Question 1

The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​overuse of privately held resources 
B)  ​degradation of shared common resources 
C)  ​human deaths resulting polluted shared resources such as air or water 
D)  ​government over-regulation of fresh water use 
E)  ​use of nonrenewable resources 
A)  ​overuse of privately held resources 
B)  ​degradation of shared common resources 
C)  ​human deaths resulting polluted shared resources such as air or water 
D)  ​government over-regulation of fresh water use 
E)  ​use of nonrenewable resources B

Question 2

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question
Table 1.1
 
-How does the overall environmental impact of the United States compare to China?​

Accepted Answer

​The overall environmental impact for both countries is similarly high.

Question 3

What is the difference between a renewable resource and an inexhaustible resource?​

Accepted Answer

A renewable resource can be replenished by natural processes within hours to centuries,as long as we do not use it up faster than natural processes can renew it.An inexhaustible resource,like solar energy,is in continuous supply.​

Question 4

​What term refers to the average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ecosystem service 
B)  ​natural capital 
C)  ​unsustainable yield 
D)  ​mean of the commons 
E)  ​per capita ecological footprint 
A)  ​ecosystem service 
B)  ​natural capital 
C)  ​unsustainable yield 
D)  ​mean of the commons 
E)  ​per capita ecological footprint

Question 5

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a situation in which the cumulative effect of large numbers of people trying to exploit a widely available or shared resource can degrade it and eventually exhaust or ruin it.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

About 80% of the world's human population live in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nations with high average income per person 
B)  the United States,Japan,Australia,and Germany 
C)  ​more-developed countries 
D)  ​less-developed countries 
E)  environmentally-sustainable societies 
A)  ​nations with high average income per person 
B)  the United States,Japan,Australia,and Germany 
C)  ​more-developed countries 
D)  ​less-developed countries 
E)  environmentally-sustainable societies

Question 7

What is one of the three goals of environmental science,as proposed by your text?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce affluence.​ 
B)  ​Understand how we interact with the environment. 
C)  ​Acquire a life-centered environmental worldview. 
D)  ​Enhance environmental degradation. 
E)  ​Reduce the use of technology. 
A)  Reduce affluence.​ 
B)  ​Understand how we interact with the environment. 
C)  ​Acquire a life-centered environmental worldview. 
D)  ​Enhance environmental degradation. 
E)  ​Reduce the use of technology.

Question 8

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question
Table 1.1
 
-​How does resource use per person in the United States compare to China?

Accepted Answer

​Resource use per pe

Question 9

​Explain how the IPAT model and the ecological footprint model emphasize different aspects of how natural resources are affected by unsustainable use.

Accepted Answer

The IPAT model includes the pe

Question 10

Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ____,but they have a high ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​population size; population growth rate 
B)  ​overall environmental impact; population growth rate 
C)  ​population size; resource use per person 
D)  ​overall environmental impact; resource use per person 
E)  resource use per person; overall environmental impact​ 
A)  ​population size; population growth rate 
B)  ​overall environmental impact; population growth rate 
C)  ​population size; resource use per person 
D)  ​overall environmental impact; resource use per person 
E)  resource use per person; overall environmental impact​

Question 11

Oil is a(n)____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nonrenewable resource because it cannot be formed on human time scales 
B)  ​renewable resource because it can be renewed through geologic processes 
C)  ​inexhaustible resource because it is a form of stored solar energy 
D)  ​ecosystem service because oil is a valuable commodity 
E)  ​renewable resource because it can be used to make fertilizers that restore soil fertility 
A)  ​nonrenewable resource because it cannot be formed on human time scales 
B)  ​renewable resource because it can be renewed through geologic processes 
C)  ​inexhaustible resource because it is a form of stored solar energy 
D)  ​ecosystem service because oil is a valuable commodity 
E)  ​renewable resource because it can be used to make fertilizers that restore soil fertility

Question 12

What is a social movement that is dedicated to trying to sustain the earth's life-support system for all forms of life?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ecology 
B)  ​environmental science 
C)  ​environmentalism 
D)  ​preservationism 
E)  ​sustainability 
A)  ​ecology 
B)  ​environmental science 
C)  ​environmentalism 
D)  ​preservationism 
E)  ​sustainability

Question 13

Research by social scientists suggests that it takes only ____ of the population of a community,a country,or the world to bring about major social and environmental change.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1% 
B)  ​5-10% 
C)  ​about one-third 
D)  ​about half 
E)  ​85% 
A)  ​1% 
B)  ​5-10% 
C)  ​about one-third 
D)  ​about half 
E)  ​85%

Question 14

According to the human-centered environmental worldview,all species have value as participating members of the biosphere,regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Indirect forms of solar energy,such as wind and flowing water,provide us with inexhaustible power that we can use to produce electricity.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which resource is nonrenewable?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​groundwater 
B)  ​trees in a forest 
C)  ​solar energy 
D)  ​oil 
E)  ​fish populations 
A)  ​groundwater 
B)  ​trees in a forest 
C)  ​solar energy 
D)  ​oil 
E)  ​fish populations

Question 17

Which school of thought argued that public lands should be managed wisely and scientifically,primarily to provide resources for people?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​preservationist school 
B)  ​earth-centered school 
C)  ​traditional school 
D)  ​conservationist school 
E)  ​commons school 
A)  ​preservationist school 
B)  ​earth-centered school 
C)  ​traditional school 
D)  ​conservationist school 
E)  ​commons school

Question 18

Clearly describe how affluence can have both harmful and beneficial environmental effects.​

Accepted Answer

The typical lifestyles of the citizens o

Question 19

On human time scales,nonrenewable resources ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​may be considered inexhaustible 
B)  ​can never be recycled 
C)  ​are replenished by natural processes within hours 
D)  are used without ever becoming depleted​ 
E)  ​can be depleted much faster than nature can form them 
A)  ​may be considered inexhaustible 
B)  ​can never be recycled 
C)  ​are replenished by natural processes within hours 
D)  are used without ever becoming depleted​ 
E)  ​can be depleted much faster than nature can form them

Question 20

A country's ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution.What can be said about this country?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It has an ecological deficit. 
B)  ​It must not have any natural capital. 
C)  ​It is a sustainable society. 
D)  ​It is most likely a developing country. 
E)  It can be described as preservationist.​ 
A)  ​It has an ecological deficit. 
B)  ​It must not have any natural capital. 
C)  ​It is a sustainable society. 
D)  ​It is most likely a developing country. 
E)  It can be described as preservationist.​

The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -How does the overall environmental impact of the United States compare to China?

What is the difference between a renewable resource and an inexhaustible resource?

What term refers to the average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area?

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a situation in which the cumulative effect of large numbers of people trying to exploit a widely available or shared resource can degrade it and eventually exhaust or ruin it.

About 80% of the world's human population live in ____.

What is one of the three goals of environmental science,as proposed by your text?

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -How does resource use per person in the United States compare to China?

Explain how the IPAT model and the ecological footprint model emphasize different aspects of how natural resources are affected by unsustainable use.

Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ,but they have a high .

Oil is a(n)____.

What is a social movement that is dedicated to trying to sustain the earth's life-support system for all forms of life?

Research by social scientists suggests that it takes only ____ of the population of a community,a country,or the world to bring about major social and environmental change.

According to the human-centered environmental worldview,all species have value as participating members of the biosphere,regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.

Indirect forms of solar energy,such as wind and flowing water,provide us with inexhaustible power that we can use to produce electricity.

Which resource is nonrenewable?

Which school of thought argued that public lands should be managed wisely and scientifically,primarily to provide resources for people?

Clearly describe how affluence can have both harmful and beneficial environmental effects.

On human time scales,nonrenewable resources ____.

A country's ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution.What can be said about this country?

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Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 1: Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.​

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -How does the overall environmental impact of the United States compare to China?​

What is the difference between a renewable resource and an inexhaustible resource?​

​What term refers to the average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area?

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a situation in which the cumulative effect of large numbers of people trying to exploit a widely available or shared resource can degrade it and eventually exhaust or ruin it.​

About 80% of the world's human population live in ____.​

What is one of the three goals of environmental science,as proposed by your text?​

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -​How does resource use per person in the United States compare to China?

​Explain how the IPAT model and the ecological footprint model emphasize different aspects of how natural resources are affected by unsustainable use.

Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ____,but they have a high ____.​

Oil is a(n)____.​

What is a social movement that is dedicated to trying to sustain the earth's life-support system for all forms of life?​

Research by social scientists suggests that it takes only ____ of the population of a community,a country,or the world to bring about major social and environmental change.​

According to the human-centered environmental worldview,all species have value as participating members of the biosphere,regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.​

Indirect forms of solar energy,such as wind and flowing water,provide us with inexhaustible power that we can use to produce electricity.​

Which resource is nonrenewable?​

Which school of thought argued that public lands should be managed wisely and scientifically,primarily to provide resources for people?​

Clearly describe how affluence can have both harmful and beneficial environmental effects.​

On human time scales,nonrenewable resources ____.​

A country's ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution.What can be said about this country?​

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -How does the overall environmental impact of the United States compare to China?

What is the difference between a renewable resource and an inexhaustible resource?

What term refers to the average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area?

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a situation in which the cumulative effect of large numbers of people trying to exploit a widely available or shared resource can degrade it and eventually exhaust or ruin it.

About 80% of the world's human population live in ____.

What is one of the three goals of environmental science,as proposed by your text?

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question Table 1.1 -How does resource use per person in the United States compare to China?

Explain how the IPAT model and the ecological footprint model emphasize different aspects of how natural resources are affected by unsustainable use.

Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ,but they have a high .

Oil is a(n)____.

What is a social movement that is dedicated to trying to sustain the earth's life-support system for all forms of life?

Research by social scientists suggests that it takes only ____ of the population of a community,a country,or the world to bring about major social and environmental change.

According to the human-centered environmental worldview,all species have value as participating members of the biosphere,regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.

Indirect forms of solar energy,such as wind and flowing water,provide us with inexhaustible power that we can use to produce electricity.

Which resource is nonrenewable?

Which school of thought argued that public lands should be managed wisely and scientifically,primarily to provide resources for people?

Clearly describe how affluence can have both harmful and beneficial environmental effects.

On human time scales,nonrenewable resources ____.

A country's ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution.What can be said about this country?