ENSC 200 FINAL Latest Actual Exam with Verified Questions &
Correct Answers
Question 1.
What can all environmental problems be tied to?
(ex. fertile soil is renewable, but can be depleted of minerals from excessive crop
cultivation & can be degraded when exposed to pollution)
Correct Answer: depletion/degradation of natural capital & natural resources
Question 2.
What are the 5 major environmental prob-
lems?
1. _____ pollution
2. _________ pollution
3. _________ production (solid & hazardous
kinds are produced)
4. _________________ depletion (decreased
______________ life variety)
5. _______ _________ problems
Correct Answer: air; water; waste; biodiversity; food supply
Question 3.
What 3 problems are associated with air pol-
lution?
1. __________________ _________ depletion (thin-
ning) & ozone hole (observed ozone _______
over ______________)
2. ______ deposition
3. ________ environments (machinery releas-
es pollutants/masks pollution problems)
Polar vortex: swirling mass of __________ air isolated from rest of _______________ until
springtime ______ returns - how does it contribute to ozone depletion?
Correct Answer: stratospheric ozone, loss, Antarctica; acid; noisy; winter,
atmosphere, sun; its ice crystals collect CFCs on their surface
Question 4.
What 3 problems are associated with water pollution? - ______________ pollution: excessive
amts in the water disrupt ____________ ecosystems & reduces water __________
- _____________ overload: excessive levels in water disrupt aquatic ecosystems
- _________ pollutants
Correct Answer: sediment, aquatic, quality; nutrient; water
,Question 5.
What are the 3 major sources of water pollution? - a_______________, _________________
facilities, m__________
Correct Answer: agriculture, industrial, mining
Question 6.
What causes food supply problems? - soil s_______________, e__________, w_______________ -
over_________, over____________ - water _______________ & _______________ depletion
What results from food supply problems? - ________ & ________________ loss -
_________________ (poor nutrition)
Correct Answer: salinization, erosion, waterlogging, graz-ing, fishing,
shortages, groundwater; land, biodiversity, malnutrition
Question 7.
What is pollution?
And pollution can: - be natural or anthropogenic (what does anthropogenic mean?) - come
from ________ sources or _____-point sources - be addressed through prevention (________
pollution control) OR cleanup (_________ pollution control)
Correct Answer: presence of substances at levels threatening life's health &
survival; human activity-induced; point, non-point; input, output
Question 8.
What are point sources & what are non-point sources (unit 1, unit 22)?
(ex. coal plant's smokestack, drain pipes VS. acid deposition, fertilizer runoff)
Correct Answer: discharge pollutants at specific points; diffuse/not traceable to
one site
Question 9.
What are the 3 problems of relying on pollution cleanup? 1. it's temporary
-p______________/c_____________ levels grow w/o corresponding improvements in
______________ __________ technology
2. it involves _______________ ______________ from 1 area & causing _____________ elsewhere
3. it's e_______________
Correct Answer: population, consumption, pollution control; removing,
pollutants, pollution; expensive
Question 10.
Describe the 3-factor model of environmental impact of exponential human pop. growth: [I
= P x A x T]
,- P = _______________ size - A = _______________ (_______________ per ___________) - T =
________________ factor (how different levels of it affect the ________________)
Correct Answer: population; affluence, consumption, person; technology,
environment
Question 11.
What is cultural carrying capacity?
Correct Answer: max # of ppl that can be supported while maintaining desired
quality of life
Question 12.
What is ecological footprint vs. per capita ecological footprint?
Correct Answer: how dependent humans are on natural resources; amt of
biologically productive resources needed to sustain each person
Question 13.
What is biocapacity & what unit is it measured in?
Correct Answer: land area available for producing renewable resources &
absorbing wastes; global hectares
Question 14.
What is affluenza & what is the law of progressive simplification?
Correct Answer: addiction to overconsumption & materialism; societal progress
shifting from materialism to non-materialism
Question 15.
How does affluence affect environmental quality? - provides money for developing
_______________ _____________ technology - causes __________________/resource
_________________ - affluent pops. demand better _________________ regulations
Correct Answer: pollution reduction; overconsumption, depletion;
environmental
Question 16.
What are the 4 principles of sustainability? 1. ____________ systems are based on capturing
_________ ___________ & passing it thru the _______ ______
2. matter is continuously ________________
3. ________________ results from abundant ___________ _____________ & suitable
_________________
4. _______________ growth is ___________
, Correct Answer: natural, solar energy, food web; recycled; biodiversity, natural
resources, environments; population, limited
Question 17.
What is an environmental worldview & what is environmental ethics?
Correct Answer: one's perception of their role & the world's operations; one's
perception of right/wrong environmental behaviours
Question 18.
Which environmental worldview is this? - humans are the most important species & our
success depends on nature management - we won't run out of resources bcs we'll find
new ones
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: planetary management
Question 19.
Which environmental worldview is this? - humans have an ethical responsibility to & their
success depends on caring for nature - running out of resources is unlikely, but we can't
waste them - let's encourage eco-friendly economic growth
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: stewardship
Question 20.
Which environmental worldview is this? (ie. it's the opposite of planetary management) -
nature exists for all species (we aren't in charge of it) - our success depends on
understanding & integrating how Earth sustains itself into our activities - let's encourage
eco-friendly economic growth to conserve our resources
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: environmental wisdom
Question 21.
Which environmental worldview is this? - technology improves human conditions & can
potentially solve problems
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: technological optimist
Correct Answers
Question 1.
What can all environmental problems be tied to?
(ex. fertile soil is renewable, but can be depleted of minerals from excessive crop
cultivation & can be degraded when exposed to pollution)
Correct Answer: depletion/degradation of natural capital & natural resources
Question 2.
What are the 5 major environmental prob-
lems?
1. _____ pollution
2. _________ pollution
3. _________ production (solid & hazardous
kinds are produced)
4. _________________ depletion (decreased
______________ life variety)
5. _______ _________ problems
Correct Answer: air; water; waste; biodiversity; food supply
Question 3.
What 3 problems are associated with air pol-
lution?
1. __________________ _________ depletion (thin-
ning) & ozone hole (observed ozone _______
over ______________)
2. ______ deposition
3. ________ environments (machinery releas-
es pollutants/masks pollution problems)
Polar vortex: swirling mass of __________ air isolated from rest of _______________ until
springtime ______ returns - how does it contribute to ozone depletion?
Correct Answer: stratospheric ozone, loss, Antarctica; acid; noisy; winter,
atmosphere, sun; its ice crystals collect CFCs on their surface
Question 4.
What 3 problems are associated with water pollution? - ______________ pollution: excessive
amts in the water disrupt ____________ ecosystems & reduces water __________
- _____________ overload: excessive levels in water disrupt aquatic ecosystems
- _________ pollutants
Correct Answer: sediment, aquatic, quality; nutrient; water
,Question 5.
What are the 3 major sources of water pollution? - a_______________, _________________
facilities, m__________
Correct Answer: agriculture, industrial, mining
Question 6.
What causes food supply problems? - soil s_______________, e__________, w_______________ -
over_________, over____________ - water _______________ & _______________ depletion
What results from food supply problems? - ________ & ________________ loss -
_________________ (poor nutrition)
Correct Answer: salinization, erosion, waterlogging, graz-ing, fishing,
shortages, groundwater; land, biodiversity, malnutrition
Question 7.
What is pollution?
And pollution can: - be natural or anthropogenic (what does anthropogenic mean?) - come
from ________ sources or _____-point sources - be addressed through prevention (________
pollution control) OR cleanup (_________ pollution control)
Correct Answer: presence of substances at levels threatening life's health &
survival; human activity-induced; point, non-point; input, output
Question 8.
What are point sources & what are non-point sources (unit 1, unit 22)?
(ex. coal plant's smokestack, drain pipes VS. acid deposition, fertilizer runoff)
Correct Answer: discharge pollutants at specific points; diffuse/not traceable to
one site
Question 9.
What are the 3 problems of relying on pollution cleanup? 1. it's temporary
-p______________/c_____________ levels grow w/o corresponding improvements in
______________ __________ technology
2. it involves _______________ ______________ from 1 area & causing _____________ elsewhere
3. it's e_______________
Correct Answer: population, consumption, pollution control; removing,
pollutants, pollution; expensive
Question 10.
Describe the 3-factor model of environmental impact of exponential human pop. growth: [I
= P x A x T]
,- P = _______________ size - A = _______________ (_______________ per ___________) - T =
________________ factor (how different levels of it affect the ________________)
Correct Answer: population; affluence, consumption, person; technology,
environment
Question 11.
What is cultural carrying capacity?
Correct Answer: max # of ppl that can be supported while maintaining desired
quality of life
Question 12.
What is ecological footprint vs. per capita ecological footprint?
Correct Answer: how dependent humans are on natural resources; amt of
biologically productive resources needed to sustain each person
Question 13.
What is biocapacity & what unit is it measured in?
Correct Answer: land area available for producing renewable resources &
absorbing wastes; global hectares
Question 14.
What is affluenza & what is the law of progressive simplification?
Correct Answer: addiction to overconsumption & materialism; societal progress
shifting from materialism to non-materialism
Question 15.
How does affluence affect environmental quality? - provides money for developing
_______________ _____________ technology - causes __________________/resource
_________________ - affluent pops. demand better _________________ regulations
Correct Answer: pollution reduction; overconsumption, depletion;
environmental
Question 16.
What are the 4 principles of sustainability? 1. ____________ systems are based on capturing
_________ ___________ & passing it thru the _______ ______
2. matter is continuously ________________
3. ________________ results from abundant ___________ _____________ & suitable
_________________
4. _______________ growth is ___________
, Correct Answer: natural, solar energy, food web; recycled; biodiversity, natural
resources, environments; population, limited
Question 17.
What is an environmental worldview & what is environmental ethics?
Correct Answer: one's perception of their role & the world's operations; one's
perception of right/wrong environmental behaviours
Question 18.
Which environmental worldview is this? - humans are the most important species & our
success depends on nature management - we won't run out of resources bcs we'll find
new ones
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: planetary management
Question 19.
Which environmental worldview is this? - humans have an ethical responsibility to & their
success depends on caring for nature - running out of resources is unlikely, but we can't
waste them - let's encourage eco-friendly economic growth
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: stewardship
Question 20.
Which environmental worldview is this? (ie. it's the opposite of planetary management) -
nature exists for all species (we aren't in charge of it) - our success depends on
understanding & integrating how Earth sustains itself into our activities - let's encourage
eco-friendly economic growth to conserve our resources
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: environmental wisdom
Question 21.
Which environmental worldview is this? - technology improves human conditions & can
potentially solve problems
a) stewardship b) planetary management c) environmental wisdom d) technological
optimist d) environmental pessimist
Correct Answer: technological optimist
