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What is E.S.?
History of Impact
Economics
Developed vs. Developing
Miscellaneous
100
Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake describes which field of science?
What is environmental science?
100
Most of today's environmental problems began during which period?
What is the Industrial Revolution.
100
The "Tragedy of the Commons" describes the conflict between
What is short term interests of individuals vs. long term welfare of society or simply individuals and society.
100
Which of the following is a developing nation? (U.S., Ireland, Australia, Ethiopia)
What is Ethiopia.
100
Are metals renewable or nonrenewable resources?
What is nonrenewable.
200
The study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment.
What is ecology.
200
Which period of human history did humans alter their environment? (hunter-gatherer, agricultural rev., industrial rev.)
What is all of them. Humans and all species impact the environment in some way.
200
The relationship between the availability and worth of resources is called
What is supply and demand.
200
Rapid population growth and reduced life expectancy are characteristic of ____________ countries.
What are developing.
200
What type of pollution does NOT break down easily/naturally over time?
What are nondegradable resources.
300
The study of living organisms.
What is biology.
300
Name 2 major things that happened during the agriculural revolution.
What is plants and animals were domesticated and human population spiked.
300
Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of
What is cost-benefit analysis.
300
Why is a country with stabilized population growth likely to consume more resources than a country with a rapidly increasing population?
What is countries with stabilized population growth are typically developed countries, and developed countries are wealthier - their citizens consume more resources.
300
Explain why the worlds' loss of biodiversity is an environmental concern?
What is humans depend on other organisms for oxygen and food.
400
Explain what type of environmental problem a microbiologist and hydrologist may work on solving togther.
What is cleaning up a contaminated stream or other body of water. Cleaning up an oil spill using microbes.
400
Describe how humans lived during the hunter-gatherer era?
What is humans lived in tribes and used fires to maintain prairie habitat for hunting.
400
Name the country whose citizens likely have the largest ecological footprint.
What is the United States.
400
Many countries are transitioning from being considered developing to developed. Although this is good for people in those countries, why is it an environmental concern regarding sustainability.
What is people from developed countries have large ecological footprints, and there are not enough resources on Earth to sustain these lifestyles and the current human population.
400
The amount of land and ocean area required to support one person is called an ____________ _____________ .
What is ecological footprint.
500
Which field of science helps answer questions such as, how do cultural attitudes affect of how people use the U.S. national park system? (biology, earth science, physics, chemistry, social sciences)
What is social sciences.
500
Name 3 major environmental issues that were fueled by the Industrial Revolution.
What is loss of biodiversity, resource depletion, and pollution.
500
Name 3 materials that are valuable because of their limited supply.
What is precious metals, gemstones, fossil fuels.
500
Explain what a sustainable world is.
What is an indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition.
500
One of the costs of any action is the risk of an undesirable outcome. Cost-benefit analysis involves ___________ __________ , a tool that helps us create cost effective ways to protect our health and the environment.
What is risk assessment.