Question 1

What best describes the concept of environmental degradation?

Accepted Answer

A)  letting agricultural runoff cause oxygen depletion and fish kills downstream 
B)  using oil to make gasoline 
C)  using solar power at a rapid rate 
D)  cutting trees for wood products 
A)  letting agricultural runoff cause oxygen depletion and fish kills downstream 
B)  using oil to make gasoline 
C)  using solar power at a rapid rate 
D)  cutting trees for wood products

Question 2

Which resource is a non-metallic mineral resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  water 
B)  soil 
C)  oil 
D)  sand 
A)  water 
B)  soil 
C)  oil 
D)  sand

Question 3

What is NOT important in determining the damage produced by a pollutant?

Accepted Answer

A)  persistence 
B)  origin 
C)  concentration 
D)  chemical nature 
A)  persistence 
B)  origin 
C)  concentration 
D)  chemical nature

Question 4

What is the pace of exponential growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  it starts rapidly and remains rapid 
B)  it starts out slowly then becomes very rapid 
C)  it starts out slowly and remains slow 
D)  it remains constant 
A)  it starts rapidly and remains rapid 
B)  it starts out slowly then becomes very rapid 
C)  it starts out slowly and remains slow 
D)  it remains constant

Question 5

What is the best description of the growth rate of most of the environmental problems we face?

Accepted Answer

A)  the problems are increasing exponentially 
B)  the problems are increasing linearly 
C)  the problems are decreasing linearly 
D)  the problems are decreasing exponentially 
A)  the problems are increasing exponentially 
B)  the problems are increasing linearly 
C)  the problems are decreasing linearly 
D)  the problems are decreasing exponentially

Question 6

Population (P)× Consumption per person (affluence,A)× _____________________________________________ = Environmental impact of population (I).

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Leaving drink cans and plastic materials at a campsite is an example of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Leaving drink cans and plastic materials at...

Question 8

What can we do when a resource is economically depleted?

Accepted Answer

A)  find new reserves of the resource 
B)  develop substitutes for that resource 
C)  increase the price of the resource 
D)  use a common-property approach 
A)  find new reserves of the resource 
B)  develop substitutes for that resource 
C)  increase the price of the resource 
D)  use a common-property approach

Question 9

What best describes renewable resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  they can be replenished fairly rapidly on a human time scale through natural processes 
B)  they are things like winds, tides, and flowing water 
C)  they are renewed continuously on a human time scale 
D)  they are things that are continually available like direct solar energy 
A)  they can be replenished fairly rapidly on a human time scale through natural processes 
B)  they are things like winds, tides, and flowing water 
C)  they are renewed continuously on a human time scale 
D)  they are things that are continually available like direct solar energy

Question 10

A resource such as solar energy that is renewed continuously is a called a(n)____________________ resource.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A resource such as solar energy that...

Question 11

Which is the best description of how an environmentally sustainable society manages its resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  it satisfies the needs of its people by harvesting without depleting Earth's capital 
B)  it focuses on all levels of society having sustainable incomes 
C)  it satisfies all society's needs by not harvesting any new materials 
D)  it focuses on today's society's needs and the needs of endangered species 
A)  it satisfies the needs of its people by harvesting without depleting Earth's capital 
B)  it focuses on all levels of society having sustainable incomes 
C)  it satisfies all society's needs by not harvesting any new materials 
D)  it focuses on today's society's needs and the needs of endangered species

Question 12

Developed countries have a significant negative effect on the environment because of high levels of consumption per person and high technological impact per unit of consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You generally buy and eat microwave dinners.After dinner,cardboard tops and plastic trays remain.What is the least effective way to deal with this type of solid-waste problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  prepare large quantities of food and divide it into your own reusable microwave containers 
B)  donate the plastic containers to the local nursery schools to use with preschoolers 
C)  collect the components and incinerate them so they don't take up landfill space 
D)  recycle the components 
A)  prepare large quantities of food and divide it into your own reusable microwave containers 
B)  donate the plastic containers to the local nursery schools to use with preschoolers 
C)  collect the components and incinerate them so they don't take up landfill space 
D)  recycle the components

Question 14

Figure 1-7
  
-What is the percent difference between humanity's ecological footprint and Earth's ecological capacity?

Accepted Answer

50% as of

Question 15

Affluenza increases man's ecological footprint and compromises environmental quality for people all over the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What percentage of the world's human population lives in developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  57% 
B)  37% 
C)  17% 
D)  7% 
A)  57% 
B)  37% 
C)  17% 
D)  7%

Question 17

Which resource is NOT renewable?

Accepted Answer

A)  trees in a forest 
B)  oil 
C)  fertile soil 
D)  groundwater 
A)  trees in a forest 
B)  oil 
C)  fertile soil 
D)  groundwater

Question 18

Developing countries have an increase in premature deaths primarily because of malnutrition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What can theoretically happen to all non-renewable resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  they can be converted to non-metallic minerals 
B)  they can be converted to renewable resources 
C)  they can be exhausted or depleted 
D)  they can be naturally replaced in a relatively short time 
A)  they can be converted to non-metallic minerals 
B)  they can be converted to renewable resources 
C)  they can be exhausted or depleted 
D)  they can be naturally replaced in a relatively short time

Question 20

Which evidence is likely to form the basis of an economist's opinion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human population is growing exponentially. 
B)  Consensus science suggests that potential global climate change, deforestation, and species loss should be taken as serious problems. 
C)  The rate of crop yield increases is declining. 
D)  People are our most important resource. 
A)  The human population is growing exponentially. 
B)  Consensus science suggests that potential global climate change, deforestation, and species loss should be taken as serious problems. 
C)  The rate of crop yield increases is declining. 
D)  People are our most important resource.

Exam 1: Environmental Problems: an Introduction and Overview

What best describes the concept of environmental degradation?

Which resource is a non-metallic mineral resource?

What is NOT important in determining the damage produced by a pollutant?

What is the pace of exponential growth?

What is the best description of the growth rate of most of the environmental problems we face?

Population (P)× Consumption per person (affluence,A)× _____________________________________________ = Environmental impact of population (I).

Leaving drink cans and plastic materials at a campsite is an example of ____________________.

What can we do when a resource is economically depleted?

What best describes renewable resources?

A resource such as solar energy that is renewed continuously is a called a(n)____________________ resource.

Which is the best description of how an environmentally sustainable society manages its resources?

Developed countries have a significant negative effect on the environment because of high levels of consumption per person and high technological impact per unit of consumption.

You generally buy and eat microwave dinners.After dinner,cardboard tops and plastic trays remain.What is the least effective way to deal with this type of solid-waste problem?

Figure 1-7 -What is the percent difference between humanity's ecological footprint and Earth's ecological capacity?

Affluenza increases man's ecological footprint and compromises environmental quality for people all over the world.

What percentage of the world's human population lives in developed countries?

Which resource is NOT renewable?

Developing countries have an increase in premature deaths primarily because of malnutrition.

What can theoretically happen to all non-renewable resources?

Which evidence is likely to form the basis of an economist's opinion?

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