The field that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature.
(a) Anthropology
(b) Earth science
(c) Environmental science
(d) Environmentalism
(c) Environmental science
100
The animal that manipulates its environment more than any other species.
(a) Human
(b) Beaver
(c) Termite
(d) Woodpecker
(a) Human
100
Describes the current state of an environmental system.
(a) Environmental indicators
(b) Biological diversity
(c) Ecological footprint
(d) Sustainability
(a) Environmental indicators
100
Acting in a way such that the activities that are crucial to human society can continue.
(a) Donating to charity
(b) Living sustainably
(c) Buying products made in USA
(d) Thinking outside the box
(b) Living sustainably
100
An objective way to explore the natural world, draw inferences from it, and predict the outcome of certain events, processes or changes.
(a) The Scientific Method
(b) Newton’s First Law
(c) The Theory of Relativity
(d) PEMDAS
(a) The Scientific Method
200
A particular location on Earth whose interacting components include living, or biotic, components and nonliving, or abiotic, components.
(a) Ecosystem
(b) Environment
(c) Landscape
(d) Habitat
(a) Ecosystem
200
Which of the following events has increased the impact of humans on the environment?
(a) Advances in technology
(b) Decreased human population
(c) Use of tools for hunting
(d) Both a and c
(d) Both a and c
200
There are five key environmental indicators mentioned in this chapter. They are biological diversity, food production, human population, resource depletion and
(a) Life expectancy
(b) Annual precipitation
(c) Water quality
(d) CO2 concentrations
(d) CO2 concentrations
200
Which of the following is NOT a basic human need?
(a) Shelter
(b) Electricity
(c) Water
(d) Food
(b) Electricity
200
Which is the most objective and widely accepted?
(a) Observation
(b) Hypothesis
(c) Theory
(d) Natural law
(d) Natural law
300
A social movement that seeks to protect the environment through lobbying, activism, and education.
(a) Animal Rights Activism
(b) Wildlife Conservation Society
(c) Environmentalism
(d) Greenpeace
(c) Environmentalism
300
All of the following would be exclusively caused by human activities except:
(a) Overuse of resources such as iron
(b) Forest clearing for crops
(c) Air pollution from burning coal
(d) Forest fires
(d) Forest fires
300
Environmental indicators
(a) Can be used to analyze the health of a natural system
(b) Do not provide information regarding sustainability
(c) Take into account only the living components of ecosystems
(d) Always tell us what is causing an environmental change
(a) Can be used to analyze the health of a natural system
300
A measure of how much a person consumes per area of land
(a) Economical fingerprint
(b) Ecological fingerprint
(c) Ecological footprint
(d) Economical footprint
(c) Ecological footprint
300
A testable conjecture about how something works.
(a) Theory
(b) Natural law
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Notion
(c) Hypothesis
400
An interdisciplinary field of research that includes subjects such as ecology, earth sciences, environmental policy, economics, literature, and ethics.
(a) Liberal arts
(b) Political science
(c) Environmental science
(d) Environmental studies
(d) Environmental studies
400
The population of some endangered animal species have stabilized or increased in number after human intervention. An example of a species that that is still endangered and needs further assistance to recover is the
(a) American bison
(b) American alligator
(c) Bald eagle
(d) West Indian manatee
(d) West Indian manatee
400
What pair accurately describes the current trend of both environmental indicators?
(a) Extinction rate decreasing; human population increasing
(b) CO2 concentrations increasing; global surface temperatures decreasing
(c) Global surface temperatures increasing; extinction rate increasing
(d) Human population decreasing; CO2 concentrations increasing
(c) Global surface temperatures increasing; extinction rate increasing
400
Development that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations.
(a) Economic development
(b) Ecological development
(c) Humanitarian development
(d) Sustainable development
(d) Sustainable development
400
What choice lists the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
(a) Formulate hypothesis – collect data – conduct experiment – communicate results
(b) Make observation – formulate hypothesis – collect data – draw conclusions
(c) Conduct experiment – collect data – communicate results – draw conclusions
(d) Make observation – ask question – conduct experiment – formulate hypothesis
(b) Make observation – formulate hypothesis – collect data – draw conclusions
500
Which group contains ONLY abiotic factors?
(a) Bacteria, carbon dioxide, methane
(b) Carbon dioxide, water, oxygen
(c) Precipitation, fungus, coal
(d) Iron, sunlight, algae
(b) Carbon dioxide, water, oxygen
500
A term that means “derived from human activities.”
(a) Autonomic
(b) Anthropomorphic
(c) Anthropogenic
(d) Automatic
(c) Anthropogenic
500
Which statement regarding a global environmental indicator is not correct?
(a) Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been rising quite steadily since the Industrial Revolution
(b) World grain production has increased fairly steadily since 1950, but worldwide production of grain per capita (per person) has decreased dramatically over the same period
(c) For the past 130 years, average global surface temperatures have shown an overall increase that seems likely to continue
(d) Some natural resources are available in finite amounts for one-time use, whereas other finite resources can be used multiple times through recycling
(b) World grain production has increased fairly steadily since 1950, but worldwide production of grain per capita (per person) has decreased dramatically over the same period
500
Most environmental scientists believe that there are limits to the supply of clean air and water, nutritious foods, and other life-sustaining resources our environment can provide, as well as a point at which Earth will no longer be able to maintain a stable climate. Which of the following is NOT a requirement we must meet to live sustainably?
(a) Natural habitats must be cleared to make room for human development
(b) Renewable resources must not be depleted faster than they can regenerate
(c) Environmental systems must not be damaged beyond their ability to recover
(d) Nonrenewable resources must be used sparingly
(a) Natural habitats must be cleared to make room for human development
500
A group that experiences exactly the same conditions as the experimental group, except for the single variable under study.