Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, 13e (Wright)
Chapter 1 Science and the Environment
1) If current growth projections are accurate, the human population of the planet in 2050
will be about
A) 8 billion.
B) 20 billion.
C) 15 billion.
D) 9 billion.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
2) The increasing global demand for energy is
A) increasing social stability in many countries, as people pull together to solve this
challenge.
B) forcing dramatic switches to nuclear and tidal power, which do not contribute to
global climate change.
C) renewing interests in preserving and protecting additional lands for conservation.
D) increasing political attention to oil production and global climate change.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
3) Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A) The sun beating down on a rain forest
,B) Plants, such as bamboo and rice, growing in moist environments
C) Oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the ground
D) Water flowing through a dam
Answer: C
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
4) Rachel Carson was viewed as credible by the scientific community mostly because of
her
A) political connections with the Nixon administration.
B) key role in the establishment of the EPA.
C) funding from the companies that produced and distributed DDT.
D) meticulous documentation of the findings reported in her book.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
LO: 3: Sound Science
,5) Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring showed that
A) pesticides like DDT were ineffective in killing crop pests.
B) scientific expertise can help shape positive environmental policies.
C) industries producing harmful chemicals welcomed scientific evaluation of their
environmental impact.
D) biodiversity could be increased with cautious use of DDT.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
6) Rachel Carson's impact on environmental policy change was aided by support from
A) the American Medical Association.
B) the EPA.
C) industries producing DDT.
D) public opinion.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
7) Rachel Carson was particularly critical of the use of DDT to
A) control the spread of Dutch elm disease.
B) eradicate mosquitoes in wetland areas.
C) control pests in national parks.
D) fertilize large areas of corn and soy crops.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
, LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
8) Since 1960, the human population has increased by more than
A) two times.
B) twenty times.
C) ten times.
D) six times.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
9) Since about 1990, the world population has increased about
A) 10%.
B) 40%.
C) 70%.
D) 100%.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
Chapter 1 Science and the Environment
1) If current growth projections are accurate, the human population of the planet in 2050
will be about
A) 8 billion.
B) 20 billion.
C) 15 billion.
D) 9 billion.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
2) The increasing global demand for energy is
A) increasing social stability in many countries, as people pull together to solve this
challenge.
B) forcing dramatic switches to nuclear and tidal power, which do not contribute to
global climate change.
C) renewing interests in preserving and protecting additional lands for conservation.
D) increasing political attention to oil production and global climate change.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
3) Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A) The sun beating down on a rain forest
,B) Plants, such as bamboo and rice, growing in moist environments
C) Oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the ground
D) Water flowing through a dam
Answer: C
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
4) Rachel Carson was viewed as credible by the scientific community mostly because of
her
A) political connections with the Nixon administration.
B) key role in the establishment of the EPA.
C) funding from the companies that produced and distributed DDT.
D) meticulous documentation of the findings reported in her book.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
LO: 3: Sound Science
,5) Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring showed that
A) pesticides like DDT were ineffective in killing crop pests.
B) scientific expertise can help shape positive environmental policies.
C) industries producing harmful chemicals welcomed scientific evaluation of their
environmental impact.
D) biodiversity could be increased with cautious use of DDT.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
6) Rachel Carson's impact on environmental policy change was aided by support from
A) the American Medical Association.
B) the EPA.
C) industries producing DDT.
D) public opinion.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
7) Rachel Carson was particularly critical of the use of DDT to
A) control the spread of Dutch elm disease.
B) eradicate mosquitoes in wetland areas.
C) control pests in national parks.
D) fertilize large areas of corn and soy crops.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
, LO: 5: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
8) Since 1960, the human population has increased by more than
A) two times.
B) twenty times.
C) ten times.
D) six times.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
9) Since about 1990, the world population has increased about
A) 10%.
B) 40%.
C) 70%.
D) 100%.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
LO: 1: The State of the Planet
