Question 1

What is currently the largest protected ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  Canada 
C)  Antarctica 
D)  Greenland 
E)  Sweden 
A)  Denmark 
B)  Canada 
C)  Antarctica 
D)  Greenland 
E)  Sweden C

Question 2

Briefly discuss the significance of plant domestication.

Accepted Answer

Plant domestication is a process whereby a plant is modified in order to fulfill a specific human desire; once domesticated, the plant is permanently different from the original. This process is ongoing and is an important part of agricultural research today. Associated with plant domestication has been the labelling of plants that are not domesticated as weeds-and their removal. Once again, such human activity contributes to ecosystem simplification.

Question 3

Which scholar drew attention to the relationship between available resources and population size?

Accepted Answer

A)  E. Katz 
B)  T.R. Malthus 
C)  G.P. Marsh 
D)  G.L. Buffon 
E)  R. Carson 
A)  E. Katz 
B)  T.R. Malthus 
C)  G.P. Marsh 
D)  G.L. Buffon 
E)  R. Carson A

Question 4

Which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industry 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  Basic human needs 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  Industry 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  Basic human needs 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C

Question 5

For many settlers, the forest was a symbol of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature's domination over humans 
B)  Economic prosperity 
C)  Humans' domination over nature 
D)  Humans' connection to nature 
E)  The beauty of nature 
A)  Nature's domination over humans 
B)  Economic prosperity 
C)  Humans' domination over nature 
D)  Humans' connection to nature 
E)  The beauty of nature

Question 6

Which term represents the following thought: "When individuals have access to a common resource, their individual rational behaviour does not result in a collectively prudent outcome"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sustainable development 
B)  The tragedy of the commons 
C)  Deep ecology 
D)  Shallow ecology 
E)  Natural resources are cultural appraisals 
A)  Sustainable development 
B)  The tragedy of the commons 
C)  Deep ecology 
D)  Shallow ecology 
E)  Natural resources are cultural appraisals

Question 7

Human activities can actually create landforms, such as through the excavation of limestone, quartz, and gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arable and pastoral activities 
B)  Technological developments 
C)  Increasing human populations 
D)  Increasing connections between different regions of the globe 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Arable and pastoral activities 
B)  Technological developments 
C)  Increasing human populations 
D)  Increasing connections between different regions of the globe 
E)  All of the above

Question 9

In many parts of the less developed world, the primary energy sources are from traditional biomass sources that include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil and coal 
B)  Wood, crop waste, and animal dung 
C)  Wood and natural gas 
D)  Animal waste and gas 
E)  Coal, oil, and water 
A)  Oil and coal 
B)  Wood, crop waste, and animal dung 
C)  Wood and natural gas 
D)  Animal waste and gas 
E)  Coal, oil, and water

Question 10

Which of the following was a newly discovered energy source in the second half of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coal 
B)  Oil 
C)  Solar power 
D)  Electricity 
E)  Wind power 
A)  Coal 
B)  Oil 
C)  Solar power 
D)  Electricity 
E)  Wind power

Question 11

Explain how humans are inducing climate change and identify four consequences of climate change.

Accepted Answer

Humans are inducing climate change prima

Question 12

Water power is tapped from sources such as rivers, waves, and tides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the Great Lakes was most seriously affected by sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial wastes by the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lake Ontario 
B)  Lake Erie 
C)  Lake Superior 
D)  Lake Huron 
E)  Lake Michigan 
A)  Lake Ontario 
B)  Lake Erie 
C)  Lake Superior 
D)  Lake Huron 
E)  Lake Michigan

Question 14

In 2011, a leading scientist suggested that which ecosystem will be the first to be eliminated by human activity by 2100?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grassland 
B)  Forest 
C)  Coral reef 
D)  Desert 
E)  Tundra 
A)  Grassland 
B)  Forest 
C)  Coral reef 
D)  Desert 
E)  Tundra

Question 15

More developed countries remain unable to make effective use of wind power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An anthropocentric view believes which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans are the source of all value. 
B)  Land exists for human use. 
C)  Resources are unlimited. 
D)  Humans are central to the world. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Humans are the source of all value. 
B)  Land exists for human use. 
C)  Resources are unlimited. 
D)  Humans are central to the world. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Explain why water quantity and quality should be of grave concern to humans.

Accepted Answer

Water is an essential ingredient of all

Question 18

Explain what causes acid rain.

Accepted Answer

Acid rain is one general consequence of

Question 19

The first major international meeting concerning environmental issues was held in 1972 in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyoto 
B)  Stockholm 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Rio de Janeiro 
E)  New York City 
A)  Kyoto 
B)  Stockholm 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Rio de Janeiro 
E)  New York City

Question 20

The North Pacific gyre is also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is currently the largest protected ecosystem?

Briefly discuss the significance of plant domestication.

Which scholar drew attention to the relationship between available resources and population size?

Which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water?

For many settlers, the forest was a symbol of which of the following?

Which term represents the following thought: "When individuals have access to a common resource, their individual rational behaviour does not result in a collectively prudent outcome"?

Human activities can actually create landforms, such as through the excavation of limestone, quartz, and gold.

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment?

In many parts of the less developed world, the primary energy sources are from traditional biomass sources that include which of the following?

Which of the following was a newly discovered energy source in the second half of the eighteenth century?

Explain how humans are inducing climate change and identify four consequences of climate change.

Water power is tapped from sources such as rivers, waves, and tides.

Which of the Great Lakes was most seriously affected by sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial wastes by the 1960s?

In 2011, a leading scientist suggested that which ecosystem will be the first to be eliminated by human activity by 2100?

More developed countries remain unable to make effective use of wind power.

An anthropocentric view believes which of the following statements?

Explain why water quantity and quality should be of grave concern to humans.

Explain what causes acid rain.

The first major international meeting concerning environmental issues was held in 1972 in which city?

The North Pacific gyre is also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

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Exam 12: Humans and the Environment

What is currently the largest protected ecosystem?

Briefly discuss the significance of plant domestication.

Which scholar drew attention to the relationship between available resources and population size?

Which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water?

For many settlers, the forest was a symbol of which of the following?

Which term represents the following thought: "When individuals have access to a common resource, their individual rational behaviour does not result in a collectively prudent outcome"?

Human activities can actually create landforms, such as through the excavation of limestone, quartz, and gold.

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment?

In many parts of the less developed world, the primary energy sources are from traditional biomass sources that include which of the following?

Which of the following was a newly discovered energy source in the second half of the eighteenth century?

Explain how humans are inducing climate change and identify four consequences of climate change.

Water power is tapped from sources such as rivers, waves, and tides.

Which of the Great Lakes was most seriously affected by sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial wastes by the 1960s?

In 2011, a leading scientist suggested that which ecosystem will be the first to be eliminated by human activity by 2100?

More developed countries remain unable to make effective use of wind power.

An anthropocentric view believes which of the following statements?

Explain why water quantity and quality should be of grave concern to humans.

Explain what causes acid rain.

The first major international meeting concerning environmental issues was held in 1972 in which city?

The North Pacific gyre is also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Filters