Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, 5th Global Edition (Withgott)
Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science
1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions
Use the accompanying figure to answer the following questions.
1) How many citizens of Haiti does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average
,citizen of the United States?
A) They are essentially equal.
B) Ten citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of one average U.S. citizen.
C) Six citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.
D) Twelve citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.
E) It takes over 100 Haitian citizens to equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S.
citizen.
Answer: D
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
2) Nearly 50% of the land on our planet is currently used for agriculture, with very little
more agriculturally usable land available. If everyone on the planet had an ecological
footprint the size of the average citizen of the United States, then ________.
A) we would have 50% more food to go around
B) we would be able to provide for everyone without much difficulty, using the other
50% of the land currently not being used
C) we would need at least two more planet Earths to feed and support everyone
D) we could support 50% more people on our planet
E) about 50% of the people would starve
Answer: C
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
3) The U.S. average footprint is ________ times larger than the world average footprint.
A) 2
B) 2.7
C) 3.3
,D) 5
E) 6.7
Answer: B
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
4) The global average footprint per person has increased from 2.2 to 2.7 hectares since
2008 including the footprints of many developing nations, such as India and China. This
means that ________.
A) our collective lifestyle is even more unsustainable than before
B) our collective lifestyle is slightly more sustainable than before
C) the ability of the planet to sustain human beings has increased
D) some nations no longer have a measurable footprint
E) the populations of both India and China have decreased since 2008
Answer: A
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
, 1.2 Matching Questions
Match the following.
A) dependent variable
B) theory
C) qualitative data
D) interdisciplinary science
E) ecology
F) prediction
G) paradigm
H) quantitative data
I) independent variable
J) social science
K) environmentalism
L) hypothesis
1) A scientific field of study
Answer: E
Section: 1.2 and 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Information expressed with numbers
Answer: H
Section: 1.2 and 1.3
Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science
1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions
Use the accompanying figure to answer the following questions.
1) How many citizens of Haiti does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average
,citizen of the United States?
A) They are essentially equal.
B) Ten citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of one average U.S. citizen.
C) Six citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.
D) Twelve citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.
E) It takes over 100 Haitian citizens to equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S.
citizen.
Answer: D
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
2) Nearly 50% of the land on our planet is currently used for agriculture, with very little
more agriculturally usable land available. If everyone on the planet had an ecological
footprint the size of the average citizen of the United States, then ________.
A) we would have 50% more food to go around
B) we would be able to provide for everyone without much difficulty, using the other
50% of the land currently not being used
C) we would need at least two more planet Earths to feed and support everyone
D) we could support 50% more people on our planet
E) about 50% of the people would starve
Answer: C
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
3) The U.S. average footprint is ________ times larger than the world average footprint.
A) 2
B) 2.7
C) 3.3
,D) 5
E) 6.7
Answer: B
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
4) The global average footprint per person has increased from 2.2 to 2.7 hectares since
2008 including the footprints of many developing nations, such as India and China. This
means that ________.
A) our collective lifestyle is even more unsustainable than before
B) our collective lifestyle is slightly more sustainable than before
C) the ability of the planet to sustain human beings has increased
D) some nations no longer have a measurable footprint
E) the populations of both India and China have decreased since 2008
Answer: A
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
, 1.2 Matching Questions
Match the following.
A) dependent variable
B) theory
C) qualitative data
D) interdisciplinary science
E) ecology
F) prediction
G) paradigm
H) quantitative data
I) independent variable
J) social science
K) environmentalism
L) hypothesis
1) A scientific field of study
Answer: E
Section: 1.2 and 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Information expressed with numbers
Answer: H
Section: 1.2 and 1.3
