,CHAPTER 1—ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND
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SUSTAINABILITY
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MULTIPLE CHOICE /f
1. Sustainability refers to . / f / f / f
a. the way in which the natural world works
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b. how we interact with the environment/f / f / f / f / f
c. human methods of coping with environmental problems
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d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling /f / f / f /f
e. the capacity of the earth‘s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
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ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable / f / f / f /f /f /f / f /f
world in 2065 KEY:
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NOT: New
2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?
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a. botany
b. political science /f
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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3. A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n)
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.
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a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support system /f
e. nutrient
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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4. Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called
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a. nutrient cycling /f
b. nutrient deficit /f
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading natural capital /f / f
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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5. Solar energy is known as a(n)
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a. renewable resource /f
b. recyclable resource /f
c. inexhaustible resource /f
d. reusable resource /f
e. nonrenewable resource /f
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles
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of Sustainability?
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, KEY: Bloom's: Remember / f
6. What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?
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a. A dependence on solar energy
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b. A focus on chemical cycling
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c. The degradation of natural capital
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d. A responsibility to future generations
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e. The ability to retain biodiversity
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ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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7. Topsoil is an important component of
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a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural resources /f
d. win-win solutions /f
e. nutrient cycling /f
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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8. According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse
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or recycle at least
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of the nonrenewable resources we use.
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a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 50%
d. 40%
e. 25%
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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9. What are the priorities for more sustainable use of renewable resources, in order?
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a. refuse, renew, reduce, and recycle / f / f / f / f
b. recycle, renew, reuse, and reduce / f / f / f /f
c. resource, recycle, renew, and reduce / f / f /f / f
d. refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle / f / f / f / f
e. refuse, reduce, recycle, and renew / f /f / f / f
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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10. More-developed countries . / f / f
a. have a lower average income / f / f / f / f
b. use mostly renewable resources
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c. rely entirely on nonrenewable resources
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d. comprise 17% of the world‘s population / f / f / f / f / f
e. provide fewer recycling services / f / f / f
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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11. The primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources is
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a. how easily each can be discovered
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, b. the available amount of each resource
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c. the length of time it takes for each to be replenished
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d. how fast each is being consumed
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e. how quickly each can produce electricity
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ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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12. What term describes the highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used
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indefinitely without reducing its available supply?
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a. conservation
b. sustainable yield /f
c. preservation
d. perpetual resource /f
e. degradation
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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13. Which substance would be considered a renewable resource?
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a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh air /f
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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14. Which substance would be considered a nonrenewable resource?
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a. groundwater
b. trees in a forest / f / f / f
c. fertile soil /f
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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15. All nonrenewable resources can theoretically be
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a. converted to nonmetallic minerals /f / f / f
b. converted to renewable ones /f / f /f
c. exhausted or depleted /f / f
d. recycled or reused /f / f
e. alive
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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16. Which action is is an example of reuse?
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a. re-melting aluminum cans /f /f
b. making compost out of kitchen scraps
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c. using plastic butter tubs to store leftovers
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d. using waste heat to warm a room
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e. making paper goods from previously used paper
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SUSTAINABILITY
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MULTIPLE CHOICE /f
1. Sustainability refers to . / f / f / f
a. the way in which the natural world works
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b. how we interact with the environment/f / f / f / f / f
c. human methods of coping with environmental problems
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d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling /f / f / f /f
e. the capacity of the earth‘s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
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ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable / f / f / f /f /f /f / f /f
world in 2065 KEY:
/ f /fBloom's: Remember
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NOT: New
2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?
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a. botany
b. political science /f
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
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3. A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n)
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.
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a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support system /f
e. nutrient
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Understand NOT: New / f / f
4. Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called
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a. nutrient cycling /f
b. nutrient deficit /f
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading natural capital /f / f
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember / f
5. Solar energy is known as a(n)
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a. renewable resource /f
b. recyclable resource /f
c. inexhaustible resource /f
d. reusable resource /f
e. nonrenewable resource /f
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles
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of Sustainability?
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, KEY: Bloom's: Remember / f
6. What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?
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a. A dependence on solar energy
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b. A focus on chemical cycling
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c. The degradation of natural capital
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d. A responsibility to future generations
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e. The ability to retain biodiversity
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ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember NOT: New / f
7. Topsoil is an important component of
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a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural resources /f
d. win-win solutions /f
e. nutrient cycling /f
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember NOT: New / f
8. According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse
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or recycle at least
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of the nonrenewable resources we use.
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a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 50%
d. 40%
e. 25%
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember NOT: New / f
9. What are the priorities for more sustainable use of renewable resources, in order?
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a. refuse, renew, reduce, and recycle / f / f / f / f
b. recycle, renew, reuse, and reduce / f / f / f /f
c. resource, recycle, renew, and reduce / f / f /f / f
d. refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle / f / f / f / f
e. refuse, reduce, recycle, and renew / f /f / f / f
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember NOT: New / f
10. More-developed countries . / f / f
a. have a lower average income / f / f / f / f
b. use mostly renewable resources
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c. rely entirely on nonrenewable resources
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d. comprise 17% of the world‘s population / f / f / f / f / f
e. provide fewer recycling services / f / f / f
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember NOT: New / f
11. The primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources is
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a. how easily each can be discovered
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, b. the available amount of each resource
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c. the length of time it takes for each to be replenished
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d. how fast each is being consumed
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e. how quickly each can produce electricity
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ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified / f / f
12. What term describes the highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used
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indefinitely without reducing its available supply?
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a. conservation
b. sustainable yield /f
c. preservation
d. perpetual resource /f
e. degradation
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Remember / f
13. Which substance would be considered a renewable resource?
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a. copper
b. oil
c. fresh air /f
d. salt
e. sand
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified / f / f
14. Which substance would be considered a nonrenewable resource?
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a. groundwater
b. trees in a forest / f / f / f
c. fertile soil /f
d. oil
e. crops
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified / f / f
15. All nonrenewable resources can theoretically be
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a. converted to nonmetallic minerals /f / f / f
b. converted to renewable ones /f / f /f
c. exhausted or depleted /f / f
d. recycled or reused /f / f
e. alive
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles /f /f /f /f
of Sustainability? KEY:
/f /f / f Bloom's: Understand / f
16. Which action is is an example of reuse?
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a. re-melting aluminum cans /f /f
b. making compost out of kitchen scraps
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c. using plastic butter tubs to store leftovers
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d. using waste heat to warm a room
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e. making paper goods from previously used paper
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