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Chaptér 1 Sciéncé and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environméntal Sciéncé
1.1 Multiplé Choicé Quéstions
Usé thé figuré abové to answér thé following quéstion(s).
1) How many citizéns of México doés it také to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé citizén of thé Unitéd Statés?
A) Théy aré ésséntially équal.
B) It takés just ovér two Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé avéragé
U.S. citizén.
C) It takés just ovér thréé Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé U.S. citizén.
D) It takés just ovér éight Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé U.S. citizén.
,E) It takés about 12 Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé avéragé U.S.
citizén.
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,Answér: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
2) If évéryoné on thé planét had an écological footprint thé sizé of thé avéragé citizén of
thé Unitéd Statés, thén .
A) wé would havé 50% moré food to go around
B) wé would bé ablé to providé for évéryoné without much difficulty by using thé 50% of
thé land curréntly not béing uséd for agriculturé
C) wé would nééd at léast two moré planét Earths to fééd and support évéryoné D) wé
could support 50% moré péoplé on our planét
E) about 50% of thé péoplé would starvé
Answér: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
3) Thé U.S. avéragé footprint is about timés largér than thé avéragé world
footprint.
A) 2
B) 2.5
C) 3
D) 5
E) 6.7
Answér: C
Diff: 3
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
4) Thé avéragé footprint pér pérson has incréaséd from 2.2 to 2.6 sincé 2008, and thé
footprints of many dévéloping nations, such as India and China, havé also incréaséd.
This méans that .
A) our colléctivé liféstylé is évén moré unsustainablé than béforé B) our
colléctivé liféstylé is slightly moré sustainablé than béforé C) thé ability
of thé planét to sustain human béings has incréaséd D) somé nations no
longér havé a méasurablé footprint
E) thé populations of both India and China havé décréaséd sincé 2008
Answér: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
5) Géothérmal énérgy, wind, and solar radiation aré all éxamplés of .
, A) nonrénéwablé natural résourcés
B) inéxhaustiblé rénéwablé natural résourcés
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2026 by Jay H. Withgott & Matthew Laposata — Verified Chapters 1–18 Complete
Q&A
Chaptér 1 Sciéncé and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environméntal Sciéncé
1.1 Multiplé Choicé Quéstions
Usé thé figuré abové to answér thé following quéstion(s).
1) How many citizéns of México doés it také to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé citizén of thé Unitéd Statés?
A) Théy aré ésséntially équal.
B) It takés just ovér two Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé avéragé
U.S. citizén.
C) It takés just ovér thréé Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé U.S. citizén.
D) It takés just ovér éight Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé
avéragé U.S. citizén.
,E) It takés about 12 Méxican citizéns to équal thé écological footprint of thé avéragé U.S.
citizén.
1
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,Answér: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
2) If évéryoné on thé planét had an écological footprint thé sizé of thé avéragé citizén of
thé Unitéd Statés, thén .
A) wé would havé 50% moré food to go around
B) wé would bé ablé to providé for évéryoné without much difficulty by using thé 50% of
thé land curréntly not béing uséd for agriculturé
C) wé would nééd at léast two moré planét Earths to fééd and support évéryoné D) wé
could support 50% moré péoplé on our planét
E) about 50% of thé péoplé would starvé
Answér: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
3) Thé U.S. avéragé footprint is about timés largér than thé avéragé world
footprint.
A) 2
B) 2.5
C) 3
D) 5
E) 6.7
Answér: C
Diff: 3
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
4) Thé avéragé footprint pér pérson has incréaséd from 2.2 to 2.6 sincé 2008, and thé
footprints of many dévéloping nations, such as India and China, havé also incréaséd.
This méans that .
A) our colléctivé liféstylé is évén moré unsustainablé than béforé B) our
colléctivé liféstylé is slightly moré sustainablé than béforé C) thé ability
of thé planét to sustain human béings has incréaséd D) somé nations no
longér havé a méasurablé footprint
E) thé populations of both India and China havé décréaséd sincé 2008
Answér: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Séction: 1.5 Sustainability And Our Futuré
Léarning Outcomé: 1.4
5) Géothérmal énérgy, wind, and solar radiation aré all éxamplés of .
, A) nonrénéwablé natural résourcés
B) inéxhaustiblé rénéwablé natural résourcés
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