Question 1

Soil erosion is an example of natural capital ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Soil erosion is an example of natural...

Question 2

A(n ) ____________________ is a set of organisms within a defined area of land or volume of water that interact with one another and with their environment of nonliving matter and energy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n ) ____________________ is a set of...

Question 3

Which worldview proposes that we can and should manage the earth for our own benefit, but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers of the earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planetary management worldview 
B)  Stewardship worldview 
C)  Environmental wisdom worldview 
D)  Earth-centered worldview 
E)  Life-centered worldview 
A)  Planetary management worldview 
B)  Stewardship worldview 
C)  Environmental wisdom worldview 
D)  Earth-centered worldview 
E)  Life-centered worldview

Question 4

Freshwater is an example of a(n) ____________________ resource.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Freshwater is an example of a(n) ____________________...

Question 5

Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas ecosystem services are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Your ____________________ is your set of assumptions and values reflecting how you think the world works and what you think your role in the world should be.

Accepted Answer

environmen

Question 7

The IPAT model calculates the environmental impact of human activities based on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  policy, adaptation, and cultural traditions 
B)  pollution, adaptation, and trade practices 
C)  pollution, agriculture, and technology 
D)  population size, agriculture, and trade practices 
E)  population size, affluence, and technology 
A)  policy, adaptation, and cultural traditions 
B)  pollution, adaptation, and trade practices 
C)  pollution, agriculture, and technology 
D)  population size, agriculture, and trade practices 
E)  population size, affluence, and technology

Question 8

Ecology is an important component of environmental science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Affluence always has negative environmental effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term for the ability of an area's ecosystems to regenerate renewable resources of a given region within a given time and to absorb related pollution and wastes is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sustainability 
B)  ecosystem management 
C)  biocapacity 
D)  natural capital 
E)  Responsibility of the commons 
A)  sustainability 
B)  ecosystem management 
C)  biocapacity 
D)  natural capital 
E)  Responsibility of the commons

Question 11

Of the choices below, which is the best example of an open-access resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual home 
B)  Resources with shared ownership, such as aquifers 
C)  National parks 
D)  Fish in the open ocean 
E)  farmland 
A)  An individual home 
B)  Resources with shared ownership, such as aquifers 
C)  National parks 
D)  Fish in the open ocean 
E)  farmland

Question 12

Which term best describes the overall processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and human economies at no monetary cost to us?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biodiversity 
B)  Chemical nutrient cycling 
C)  Sustainable principles 
D)  Natural resources 
E)  Ecosystem services 
A)  Biodiversity 
B)  Chemical nutrient cycling 
C)  Sustainable principles 
D)  Natural resources 
E)  Ecosystem services

Question 13

Sustainability is the capacity of the earth's natural system and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the long-term future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain how the "T" in the IPAT model can be either beneficial or harmful.

Accepted Answer

The "T" in the IPAT model stands for "te

Question 15

Sustainable yield is the highest rate at which we can use a(n) ____ indefinitely without reducing its available supply.

Accepted Answer

A)  renewable resource 
B)  fossil fuel 
C)  solar energy 
D)  mineral resource 
E)  nonrenewable resource 
A)  renewable resource 
B)  fossil fuel 
C)  solar energy 
D)  mineral resource 
E)  nonrenewable resource

Question 16

In many parts of the world, renewable forests are shrinking and topsoil is eroding. This fact is evidence that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  all forms of technology increase environmental impacts 
B)  affluence has no impact on the health of the environment 
C)  point sources of pollution are easy to identify 
D)  the market prices of goods include the harmful environmental costs of producing them 
E)  we are living unsustainably 
A)  all forms of technology increase environmental impacts 
B)  affluence has no impact on the health of the environment 
C)  point sources of pollution are easy to identify 
D)  the market prices of goods include the harmful environmental costs of producing them 
E)  we are living unsustainably

Question 17

Natural capital is comprised of natural resources and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Natural capital is comprised of natural resources...

Question 18

The book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, described progress in reducing pollution and showed that pesticides like DDT were no longer a concern due to effective environmental programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is one environmental benefit of affluence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing wealth allows for an increased capacity for resource consumption. 
B)  Increased wealth provides resources to apply toward the creation of environmentally beneficial technologies. 
C)  Increasing affluence often leads to a desire to travel widely and frequently in order to see the world. 
D)  Increasing affluence in developed nations leads to increased affluence in less-developed countries. 
E)  Increasing affluence results in less consumption in all countries. 
A)  Increasing wealth allows for an increased capacity for resource consumption. 
B)  Increased wealth provides resources to apply toward the creation of environmentally beneficial technologies. 
C)  Increasing affluence often leads to a desire to travel widely and frequently in order to see the world. 
D)  Increasing affluence in developed nations leads to increased affluence in less-developed countries. 
E)  Increasing affluence results in less consumption in all countries.

Question 20

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

Soil erosion is an example of natural capital ____________________.

A(n ) ____________________ is a set of organisms within a defined area of land or volume of water that interact with one another and with their environment of nonliving matter and energy.

Which worldview proposes that we can and should manage the earth for our own benefit, but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers of the earth?

Freshwater is an example of a(n) ____________________ resource.

Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas ecosystem services are not.

Your ____________________ is your set of assumptions and values reflecting how you think the world works and what you think your role in the world should be.

The IPAT model calculates the environmental impact of human activities based on ____.

Ecology is an important component of environmental science.

Affluence always has negative environmental effects.

The term for the ability of an area's ecosystems to regenerate renewable resources of a given region within a given time and to absorb related pollution and wastes is ____.

Of the choices below, which is the best example of an open-access resource?

Which term best describes the overall processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and human economies at no monetary cost to us?

Sustainability is the capacity of the earth's natural system and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the long-term future.

Explain how the "T" in the IPAT model can be either beneficial or harmful.

Sustainable yield is the highest rate at which we can use a(n) ____ indefinitely without reducing its available supply.

In many parts of the world, renewable forests are shrinking and topsoil is eroding. This fact is evidence that ____.

Natural capital is comprised of natural resources and ____________________.

The book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, described progress in reducing pollution and showed that pesticides like DDT were no longer a concern due to effective environmental programs.

What is one environmental benefit of affluence?

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

Science, Matter, Energy and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Species Interactions, Ecological Succession and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems

Food Production and the Environment

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy Resources

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: The Environment and Sustainability

Soil erosion is an example of natural capital ____________________.

A(n ) ____________________ is a set of organisms within a defined area of land or volume of water that interact with one another and with their environment of nonliving matter and energy.

Which worldview proposes that we can and should manage the earth for our own benefit, but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers of the earth?

Freshwater is an example of a(n) ____________________ resource.

Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas ecosystem services are not.

Your ____________________ is your set of assumptions and values reflecting how you think the world works and what you think your role in the world should be.

The IPAT model calculates the environmental impact of human activities based on ____.

Ecology is an important component of environmental science.

Affluence always has negative environmental effects.

The term for the ability of an area's ecosystems to regenerate renewable resources of a given region within a given time and to absorb related pollution and wastes is ____.

Of the choices below, which is the best example of an open-access resource?

Which term best describes the overall processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and human economies at no monetary cost to us?

Sustainability is the capacity of the earth's natural system and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the long-term future.

Explain how the "T" in the IPAT model can be either beneficial or harmful.

Sustainable yield is the highest rate at which we can use a(n) ____ indefinitely without reducing its available supply.

In many parts of the world, renewable forests are shrinking and topsoil is eroding. This fact is evidence that ____.

Natural capital is comprised of natural resources and ____________________.

The book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, described progress in reducing pollution and showed that pesticides like DDT were no longer a concern due to effective environmental programs.

What is one environmental benefit of affluence?

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

Science, Matter, Energy and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Species Interactions, Ecological Succession and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species

Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems

Food Production and the Environment

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Energy Resources

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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