVincreaseV--
>VbeaversVincreaseV-->VwaterVflowVstaysVtheVsame


5) TheVEarthVSummitVwas
A) theVfirstVworldwideVmeetingVdealingVwithVenvironmentalVconcerns.
B) formerlyVknownVasVtheVUNCED.
C) heldVinVRioVdeVJaneiroVinV1992.
D) AllVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.

,6) TheVresultVofVtheV1997VKyotoVSummitVwasVanVinternationalVcommitmentVto
A) reduceVtheVamountVrainforestVlogging.
B) increaseVtheVamountVofVlandVplacedVinVconservationVeasement.
C) reduceVemissionsVofVgreenhouseVgases.
D) reduceVtheVnumberVofVoilVspills.



7) AgendaV21VwasVanVagreementVby
A) sevenVnationsVtoVhaltVCFCVproductionVinV1987.
B) 90VnationsVtoVenhanceVglobalVbiodiversityVinV2000.
C) 178VnationsVforVcomprehensiveVsustainableVdevelopmentVinV1992.
D) 300VnationsVtoVlimitVtradeVinVendangeredVspeciesVinV1985.



8) TheVorganizationVofVcollegesVandVuniversitiesVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVandVCanadaVthatVpr
omotesVsustainabilityVinVhigherVeducationVisVcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.



9) MalariaVisVwidespreadVinVtropicalVandVsubtropicalVregions,VwithVsomeV525VmillionV
casesVoccurringVannuallyVandVresultingVinVoneVtoVthreeVmillionVdeaths,VmainlyVinVy
oungVchildren
A) ofVtheVQuechuaVIndiansVinVPeru.
B) inVSub-SaharanVAfrica.
C) ofVtheVJesuitsVinVEurope.
D) ofVtheVpilgrimsVinVMassachusetts.



10) AccordingVtoVtheVWorldVHealthVOrganization,Valmost
ofVallVdiseasesVareVcaus
edVbyVenvironmentalVexposure.


11) ImmigrantsVtoVneighboringVcountriesVdueVtoVwar,Vfamine,VorVnaturalVdisasters
A) areVanVeconomicVburdenVtoVhostVcountries.
B) causeVpoliticalVproblemsVinVtheVhostVcountries.
C) areVaVhumanitarianVproblem.
D) AllVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.

,12) TheVSustainableVDevelopmentVGoalsVofVtheVUnitedVNationsVinclude
A) endingVpoverty.
B) improvingVhealth.
C) addressingVclimateVchange.
D) AllVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.



13) EnergyVuse
A) hasVbeenVdecliningVinVmuchVofVtheVworld.
B) isVprimarilyVfromValternativeVenergyVsources.
C) increasedVsignificantlyVinVtheVricherVcountries.
D) includesVmuchVuseVofVbiomassVinVdevelopingVcountries.



14) WhichVoneVofVtheVfollowingVisVanVenvironmentalVeffectVofVglobalization?
A) easyVspreadVofVinvasiveVspecies
B) climateVchange
C) increasedVproductionVofVfoodVforVtheVworld’sVpoor
D) strongerVenforcementVofVenvironmentalVlawsVinVmostVcountries



15) HumanVpopulationVgrowth
A) hasVlittleVaffectVonVtheVenvironment.
B) hasVdecreasedVglobally.
C) contributesVtoVenvironmentalVproblems.
D) isVonlyVanVenvironmentalVissueVinVAsia.



16) PersonalVsecurityVincorporates
A) economicVaspects.
B) environmentalVaspects.
C) politicalVaspects.
D) AllVanswerVchoicesVareVcorrect.

, 17) EnergyVuseVhas
A) aVcentralVroleVonVenvironmentalVproblems.
B) aVminorVroleVonVenvironmentalVproblems.
C) isVnotVrelatedVtoVenvironmentalVissues.
D) isVonlyVanVissueVwithVfossilVfuels.



18) GovernanceVissues
A) haveVlittleVimpactVonVenvironmentalVissues.
B) onlyVimpactVinternationalVpolicy.
C) oftenVmakeVitVdifficultVtoVsolveVenvironmentalVproblems.
D) helpVinVsolvingVlocalVbutVnotVnationlalVenvironmentalVissues.



19) DisputesVoverVwaterVquantityVandVqualityVare
A) limitedVtoVonlyVaridVpartsVofVtheVworld.
B) decreasingVinVmostVpartsVofVtheVworld.
C) ongoingVinVmanyVpartsVofVtheVworld.
D) increasingVonlyVinVAfrica.



20) Urbanization
A) canVcauseVsignificantVpressureVonVtheVenvironment.
B) hasVlittleVimpactVonVtheVenvironment.
C) onlyVimpactsVurbanVareas.
D) isVonlyVaVrealVproblemVinVAsia.



21) EnvironmentalVproblemsVdoVnotVnecessarilyVcoincideVwith
A) socialVandVpoliticalVdecisions.
B) scientificVlaws.
C) ethicalVrules.
D) organicVchemistry.