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1) Environmentaljsciencejisjanjinterdisciplinaryjareajofjstudyjthatjdealsjwithjalljofjthejfollowingjex
cept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
2) Environmentjisjdefinedjas
A) thejsurroundingjconditionsjthatjaffectjorganisms.
B) everythingjthatjaffectsjanjorganismjduringjitsjlifetime.
C) alljorganismsjincludingjpeoplejaffectingjmanyjcomponents.
D) Morejthanjonejofjthejchoicesjarejcorrect.
E) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
3) Anjecosystemjis
A) thejtransitionjzonejbetweenjgrasslandjandjdesert.
B) ajgroupjofjinteractivejspeciesjandjtheirjenvironment.
C) ajbodyjofjfreshwater.
D) thejlowlandjareajonjeitherjsidejofjajriver.
4) Whichjisjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjexamplejofjinterrelatedness?
A) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincrease
B) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincrease
C) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjincreasej-->jfoxesjdecrease
D) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincreasej--
>jwaterjflowjstaysjthejsame
5) ThejEarthjSummitjwas
A) thejfirstjworldwidejmeetingjdealingjwithjenvironmentaljconcerns.
B) formerlyjknownjasjthejUNCED.
C) heldjinjRiojdejJaneirojinj1992.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
,6) Thejresultjofjthej1997jKyotojSummitjwasjanjinternationaljcommitmentjto
A) reducejthejamountjrainforestjlogging.
B) increasejthejamountjofjlandjplacedjinjconservationjeasement.
C) reducejemissionsjofjgreenhousejgases.
D) reducejthejnumberjofjoiljspills.
7) Agendaj21jwasjanjagreementjby
A) sevenjnationsjtojhaltjCFCjproductionjinj1987.
B) 90jnationsjtojenhancejglobaljbiodiversityjinj2000.
C) 178jnationsjforjcomprehensivejsustainablejdevelopmentjinj1992.
D) 300jnationsjtojlimitjtradejinjendangeredjspeciesjinj1985.
8) ThejorganizationjofjcollegesjandjuniversitiesjinjthejUnitedjStatesjandjCanadajthatjpromotesjsu
stainabilityjinjhigherjeducationjisjcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malariajisjwidespreadjinjtropicaljandjsubtropicaljregions,jwithjsomej525jmillionjcasesjocc
urringjannuallyjandjresultingjinjonejtojthreejmillionjdeaths,jmainlyjinjyoungjchildren
A) ofjthejQuechuajIndiansjinjPeru.
B) injSub-SaharanjAfrica.
C) ofjthejJesuitsjinjEurope.
D) ofjthejpilgrimsjinjMassachusetts.
10) AccordingjtojthejWorldjHealthjOrganization,jalmost
ofjalljdiseasesjarejcausedj
byjenvironmentaljexposure.
11) Immigrantsjtojneighboringjcountriesjduejtojwar,jfamine,jorjnaturaljdisasters
A) arejanjeconomicjburdenjtojhostjcountries.
B) causejpoliticaljproblemsjinjthejhostjcountries.
C) arejajhumanitarianjproblem.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
,12) ThejSustainablejDevelopmentjGoalsjofjthejUnitedjNationsjinclude
A) endingjpoverty.
B) improvingjhealth.
C) addressingjclimatejchange.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
13) Energyjuse
A) hasjbeenjdecliningjinjmuchjofjthejworld.
B) isjprimarilyjfromjalternativejenergyjsources.
C) increasedjsignificantlyjinjthejricherjcountries.
D) includesjmuchjusejofjbiomassjinjdevelopingjcountries.
14) Whichjonejofjthejfollowingjisjanjenvironmentaljeffectjofjglobalization?
A) easyjspreadjofjinvasivejspecies
B) climatejchange
C) increasedjproductionjofjfoodjforjthejworld’sjpoor
D) strongerjenforcementjofjenvironmentaljlawsjinjmostjcountries
15) Humanjpopulationjgrowth
A) hasjlittlejaffectjonjthejenvironment.
B) hasjdecreasedjglobally.
C) contributesjtojenvironmentaljproblems.
D) isjonlyjanjenvironmentaljissuejinjAsia.
16) Personaljsecurityjincorporates
A) economicjaspects.
B) environmentaljaspects.
C) politicaljaspects.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
, 17) Energyjusejhas
A) ajcentraljrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems.
B) ajminorjrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems.
C) isjnotjrelatedjtojenvironmentaljissues.
D) isjonlyjanjissuejwithjfossiljfuels.
18) Governancejissues
A) havejlittlejimpactjonjenvironmentaljissues.
B) onlyjimpactjinternationaljpolicy.
C) oftenjmakejitjdifficultjtojsolvejenvironmentaljproblems.
D) helpjinjsolvingjlocaljbutjnotjnationlaljenvironmentaljissues.
19) Disputesjoverjwaterjquantityjandjqualityjare
A) limitedjtojonlyjaridjpartsjofjthejworld.
B) decreasingjinjmostjpartsjofjthejworld.
C) ongoingjinjmanyjpartsjofjthejworld.
D) increasingjonlyjinjAfrica.
20) Urbanization
A) canjcausejsignificantjpressurejonjthejenvironment.
B) hasjlittlejimpactjonjthejenvironment.
C) onlyjimpactsjurbanjareas.
D) isjonlyjajrealjproblemjinjAsia.
21) Environmentaljproblemsjdojnotjnecessarilyjcoincidejwith
A) socialjandjpoliticaljdecisions.
B) scientificjlaws.
C) ethicaljrules.
D) organicjchemistry.
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EnvironmentaljSciencej16/EjEldonjEnger
Chapj01:jEnvironmentaljInterrelationships
1) Environmentaljsciencejisjanjinterdisciplinaryjareajofjstudyjthatjdealsjwithjalljofjthejfollowingjex
cept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
2) Environmentjisjdefinedjas
A) thejsurroundingjconditionsjthatjaffectjorganisms.
B) everythingjthatjaffectsjanjorganismjduringjitsjlifetime.
C) alljorganismsjincludingjpeoplejaffectingjmanyjcomponents.
D) Morejthanjonejofjthejchoicesjarejcorrect.
E) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
3) Anjecosystemjis
A) thejtransitionjzonejbetweenjgrasslandjandjdesert.
B) ajgroupjofjinteractivejspeciesjandjtheirjenvironment.
C) ajbodyjofjfreshwater.
D) thejlowlandjareajonjeitherjsidejofjajriver.
4) Whichjisjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjexamplejofjinterrelatedness?
A) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincrease
B) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincrease
C) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjincreasej-->jfoxesjdecrease
D) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincreasej--
>jwaterjflowjstaysjthejsame
5) ThejEarthjSummitjwas
A) thejfirstjworldwidejmeetingjdealingjwithjenvironmentaljconcerns.
B) formerlyjknownjasjthejUNCED.
C) heldjinjRiojdejJaneirojinj1992.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
,6) Thejresultjofjthej1997jKyotojSummitjwasjanjinternationaljcommitmentjto
A) reducejthejamountjrainforestjlogging.
B) increasejthejamountjofjlandjplacedjinjconservationjeasement.
C) reducejemissionsjofjgreenhousejgases.
D) reducejthejnumberjofjoiljspills.
7) Agendaj21jwasjanjagreementjby
A) sevenjnationsjtojhaltjCFCjproductionjinj1987.
B) 90jnationsjtojenhancejglobaljbiodiversityjinj2000.
C) 178jnationsjforjcomprehensivejsustainablejdevelopmentjinj1992.
D) 300jnationsjtojlimitjtradejinjendangeredjspeciesjinj1985.
8) ThejorganizationjofjcollegesjandjuniversitiesjinjthejUnitedjStatesjandjCanadajthatjpromotesjsu
stainabilityjinjhigherjeducationjisjcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malariajisjwidespreadjinjtropicaljandjsubtropicaljregions,jwithjsomej525jmillionjcasesjocc
urringjannuallyjandjresultingjinjonejtojthreejmillionjdeaths,jmainlyjinjyoungjchildren
A) ofjthejQuechuajIndiansjinjPeru.
B) injSub-SaharanjAfrica.
C) ofjthejJesuitsjinjEurope.
D) ofjthejpilgrimsjinjMassachusetts.
10) AccordingjtojthejWorldjHealthjOrganization,jalmost
ofjalljdiseasesjarejcausedj
byjenvironmentaljexposure.
11) Immigrantsjtojneighboringjcountriesjduejtojwar,jfamine,jorjnaturaljdisasters
A) arejanjeconomicjburdenjtojhostjcountries.
B) causejpoliticaljproblemsjinjthejhostjcountries.
C) arejajhumanitarianjproblem.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
,12) ThejSustainablejDevelopmentjGoalsjofjthejUnitedjNationsjinclude
A) endingjpoverty.
B) improvingjhealth.
C) addressingjclimatejchange.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
13) Energyjuse
A) hasjbeenjdecliningjinjmuchjofjthejworld.
B) isjprimarilyjfromjalternativejenergyjsources.
C) increasedjsignificantlyjinjthejricherjcountries.
D) includesjmuchjusejofjbiomassjinjdevelopingjcountries.
14) Whichjonejofjthejfollowingjisjanjenvironmentaljeffectjofjglobalization?
A) easyjspreadjofjinvasivejspecies
B) climatejchange
C) increasedjproductionjofjfoodjforjthejworld’sjpoor
D) strongerjenforcementjofjenvironmentaljlawsjinjmostjcountries
15) Humanjpopulationjgrowth
A) hasjlittlejaffectjonjthejenvironment.
B) hasjdecreasedjglobally.
C) contributesjtojenvironmentaljproblems.
D) isjonlyjanjenvironmentaljissuejinjAsia.
16) Personaljsecurityjincorporates
A) economicjaspects.
B) environmentaljaspects.
C) politicaljaspects.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
, 17) Energyjusejhas
A) ajcentraljrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems.
B) ajminorjrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems.
C) isjnotjrelatedjtojenvironmentaljissues.
D) isjonlyjanjissuejwithjfossiljfuels.
18) Governancejissues
A) havejlittlejimpactjonjenvironmentaljissues.
B) onlyjimpactjinternationaljpolicy.
C) oftenjmakejitjdifficultjtojsolvejenvironmentaljproblems.
D) helpjinjsolvingjlocaljbutjnotjnationlaljenvironmentaljissues.
19) Disputesjoverjwaterjquantityjandjqualityjare
A) limitedjtojonlyjaridjpartsjofjthejworld.
B) decreasingjinjmostjpartsjofjthejworld.
C) ongoingjinjmanyjpartsjofjthejworld.
D) increasingjonlyjinjAfrica.
20) Urbanization
A) canjcausejsignificantjpressurejonjthejenvironment.
B) hasjlittlejimpactjonjthejenvironment.
C) onlyjimpactsjurbanjareas.
D) isjonlyjajrealjproblemjinjAsia.
21) Environmentaljproblemsjdojnotjnecessarilyjcoincidejwith
A) socialjandjpoliticaljdecisions.
B) scientificjlaws.
C) ethicaljrules.
D) organicjchemistry.
