BBE FINAL UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to Dave Morris's 'The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy', "In 1820,
Americans used two tons of [plant matter] for every one ton of [coal/oil]... But by 1975
Americans used ________ ton(s) of [coal/oil] for every one ton of [plant matter]." -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- eight
Biorenewable resources are a subset of non-renewable resources. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- false
Natural resources include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- air, metallic minerals, water, non-
metallic minerals, fossil fuels, land
Which of the following are considered biorenewable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- animal
manure, sewage, trees
According to the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration's report on proven crude oil
reserves by country, the top two countries are 1. Venezuela and 2. Saudi Arabia. Which
country ranks third for largest volume of proven reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Canada
In the textbook reading from Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise (IPP), Dr. Bower gave three
reasons why the US is such a large importer of raw materials. What were they? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- We consume a lot.
There is opposition to the environmental impacts of raw material extraction.
We don't recycle enough.
In the Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise (IPP) text the author wrote that the three pillars of
sustainability are ecology, economy and society. What was his point? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A healthy society must balance economics with the environmental protection.
When we think about consumption of resources there is both indirect and direct consumption.
Match the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lesson 2
,If someone asked you if we should be concerned about running out of petroleum (crude oil)
in about 40 years what would your response be? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No, probably
not.
In the video Hans talked about the 4 billion people that live between the poverty line and "the
airline". Of these 4 billion about how many people have washing machines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1 billion
In his video Hans Rosling indicated that 1/7th of the population (1 billion of the total of 7
billion) use about ________ of the energy. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%
Globally consumption of minerals is about 12 tons per person per year. However, this is
slightly misleading because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- wealthy developed countries
consume much more and poorer countries consume much less.
Figure 2 showed the % consumption of different resources for the developed nations. It
showed that in the year 2010 these countries consumed about __________ of the global
petroleum consumption. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%
What was the current R/P ratio for crude oil in 2010? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 43 years
The graph showing the % consumption of various materials from the developed nations was
super interesting. It showed that these countries often consumed about 50% of the global
resources yet represent only about _______% of the global population. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 11%
Assume the Proven Reserves of the mineral bambium are 50 tons and the consumption rate of
bambium is 2 tons per year. What is the R/P ratio?
(Note: with minerals were production is the same as consumption as there is no point in
mining if it is not being sold and consumed.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25 years
, Assume the world population at the end of 2017 was 7.4 billion people. The population
growth rate in 2018 is 1.07%. How many more people were on the planet at the end of 2018?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 80 million more
The Mesabi Iron Range mine video spent some time highlighting the steps the company took
to protect the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
We did not spend too much time on specific environmental impacts; we just listed different
types of potential environmental impacts:
impacts to land
impacts to water
impacts to air
impacts to human health
Some may argue this, but which of these did we say was most important? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- impacts to human health
What example was used to explain the concept 'it takes more resources to extract more
resources"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mountaintop coal mining
Which of the following reasons were given for why countries import resources? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- It's cheaper because of cheap labor.
There is no local supply.
It's cheaper because of relaxed environmental regulations.
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30%
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the
1970's? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- US oil production slowed
What are people most concerned about when they are arguing "Not in my backyard"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Local environmental issues
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to Dave Morris's 'The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy', "In 1820,
Americans used two tons of [plant matter] for every one ton of [coal/oil]... But by 1975
Americans used ________ ton(s) of [coal/oil] for every one ton of [plant matter]." -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- eight
Biorenewable resources are a subset of non-renewable resources. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- false
Natural resources include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- air, metallic minerals, water, non-
metallic minerals, fossil fuels, land
Which of the following are considered biorenewable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- animal
manure, sewage, trees
According to the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration's report on proven crude oil
reserves by country, the top two countries are 1. Venezuela and 2. Saudi Arabia. Which
country ranks third for largest volume of proven reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Canada
In the textbook reading from Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise (IPP), Dr. Bower gave three
reasons why the US is such a large importer of raw materials. What were they? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- We consume a lot.
There is opposition to the environmental impacts of raw material extraction.
We don't recycle enough.
In the Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise (IPP) text the author wrote that the three pillars of
sustainability are ecology, economy and society. What was his point? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A healthy society must balance economics with the environmental protection.
When we think about consumption of resources there is both indirect and direct consumption.
Match the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lesson 2
,If someone asked you if we should be concerned about running out of petroleum (crude oil)
in about 40 years what would your response be? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No, probably
not.
In the video Hans talked about the 4 billion people that live between the poverty line and "the
airline". Of these 4 billion about how many people have washing machines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1 billion
In his video Hans Rosling indicated that 1/7th of the population (1 billion of the total of 7
billion) use about ________ of the energy. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%
Globally consumption of minerals is about 12 tons per person per year. However, this is
slightly misleading because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- wealthy developed countries
consume much more and poorer countries consume much less.
Figure 2 showed the % consumption of different resources for the developed nations. It
showed that in the year 2010 these countries consumed about __________ of the global
petroleum consumption. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%
What was the current R/P ratio for crude oil in 2010? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 43 years
The graph showing the % consumption of various materials from the developed nations was
super interesting. It showed that these countries often consumed about 50% of the global
resources yet represent only about _______% of the global population. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 11%
Assume the Proven Reserves of the mineral bambium are 50 tons and the consumption rate of
bambium is 2 tons per year. What is the R/P ratio?
(Note: with minerals were production is the same as consumption as there is no point in
mining if it is not being sold and consumed.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25 years
, Assume the world population at the end of 2017 was 7.4 billion people. The population
growth rate in 2018 is 1.07%. How many more people were on the planet at the end of 2018?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 80 million more
The Mesabi Iron Range mine video spent some time highlighting the steps the company took
to protect the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
We did not spend too much time on specific environmental impacts; we just listed different
types of potential environmental impacts:
impacts to land
impacts to water
impacts to air
impacts to human health
Some may argue this, but which of these did we say was most important? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- impacts to human health
What example was used to explain the concept 'it takes more resources to extract more
resources"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mountaintop coal mining
Which of the following reasons were given for why countries import resources? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- It's cheaper because of cheap labor.
There is no local supply.
It's cheaper because of relaxed environmental regulations.
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30%
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the
1970's? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- US oil production slowed
What are people most concerned about when they are arguing "Not in my backyard"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Local environmental issues
