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Fromitheitextbook.iWhyididitheiauthorisuggestiCaliforniaiisiiniaistateiofid
enial?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Becauseitheyiimportimuchiofiwhatitheyiconsumeibutiatitheisameitimeith
eyihaveiabundantiresourcesiofitheiriown.
Figurei2ishowedithei%iconsumptioniofidifferentiresourcesiforitheidevelo
pedinations.iItishowedithatiinitheiyeari2010itheseicountriesiconsumedia
bouti__________%iofitheiglobalipetroleumiconsumption.i-
iCorrectiAnswer-50%
Globallyiweiconsumeiabouti12itonsiperipersoniperiyeaributithisiisislightl
yimisleadingiasisomeicountriesiconsumeimuchimoreithaniothers.iHowim
uchimoreidoihighiincomeicountriesiconsumeithanilowiincomeicountries
?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Abouti10itimesimore.
AssumeitheiProveniReservesiofimineraliXYZiarei40itonsianditheiconsum
ptionirateiofimineraliXYZiisi2itonsiperiyear.iWhatiisitheiR/Piratioi-
iCorrectiAnswer-20iyears
WhatiwasitheicurrentiR/Piratioiforicrudeioiliini2010?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Abouti43iyears
,Oniaverage,ieachipersoniinitheiUSiconsumesiabouti________ilbsiofimine
raliresourcesiperiyear.i-iCorrectiAnswer-26,000
Whichibestidescribesitheiconcepti"ititakesiresourcesitoiextractiresource
s"?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Ititakesiwateriandifossilifuelsitoiextractimineralsiorifossilifuels
Whenipeopleitalkiabouti"ore"iwhatiareitheyireferringito?iIfiyouidon'tikn
ow,iyouimayineeditoigoogleiit.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
ainaturallyioccurringisolidimaterialifromiwhichiaimetaliorivaluableiminer
alicanibeiprofitablyiextracted.
Whatiexampleiwasiuseditoiexplainitheiconcepti'ititakesimoreiresourcesit
oiextractimoreiresources"?i-iCorrectiAnswer-mountaintopicoalimining.
Whichiofitheifollowingireasonsiwereigiveniforiwhyicountriesiimportireso
urces.i-iCorrectiAnswer--cheaperibecauseioficheapilabori
-inoilocalisupplyi
-cheaperibecauseiofirelaxedienvironmentaliregulations
lifeicyclei-iCorrectiAnswer--Miningiofiironiore;extraction
-Makingisteelifromiironiore;production
-recyclingiaicar;endiofilife
-drivingiaicar;use
,-buildingiaicar-production
Whatiwasioneiofitheireasons,icitediinitheitext,ithatithereiwasispikeiinioili
pricesiinithei1970's?i-iCorrectiAnswer-USioiliproductionislowed.
TheitaconiteiinitheiMesabiiformationicontainsiabouti___%iironi-
iCorrectiAnswer-30%
IniChapteri7itheyicitediaistudyithatilookediatitheirecyclingiratesiofi60idiff
erentimetals.iTheyifoundithatitheirecyclingirateiforioverihalfiofithemiwas
i-iCorrectiAnswer-lessithani1%
recyclingiratei-iCorrectiAnswer-
Commonimetalsilikeicopper,isteel,ialuminumihaveirecyclingiratesiofi50
%.
InitheiNASAivideoishowingicarbonidioxideiconcentrationsiinitheiatmosp
herei(AiYeariinitheiLifeiofiEarth'siCO2)iwhatiseasonishoweditheihighestic
oncentrationioficarbonidioxideiinitheinorthernihemisphere?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Winter
Howimuchiisiaimetriciton?i-iCorrectiAnswer-1000ikilograms
, Plantsitakeicarbonidioxideioutiofitheiatmosphereibecauseiofiphotosynt
hesis.iLivingiplantsialsoiputicarbonidioxideibackiinitheiatmosphereithrou
ghiaiprocessicalledi_____________.i-iCorrectiAnswer-respiration
TheicarbonicycleiisidrawnioutiiniFigurei1.iHowimuchicarboniisibeingiemit
tedifromihumaniactivity?i-iCorrectiAnswer-9ibillionimetricitons
Ifiyouiwatchitheianimationicalledi"pumpihandle"iititracksiCO2iconcentra
tionsibacki800,000iyears.iInitheianimation,ipreiindustrialiconcentrations
iwereiabouti___________i-iCorrectiAnswer-280ippm
Theicooligraphicionicarbonidioxideiconcentrationsioveritimei(sinceilikei8
00,000iBCEishowedisomeiinterestingithings.iWhatiwasitheiapproximatei
concentrationiofiCO2iinitheiatmosphereiini1979?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
330ippm
InitheiNASAivideoishowingicarbonidioxideiconcentrationsiinitheiatmosp
herei(AiYeariinitheiLifeiofiEarth'siCO2)itheiredicolorsiinitheinorthernihemi
sphereistartitoifadei(concentrationsiareireduced)ibecauseiofi_________
___.i-iCorrectiAnswer-plantiuptakeioficarbonidioxide
Ifimoreienergyientersitheiearth'siatmosphereithanileaves,itheiplanetibe
ginsitoiheat.iHowimuchiextraienergyiisinowibeingiabsorbedibyitheiearth
?i-iCorrectiAnswer-0.8iW/m2