TEST BANK c
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
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CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
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1) Tocsaycthatcenvironmentalcscienceciscmissioncorientedcmeanscitcis
A) achighlycorganizedcendeavor.
B) essentiallycancinformationcgatheringcendeavor.
C) orientedctowardcsolvingcproblems.
D) designedctocunderstandcrelationships.
2) IfceveryonecincthecworldclivedcaclifestylecsimilarctocthecaveragecU.S.ccitizencwecwouldcneed
morecplanetsctocsupportceveryone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) Aboutc
ofcthecworld'scpeopleccurrentlyclackcaccessctoccleancwater,cadequatecdiet,cb
asiccsanitation,candcothercessentialcneeds.
A) 100cmillion
B) 300cmillion
C) 700cmillion
D) 1.4cbillion
4) Sustainablecdevelopmentcmeans
A) improvingcpeople'sclivescincthecpresentcincacwaycthatccanccontinuecfarcintocthecfuture.
B) providingcever-increasingcamountscofcadequatechousing.
C) continuedcgrowthcindefinitelycasclongcascitccancbecpaidcoff.
D) utilizingcancever-increasingcquantitycofcnaturalcresources.
5) Thecearliestcdocumentedcrecognitioncthatcmisusecofcthecnaturalcenvironmentccanchavecnastycc
onsequencescwas
A) GeorgecPerkinscMarsh'sc1864cpublicationcofcMancandcNature.
B) RachelcCarson'scSilentcSpring,calertingcthecpublicctocthecdangerscofcpollutioncinc1962.
C) Roosevelt'scwarningscaboutcoverusecaccenturycago.
D) Plato'scwritingsc2500cyearscago.
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,6) Whichcofcthecfollowingcpresentlycprovidesc80cpercentcofcthecenergycusedcincindustrializedcc
ountries?
A) fossilcfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectriccpower
D) solar
7) Thecpositioncthatcnaturecdeservesctocbecprotectedcincitscowncrightcisccalled
A) biocentriccpreservation.
B) utilitariancconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalcenvironmentalism.
8) constitutesc4.6cpercentcofcthecworld'scpeoplecyetcproducescaboutc50cpercentcofcallcto
xiccwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) ThecUnitedcStates
9) Thectextcsuggestscthereciscnotcacstrongcconnectioncbetweencpovertycandcenvironmentalcd
egradation.
⊚c true
⊚c false
10) Mostcpeoplecagreecthatcglobalcclimatecchangeciscnotcacrealcenvironmentalcthreat.
⊚c true
⊚c false
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,11) Byc2050,cthecearthciscprojectedctochavecacpopulationcbetween
A) 8candc10cbillion.
B) 7candc8cbillion.
C) 8candc9cbillion.
D) 10candc12cbillion.
12) Losscofcindigenouscculturesciscaccompaniedcbyclosscofcuniquecunderstandingcofcnature.
⊚c true
⊚c false
13) Ancimportantcreasoncforcdeterminingcthecsizecofcacsociety'scecologicalcfootprintcisctocd
eterminecthecsustainabilitycofcitsclifestyle.
⊚c true
⊚c false
14) OnecofcthecearliestcmodelscforcconservationcincthecUnitedcStatescwascbasedconcutilitariancconse
rvation,cforcwhichcnaturecwascconservedcnotctocprotectcbiodiversity,cbutctocprovidecjobscandcres
ources.
⊚c true
⊚c false
15) ThecfirstcNobelcPrizecforcenvironmentalcactioncwascawarded
A) inc1912ctocJohncMuir.
B) inc1973ctocDavidcBrower.
C) inc2004ctocWangaricMaathai.
D) inc1935ctocAldocLeopold.
16) Thereciscconcerncoverctheccontinuedcabilityctocprovidecadequatecfoodcforcourcgrowingcp
opulationcbecause
A) 2/3cofcallcagriculturalclandscshowcsignscofcdegradation.
B) therecisclittleccorporatecinterestcincfoodcproduction.
C) agriculturechascnotcbenefitedcfromcmodernctechnologicalcadvancements.
D) therecisclittlecknowledgecaboutchowctocfarm.
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, 17) Thecwordc"environment"ccomescfromcacFrenchcwordcthatcmeans
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) tocsurround
18) Environmentalcscienceciscac .
A) narrowlycdefinedcsetcofcphysical,clife,candcsocialcsciences
B) theoreticalcapproachcincinterpretingcthecenvironment
C) wayctocseecthecworldcincscientificcterms
D) systematiccapproachcinclearningcaboutcthecenvironment
E) specialcsetcofcproblem-solvingcskills
19) Mostcenvironmentalcproblemscresultcfrom
A) politicalcdifferences
B) complex,cinterrelatedcproblems
C) technologicalcdevelopmentcproblems
D) globalcwarming
E) urbancdegradation
20) Whichcofcthecfollowingciscnotctruecofcthectermcenvironment?
A) Environmentcincludescourcculture.
B) Thecenvironmentcincludescthecbiosphere.
C) Thecenvironmentcincludescpoliticalcandcsocialcsystems.
D) Thecenvironmentchascissuescforcwhichctherecarecnocremedies.
E) Thecenvironmentcincludescthecrelationshipscbetweencorganisms.
21) Thecfundamentalcbasiscofcenvironmentalcsciencecascacdisciplineciscthe
A) historycofcthecusecofcnaturalcresources
B) diversitycofclifeconcthecEarth
C) humancimpactconcthecEarth
D) pollutionconcthecEarth
E) futurecusecofcnaturalcresources
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Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
c c c c c c c
CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
c c c c
1) Tocsaycthatcenvironmentalcscienceciscmissioncorientedcmeanscitcis
A) achighlycorganizedcendeavor.
B) essentiallycancinformationcgatheringcendeavor.
C) orientedctowardcsolvingcproblems.
D) designedctocunderstandcrelationships.
2) IfceveryonecincthecworldclivedcaclifestylecsimilarctocthecaveragecU.S.ccitizencwecwouldcneed
morecplanetsctocsupportceveryone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) Aboutc
ofcthecworld'scpeopleccurrentlyclackcaccessctoccleancwater,cadequatecdiet,cb
asiccsanitation,candcothercessentialcneeds.
A) 100cmillion
B) 300cmillion
C) 700cmillion
D) 1.4cbillion
4) Sustainablecdevelopmentcmeans
A) improvingcpeople'sclivescincthecpresentcincacwaycthatccanccontinuecfarcintocthecfuture.
B) providingcever-increasingcamountscofcadequatechousing.
C) continuedcgrowthcindefinitelycasclongcascitccancbecpaidcoff.
D) utilizingcancever-increasingcquantitycofcnaturalcresources.
5) Thecearliestcdocumentedcrecognitioncthatcmisusecofcthecnaturalcenvironmentccanchavecnastycc
onsequencescwas
A) GeorgecPerkinscMarsh'sc1864cpublicationcofcMancandcNature.
B) RachelcCarson'scSilentcSpring,calertingcthecpublicctocthecdangerscofcpollutioncinc1962.
C) Roosevelt'scwarningscaboutcoverusecaccenturycago.
D) Plato'scwritingsc2500cyearscago.
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,6) Whichcofcthecfollowingcpresentlycprovidesc80cpercentcofcthecenergycusedcincindustrializedcc
ountries?
A) fossilcfuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectriccpower
D) solar
7) Thecpositioncthatcnaturecdeservesctocbecprotectedcincitscowncrightcisccalled
A) biocentriccpreservation.
B) utilitariancconservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globalcenvironmentalism.
8) constitutesc4.6cpercentcofcthecworld'scpeoplecyetcproducescaboutc50cpercentcofcallcto
xiccwaste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) ThecUnitedcStates
9) Thectextcsuggestscthereciscnotcacstrongcconnectioncbetweencpovertycandcenvironmentalcd
egradation.
⊚c true
⊚c false
10) Mostcpeoplecagreecthatcglobalcclimatecchangeciscnotcacrealcenvironmentalcthreat.
⊚c true
⊚c false
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,11) Byc2050,cthecearthciscprojectedctochavecacpopulationcbetween
A) 8candc10cbillion.
B) 7candc8cbillion.
C) 8candc9cbillion.
D) 10candc12cbillion.
12) Losscofcindigenouscculturesciscaccompaniedcbyclosscofcuniquecunderstandingcofcnature.
⊚c true
⊚c false
13) Ancimportantcreasoncforcdeterminingcthecsizecofcacsociety'scecologicalcfootprintcisctocd
eterminecthecsustainabilitycofcitsclifestyle.
⊚c true
⊚c false
14) OnecofcthecearliestcmodelscforcconservationcincthecUnitedcStatescwascbasedconcutilitariancconse
rvation,cforcwhichcnaturecwascconservedcnotctocprotectcbiodiversity,cbutctocprovidecjobscandcres
ources.
⊚c true
⊚c false
15) ThecfirstcNobelcPrizecforcenvironmentalcactioncwascawarded
A) inc1912ctocJohncMuir.
B) inc1973ctocDavidcBrower.
C) inc2004ctocWangaricMaathai.
D) inc1935ctocAldocLeopold.
16) Thereciscconcerncoverctheccontinuedcabilityctocprovidecadequatecfoodcforcourcgrowingcp
opulationcbecause
A) 2/3cofcallcagriculturalclandscshowcsignscofcdegradation.
B) therecisclittleccorporatecinterestcincfoodcproduction.
C) agriculturechascnotcbenefitedcfromcmodernctechnologicalcadvancements.
D) therecisclittlecknowledgecaboutchowctocfarm.
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, 17) Thecwordc"environment"ccomescfromcacFrenchcwordcthatcmeans
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) tocsurround
18) Environmentalcscienceciscac .
A) narrowlycdefinedcsetcofcphysical,clife,candcsocialcsciences
B) theoreticalcapproachcincinterpretingcthecenvironment
C) wayctocseecthecworldcincscientificcterms
D) systematiccapproachcinclearningcaboutcthecenvironment
E) specialcsetcofcproblem-solvingcskills
19) Mostcenvironmentalcproblemscresultcfrom
A) politicalcdifferences
B) complex,cinterrelatedcproblems
C) technologicalcdevelopmentcproblems
D) globalcwarming
E) urbancdegradation
20) Whichcofcthecfollowingciscnotctruecofcthectermcenvironment?
A) Environmentcincludescourcculture.
B) Thecenvironmentcincludescthecbiosphere.
C) Thecenvironmentcincludescpoliticalcandcsocialcsystems.
D) Thecenvironmentchascissuescforcwhichctherecarecnocremedies.
E) Thecenvironmentcincludescthecrelationshipscbetweencorganisms.
21) Thecfundamentalcbasiscofcenvironmentalcsciencecascacdisciplineciscthe
A) historycofcthecusecofcnaturalcresources
B) diversitycofclifeconcthecEarth
C) humancimpactconcthecEarth
D) pollutionconcthecEarth
E) futurecusecofcnaturalcresources
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