Question 1

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to lack of agricultural sustenance available for the common (poor)people in a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following major cultural changes to Homo sapiens has not intensified environmental degradation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunter-gatherer civilization 
B)  Agricultural revolution 
C)  Industrial-medical revolution 
D)  Information-globalization revolution 
E)  All of these cultural changes have led us to intensify environmental degradation. 
A)  Hunter-gatherer civilization 
B)  Agricultural revolution 
C)  Industrial-medical revolution 
D)  Information-globalization revolution 
E)  All of these cultural changes have led us to intensify environmental degradation.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a result of being an affluent country?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can lead to people to become more concerned about environmental quality. 
B)  They provide financial incentives to develop technologies that reduce pollution. 
C)  The ecological health in the country usually degrades as wealth increases. 
D)  It allows for better education about topics concerning environmental quality. 
E)  It allows the affluent to obtain resources they need and want from almost anywhere in the world without seeing the negative impacts of their consumptive lifestyles. 
A)  They can lead to people to become more concerned about environmental quality. 
B)  They provide financial incentives to develop technologies that reduce pollution. 
C)  The ecological health in the country usually degrades as wealth increases. 
D)  It allows for better education about topics concerning environmental quality. 
E)  It allows the affluent to obtain resources they need and want from almost anywhere in the world without seeing the negative impacts of their consumptive lifestyles.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about developing countries is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are highly industrialized. 
B)  They have high average GNPs per person. 
C)  The United States, Canada, and Japan are developing countries. 
D)  Most of the projected increase in the world's population is expected to take place there. 
E)  Their populations are projected to dwindling. 
A)  They are highly industrialized. 
B)  They have high average GNPs per person. 
C)  The United States, Canada, and Japan are developing countries. 
D)  Most of the projected increase in the world's population is expected to take place there. 
E)  Their populations are projected to dwindling.

Question 5

The world's more developed countries contain relatively small populations,use large proportions of resources and produce the largest proportions of waste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Of the following behaviors,the one that runs counter to the three principles of sustainability is

Accepted Answer

A)  recycling of materials. 
B)  reusing materials. 
C)  producing and consuming anything people are willing to buy. 
D)  initiating a tree planting drive in your community. 
E)  relying more on renewable sources of energy. 
A)  recycling of materials. 
B)  reusing materials. 
C)  producing and consuming anything people are willing to buy. 
D)  initiating a tree planting drive in your community. 
E)  relying more on renewable sources of energy.

Question 7

Life on earth has sustained itself over billions of years even during long periods of cooling and warming of the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Population growth has declined since the 1960's.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not associated with the pollution cleanup approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It may be overwhelmed by continuing population growth. 
B)  It often transfers pollutants between different parts of the ecosystem. 
C)  It may be very costly once pollutants are dispersed in the environment. 
D)  It is the most economical in the long run. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  It may be overwhelmed by continuing population growth. 
B)  It often transfers pollutants between different parts of the ecosystem. 
C)  It may be very costly once pollutants are dispersed in the environment. 
D)  It is the most economical in the long run. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 10

Decreasing population growth in developed countries will decrease resource consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following characterizes cultural revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased food supplies 
B)  increased resource consumption and pollution 
C)  worsening living standards 
D)  shorter life spans 
E)  lower average per capita GNP 
A)  decreased food supplies 
B)  increased resource consumption and pollution 
C)  worsening living standards 
D)  shorter life spans 
E)  lower average per capita GNP

Question 13

Is China's total ecological footprint greater than that of India's?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is China's total ecological footprint greater than...

Question 14

Make an argument supporting the statement that individuals matter in making the shift toward environmental sustainability?

Accepted Answer

Sustainability begins with our

Question 15

List the three scientific principles of sustainability and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Reliance on solar en

Question 16

All of the following are potentially renewable resources except

Accepted Answer

A)  groundwater. 
B)  trees in a forest. 
C)  fertile soil. 
D)  crude oil. 
E)  animals. 
A)  groundwater. 
B)  trees in a forest. 
C)  fertile soil. 
D)  crude oil. 
E)  animals.

Question 17

-Do you think that the numbers overlap in the graph of the percentage of the world's population who lack access to basic amenities? Why?

Accepted Answer

Often times the effects of pov

Question 18

Which of the following characterizes sustainability revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased food supplies 
B)  increased resource consumption and pollution 
C)  worsening living standards 
D)  reducing our ecological footprint 
E)  rejecting the principles of sustainability 
A)  decreased food supplies 
B)  increased resource consumption and pollution 
C)  worsening living standards 
D)  reducing our ecological footprint 
E)  rejecting the principles of sustainability

Question 19

The country with the world's largest population is

Accepted Answer

A)  USA. 
B)  India. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  China. 
E)  United Arab Emirates. 
A)  USA. 
B)  India. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  China. 
E)  United Arab Emirates.

Question 20

Although the poor have limited access to resources,they still have an overall high environmental impact. Explain why this statement is true.

Accepted Answer

The large number of poor that

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to lack of agricultural sustenance available for the common (poor)people in a country.

Which of the following major cultural changes to Homo sapiens has not intensified environmental degradation?

Which of the following is not a result of being an affluent country?

Which of the following statements about developing countries is true?

The world's more developed countries contain relatively small populations,use large proportions of resources and produce the largest proportions of waste.

Of the following behaviors,the one that runs counter to the three principles of sustainability is

Life on earth has sustained itself over billions of years even during long periods of cooling and warming of the earth's surface.

Population growth has declined since the 1960's.

Which of the following is not associated with the pollution cleanup approach?

Decreasing population growth in developed countries will decrease resource consumption.

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

Which of the following characterizes cultural revolutions?

Is China's total ecological footprint greater than that of India's?

Make an argument supporting the statement that individuals matter in making the shift toward environmental sustainability?

List the three scientific principles of sustainability and give an example of each.

All of the following are potentially renewable resources except

-Do you think that the numbers overlap in the graph of the percentage of the world's population who lack access to basic amenities? Why?

Which of the following characterizes sustainability revolutions?

The country with the world's largest population is

Although the poor have limited access to resources,they still have an overall high environmental impact. Explain why this statement is true.

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources

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The "tragedy of the commons" refers to lack of agricultural sustenance available for the common (poor)people in a country.

Which of the following major cultural changes to Homo sapiens has not intensified environmental degradation?

Which of the following is not a result of being an affluent country?

Which of the following statements about developing countries is true?

The world's more developed countries contain relatively small populations,use large proportions of resources and produce the largest proportions of waste.

Of the following behaviors,the one that runs counter to the three principles of sustainability is

Life on earth has sustained itself over billions of years even during long periods of cooling and warming of the earth's surface.

Population growth has declined since the 1960's.

Which of the following is not associated with the pollution cleanup approach?

Decreasing population growth in developed countries will decrease resource consumption.

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

Which of the following characterizes cultural revolutions?

Is China's total ecological footprint greater than that of India's?

Make an argument supporting the statement that individuals matter in making the shift toward environmental sustainability?

List the three scientific principles of sustainability and give an example of each.

All of the following are potentially renewable resources except

-Do you think that the numbers overlap in the graph of the percentage of the world's population who lack access to basic amenities? Why?

Which of the following characterizes sustainability revolutions?

The country with the world's largest population is

Although the poor have limited access to resources,they still have an overall high environmental impact. Explain why this statement is true.

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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