Exam 13: Environmental Problems

In the United States, ______________ people live in counties where they are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution.

Increased use of ethanol has resulted in

______ is/are large, naturally occurring deposits of sand, clay, water, and a dense form of petroleum.

Biomass energy is derived from

Which of the following is mentioned in the text as a major cause of increased demand for water?

As a result of the hazards of nuclear power plants and their waste, _____ became the first country to order all of its nuclear power plants to shut down by 2020.

Environmentally knowledgeable people are more likely to

Define e-waste and explain why it is particularly harmful for the environment.

Cultural values supporting all of the following EXCEPT______ are prime contributors to environmental problems.

One species of life on Earth goes extinct every three hours.

Most of the world's energy comes from

What is planned obsolescence? How does it contribute to environmental problems?

Scientific evidence shows that global warming is caused mostly by

Which of the following is safe and involves no risk to human health and the environment?

According to your text, religious groups increasingly

Chemicals that evaporate from the soil of the tropics, ride the winds north thousands of miles, condense in the cold air, and fall on the Arctic in the form of toxic snow or rain illustrate the problem of