Question 1

According to your text,the pair of processes with the greatest impact on humans and their environment are industrialization and urbanization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The region with the smallest areas cleared of forests since 1850 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  South America. 
E)  Australia. 
A)  Africa. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  South America. 
E)  Australia.

Question 3

The demographic collapse across the Americas following the Columbian Exchange was due to

Accepted Answer

A)  virgin soil epidemics. 
B)  environmental determinism. 
C)  deforestation and desertification. 
D)  ecological imperialism. 
E)  bioprospecting. 
A)  virgin soil epidemics. 
B)  environmental determinism. 
C)  deforestation and desertification. 
D)  ecological imperialism. 
E)  bioprospecting.

Question 4

Bioprospecting refers to the scientific or commercial practice of searching for a useful application,process,or product in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Whereas environmental preservationists advocate that certain habitats,species,and resources should be off-limits and left entirely alone,conservation approaches encourage

Accepted Answer

A)  respectful and sustainable used of natural resources. 
B)  exploitation of natural resources. 
C)  a return to "natural" life-styles like those lived by Native Americans. 
D)  re-creation and reclamation of natural landscapes. 
E)  rights for animals, trees and landscapes equal to those given humans. 
A)  respectful and sustainable used of natural resources. 
B)  exploitation of natural resources. 
C)  a return to "natural" life-styles like those lived by Native Americans. 
D)  re-creation and reclamation of natural landscapes. 
E)  rights for animals, trees and landscapes equal to those given humans.

Question 6

Preservation,deep ecology,and ecofeminism are radical environmental perspectives found only in the core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many experts believe that current levels of production do not represent "peak oil" and the world is nowhere close to depleting its finite reserves of crude oil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

No permanent storage site for highly radioactive waste exists anywhere on the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

-The country of Australia is identified by the number

Accepted Answer

A)  16. 
B)  35. 
C)  70. 
D)  41. 
E)  64. 
A)  16. 
B)  35. 
C)  70. 
D)  41. 
E)  64.

Question 10

The majority of the energy consumed in the world today comes from nonrenewable sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

-The above map shows the world distribution of

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear reactors. 
B)  hydropower facilities. 
C)  wood-fired power plants. 
D)  natural gas fields. 
E)  oil refineries. 
A)  nuclear reactors. 
B)  hydropower facilities. 
C)  wood-fired power plants. 
D)  natural gas fields. 
E)  oil refineries.

Question 12

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it.
-environmental ethics

Accepted Answer

A) concerned with inequitable distribution of pollution and environmental degradation 
B) rights should be given to nonhuman nature 
C) nature has been subordinated and exploited in the same way that women are 
D) combines religious belief and ethics to critique political & economic institutions 
E) humans are part of the nonhuman world & the biosphere is the center of creation 
A) concerned with inequitable distribution of pollution and environmental degradation 
B) rights should be given to nonhuman nature 
C) nature has been subordinated and exploited in the same way that women are 
D) combines religious belief and ethics to critique political & economic institutions 
E) humans are part of the nonhuman world & the biosphere is the center of creation

Question 13

The size of society's impact on nature is dependent mostly on

Accepted Answer

A)  its technological understanding and ability. 
B)  its prevailing religious beliefs. 
C)  its population size. 
D)  the hegemonic political system. 
E)  its core-periphery relationships. 
A)  its technological understanding and ability. 
B)  its prevailing religious beliefs. 
C)  its population size. 
D)  the hegemonic political system. 
E)  its core-periphery relationships.

Question 14

________ believe that nature is sacred and should remain off-limits to human use.

Accepted Answer

A)  Preservationists 
B)  Conservationists 
A)  Preservationists 
B)  Conservationists

Question 15

Technological development in the core has helped it avoid the soil salinization associated with early civilizations and the periphery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Until the Columbian Exchange,humans did not noticeably alter the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Emissions trading is a way of reducing emissions of GHGs by actually allowing some.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which perspective on nature is most likely to advocate that humans dominate nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romanticism 
B)  Biospherical egalitarianism 
C)  Judeo-Christian tradition 
D)  Transcendentalism 
E)  Deep ecology 
A)  Romanticism 
B)  Biospherical egalitarianism 
C)  Judeo-Christian tradition 
D)  Transcendentalism 
E)  Deep ecology

Question 19

According to some scientists,one sign of global climate change and human induced changes to the environment is the alarming ________ in worldwide frog populations.

Accepted Answer

A)  decline 
B)  increase 
A)  decline 
B)  increase

Question 20

According to Peak Oil theorists,the time is NOW.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to your text,the pair of processes with the greatest impact on humans and their environment are industrialization and urbanization.

The region with the smallest areas cleared of forests since 1850 is

The demographic collapse across the Americas following the Columbian Exchange was due to

Bioprospecting refers to the scientific or commercial practice of searching for a useful application,process,or product in nature.

Whereas environmental preservationists advocate that certain habitats,species,and resources should be off-limits and left entirely alone,conservation approaches encourage

Preservation,deep ecology,and ecofeminism are radical environmental perspectives found only in the core.

Many experts believe that current levels of production do not represent "peak oil" and the world is nowhere close to depleting its finite reserves of crude oil.

No permanent storage site for highly radioactive waste exists anywhere on the planet.

-The country of Australia is identified by the number

The majority of the energy consumed in the world today comes from nonrenewable sources.

-The above map shows the world distribution of

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it. -environmental ethics

The size of society's impact on nature is dependent mostly on

________ believe that nature is sacred and should remain off-limits to human use.

Technological development in the core has helped it avoid the soil salinization associated with early civilizations and the periphery.

Until the Columbian Exchange,humans did not noticeably alter the natural environment.

Emissions trading is a way of reducing emissions of GHGs by actually allowing some.

Which perspective on nature is most likely to advocate that humans dominate nature?

According to some scientists,one sign of global climate change and human induced changes to the environment is the alarming ________ in worldwide frog populations.

According to Peak Oil theorists,the time is NOW.

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

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Exam 4: People and Nature

According to your text,the pair of processes with the greatest impact on humans and their environment are industrialization and urbanization.

The region with the smallest areas cleared of forests since 1850 is

The demographic collapse across the Americas following the Columbian Exchange was due to

Bioprospecting refers to the scientific or commercial practice of searching for a useful application,process,or product in nature.

Whereas environmental preservationists advocate that certain habitats,species,and resources should be off-limits and left entirely alone,conservation approaches encourage

Preservation,deep ecology,and ecofeminism are radical environmental perspectives found only in the core.

Many experts believe that current levels of production do not represent "peak oil" and the world is nowhere close to depleting its finite reserves of crude oil.

No permanent storage site for highly radioactive waste exists anywhere on the planet.

-The country of Australia is identified by the number

The majority of the energy consumed in the world today comes from nonrenewable sources.

-The above map shows the world distribution of

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it. -environmental ethics

The size of society's impact on nature is dependent mostly on

________ believe that nature is sacred and should remain off-limits to human use.

Technological development in the core has helped it avoid the soil salinization associated with early civilizations and the periphery.

Until the Columbian Exchange,humans did not noticeably alter the natural environment.

Emissions trading is a way of reducing emissions of GHGs by actually allowing some.

Which perspective on nature is most likely to advocate that humans dominate nature?

According to some scientists,one sign of global climate change and human induced changes to the environment is the alarming ________ in worldwide frog populations.

According to Peak Oil theorists,the time is NOW.

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters