Copper ore, petroleum, and diamonds are all __________
What is nonrenewable resources
100
A society achieves ____________ when people can maintain a high standard of living without depleting available resources.
What is sustainability
100
The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the environment is called __________
What is pollution
100
Sunlight, air, forests, minerals, and water are all __________
What is natural resources
100
During the ________ period in history, plants and animals were domesticated and human populations grew rapidly.
What is agricultural revolution
200
Rapid population growth, poverty, and reduced life expectancy are all characteristics of ________ countries.
What is developing
200
High fossil fuel consumption, low population growth rates, and high life expectancy are all characteristics of ____________ countries
What is developed
200
During the __________ period of history, great technological strides were made, but pollution first became a significant environmental problem
What is Industrial Revolution
200
Most of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
A) hunter-gather
B) agricultural revolution
C) industrial revolution
D) Both a and c
What is industrial revolution
200
During the agricultural revolution,
A) plants and animals were domesticated
B) fossil fuel use increased
C) human population decreased due to disease
D) both a and c
What is plants and animals were domesticated
300
The ______ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution
A) over hunting of large animals
B) shift in the use of fossil fuels
C) improved quality of life
D) growth of cities
What is over hunting of large animals
300
The part of Earth that encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need
What is biosphere
300
During the _____ period, humans altered their habits
A) hunter-gather
B) agricultural revolution
C) industrial revolution
D) all of the above
What is all of the above
300
The term that refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area
What is biodiversity
300
All of these fields of study to contribute to environmental science except
A) linguistics
B) biology and earth science
C) social sciences
D) physics and chemistry
What is linguistics
400
The "Tragedy of the Commons" describes the conflict between
A) developing and developed nations
B) farmers and industrialized society
C) individuals and society
D) Canada and Mexico
What is individuals and society
400
With respect to energy, Earth is a(n) _________ system
What is open
400
With respect to matter, Earth is mostly a(n) ________ system
What is closed
400
Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population
A) India
B) Canada
C) Mexico
D) Pakistan
What is Canada
400
Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource
A) filling a car with gasoline
B) building wooden furniture
C) mining copper
D) burning coal in a power plant
What is building wooden furniture
500
Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes
A) ecology
B) environmental science
C) earth science
D) social science
What is environmental science
500
The amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person is called an __________
What is ecological footprint
500
A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the __________
A) interaction among living things
B) use of natural resources
C) influence of humans on the environment
D) both a and b
What is influence of humans on the environment
500
True or False. A sustainable world would be characterized by the indefinite existence of human population in a healthy and prosperous condition.
What is true
500
True or False. Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients is an example of depleting a renewable resource.