Question 1

Which of the following would be representative of an environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) Continuous rapid economic growth improves environmental conditions. 
B) Learning how life sustains itself and do the same 
C) More money should be directed to research for controlling the environment. 
D) Human beings are the most important life forms on earth. 
E) There is always more. 
A) Continuous rapid economic growth improves environmental conditions. 
B) Learning how life sustains itself and do the same 
C) More money should be directed to research for controlling the environment. 
D) Human beings are the most important life forms on earth. 
E) There is always more.

Question 2

The word "sustainability" is becoming a commonly used slogan.Many people who use the word may not understand the complexities involved in the concept.Explain how the author uses the concept of natural capital to argue for sustainability.

Accepted Answer

The authors state: "natural ca

Question 3

Changes in a country's economic growth per person are measured by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Changes in a country's economic growth per...

Question 4

Scientists estimate we could recycle and reuse what percentage of the resources we now use?

Accepted Answer

A) 50-60% 
B) 60-70% 
C) 70-80% 
D) 80-90% 
E) 90-100% 
A) 50-60% 
B) 60-70% 
C) 70-80% 
D) 80-90% 
E) 90-100%

Question 5

Natural capital includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) solar energy 
B) air 
C) water 
D) soil 
E) nutrients 
A) solar energy 
B) air 
C) water 
D) soil 
E) nutrients

Question 6

According to Lester R.Brown concerning the western economic model:
"The western economic model─the fossil fuel-based, automobile-centered, throwaway economy─is not going to work for China.Nor will it work for India, which by 2033 is projected to have a population even larger than China's, or for the other 3 billion people in developing countries who are also dreaming the 'American dream'."
Do we, in the developed western world, have a responsibility to address this impending crisis, or should we merely strengthen our defenses and let the rest of the world work it out?

Accepted Answer

This answer depends on the worldview of

Question 7

The per capita ecological footprint of U.S.citizen is about ____ times as much as an average citizen of China.

Accepted Answer

A) 2.1 
B) 4.5 
C) 6 
D) 10 
E) 30 
A) 2.1 
B) 4.5 
C) 6 
D) 10 
E) 30

Question 8

A basic cause of environmental problems results from the fact that companies using resources have to pay for the cost of the harmful environmental costs of supplying their products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What percentage of the world's pollution is the responsibility of developed countries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Use the Figure above to...

Question 11

According to data available in 2003, the average US citizen has an ecological footprint that is how many times that of the average citizen of the low-income countries?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 
B) 12 
C) 11 
D) 10 
E) 4.5 
A) 13 
B) 12 
C) 11 
D) 10 
E) 4.5

Question 12

The old lesson that you should "protect your capital and live on the income it provides" applies to the use of the earth's natural capital as well as financial resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At our current average rate of use per person, we will need the equivalent of how many earth's to provide an endless supply of renewable resources.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.88 
B) 0.91 
C) 1.15 
D) 1.3 
E) 2.1 
A) 0.88 
B) 0.91 
C) 1.15 
D) 1.3 
E) 2.1

Question 14

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-Assuming you will retire at age 70, how many earths will be necessary to support the earth's human population at that time?

Accepted Answer

Depends on

Question 15

____________________ is the amount of biologically productive land and water needed to supply the people in a particular country or area with an indefinite supply of renewable resources and to absorb and recycle the wastes and pollution produced by such resource use.

Accepted Answer

Ecological

Question 16

Which of the following is not a solution suggested by the author to the problem of the degradation of a shared common resource?

Accepted Answer

A) Remove it from use by anyone. 
B) Convert it to private ownership. 
C) Use it as a rate well below estimated sustainable yields. 
D) Regulate access to the resource. 
E) All of these. 
A) Remove it from use by anyone. 
B) Convert it to private ownership. 
C) Use it as a rate well below estimated sustainable yields. 
D) Regulate access to the resource. 
E) All of these.

Question 17

All non-renewable resources can theoretically be

Accepted Answer

A) converted to nonmetallic minerals 
B) converted to renewable ones 
C) exhausted or depleted 
D) recycled or reused 
E) alive 
A) converted to nonmetallic minerals 
B) converted to renewable ones 
C) exhausted or depleted 
D) recycled or reused 
E) alive

Question 18

Take away solar energy and all natural capital would collapse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Use the Figure above to answer the following question.Assume that the total world population is 6.9 billion people, and the total population of the United States is 310 million people.
-What is the significance of those who lack adequate sanitation facilities, lack clean drinking water, and lack adequate health care?

Accepted Answer

The interaction of these factors result

Question 20

An irreversible shift in the behavior of a natural system is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) ecological tipping point 
B) overuse of resources 
C) failure to recycle 
D) renewable natural capital 
E) ecological footprint 
A) ecological tipping point 
B) overuse of resources 
C) failure to recycle 
D) renewable natural capital 
E) ecological footprint

Exam 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Which of the following would be representative of an environmental wisdom worldview?

The word "sustainability" is becoming a commonly used slogan.Many people who use the word may not understand the complexities involved in the concept.Explain how the author uses the concept of natural capital to argue for sustainability.

Changes in a country's economic growth per person are measured by ____________________.

Scientists estimate we could recycle and reuse what percentage of the resources we now use?

Natural capital includes all of the following except

The per capita ecological footprint of U.S.citizen is about ____ times as much as an average citizen of China.

A basic cause of environmental problems results from the fact that companies using resources have to pay for the cost of the harmful environmental costs of supplying their products.

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -What percentage of the world's pollution is the responsibility of developed countries?

According to data available in 2003, the average US citizen has an ecological footprint that is how many times that of the average citizen of the low-income countries?

The old lesson that you should "protect your capital and live on the income it provides" applies to the use of the earth's natural capital as well as financial resources.

At our current average rate of use per person, we will need the equivalent of how many earth's to provide an endless supply of renewable resources.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -Assuming you will retire at age 70, how many earths will be necessary to support the earth's human population at that time?

____________________ is the amount of biologically productive land and water needed to supply the people in a particular country or area with an indefinite supply of renewable resources and to absorb and recycle the wastes and pollution produced by such resource use.

Which of the following is not a solution suggested by the author to the problem of the degradation of a shared common resource?

All non-renewable resources can theoretically be

Take away solar energy and all natural capital would collapse.

An irreversible shift in the behavior of a natural system is called a(n)

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

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