TEST BANK
n
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
n n n n n n n
CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
n n n n
1) Ton sayn that n environmentaln sciencen isn missionn oriented n meansn it n is
A) an highlyn organized n endeavor.
B) essentiallyn ann informationn gatheringn endeavor.
C) oriented n toward n solvingn problems.
D) designed n ton understand n relationships.
2) If n everyonen inn then world n lived n an lifestylen similarn ton then averagen U.S.n citizenn wen would n need
moren planetsn ton support n everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About n
of n then world'snpeoplen currentlyn lackn accessn toncleann water,n adequaten diet,n
basicn sanitation,n and n othern essentialn needs.
A) 100n million
B) 300n million
C) 700n million
D) 1.4n billion
4) Sustainablendevelopment n means
A) improvingn people'sn livesn inn then present n inn an wayn that n cann continuen farn inton then future.
B) providingn ever-increasingn amountsn of n adequaten housing.
C) continued n growthn indefinitelyn asn longn asn it n cann ben paid n off.
D) utilizingn ann ever-increasingn quantityn of n naturaln resources.
5) Then earliest n documented n recognitionn that nmisusen ofnthennaturaln environment n cannhavennastync
onsequencesn was
A) Georgen Perkinsn Marsh'sn 1864n publicationn of n Mann andn Nature.
B) Racheln Carson'sn Silentn Spring,n alertingn then publicn ton then dangersn of n pollutionn inn 1962.
C) Roosevelt'sn warningsn about n overusen an centuryn ago.
D) Plato'sn writingsn 2500n yearsn ago.
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,6) Whichn of n then followingn presentlyn providesn 80npercent nofnthenenergyn usedninn industrialized n c
ountries?
A) fossiln fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectricnpower
D) solar
7) Then positionn that n naturen deservesn ton ben protected n inn itsn ownn right n isn called
A) biocentricn preservation.
B) utilitariann conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globaln environmentalism.
8) constitutesn 4.6n percent n ofn thenworld'sn peoplenyet nproducesn about n50npercent nof n alln t
oxicn waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Then United n States
9) Then text n suggestsn therenisn notn anstrongn connectionn betweenn povertyn and n environmentaln
degradation.
⊚n true
⊚n false
10) Most n peoplen agreen that n globaln climaten changen isn not n an realn environmentaln threat.
⊚n true
⊚n false
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,11) Byn 2050,n then earthn isn projected n ton haven an populationn between
A) 8n and n 10n billion.
B) 7n and n 8n billion.
C) 8n and n 9n billion.
D) 10n and n 12n billion.
12) Lossn of n indigenousn culturesn isn accompanied n byn lossn of n uniquen understandingn of n nature.
⊚n true
⊚n false
13) Ann important n reasonn forn determiningn then sizen ofnansociety'sn ecologicaln footprint nisntond
eterminen then sustainabilityn of n itsn lifestyle.
⊚n true
⊚n false
14) Onen of n then earliest n modelsn forn conservationn inn thenUnitednStatesn wasn based n onn utilitariann cons
ervation,n forn whichn naturen wasn conservednnot ntonprotect nbiodiversity,n butntonproviden jobsn and n r
esources.
⊚n true
⊚n false
15) Then first n Nobeln Prizen forn environmentaln actionn wasn awarded
A) inn 1912n ton Johnn Muir.
B) inn 1973n ton David n Brower.
C) inn 2004n ton Wangarin Maathai.
D) inn 1935n ton Aldon Leopold.
16) Theren isn concernn overn then continued nabilityn tonproviden adequaten foodnforn ourngrowingnp
opulationn because
A) 2/3n of n alln agriculturaln landsn show n signsn of n degradation.
B) theren isn littlen corporaten interest n inn food n production.
C) agriculturen hasn not n benefited n fromn modernn technologicaln advancements.
D) theren isn littlen knowledgen about n how n ton farm.
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, 17) Then word n "environment"n comesn fromn an Frenchn word n that n means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) ton surround
18) Environmentaln sciencen isn an .
A) narrowlyn defined n set n of n physical,n life,n and n socialn sciences
B) theoreticaln approachn inn interpretingn then environment
C) wayn ton seen then world n inn scientificn terms
D) systematicn approachn inn learningn about n then environment
E) specialn set n of n problem-solvingn skills
19) Most n environmentaln problemsn result n from
A) politicaln differences
B) complex,n interrelated n problems
C) technologicalndevelopment nproblems
D) globaln warming
E) urbann degradation
20) Whichn of n then followingn isn not n truen of n then termn environment?
A) Environment n includesn ourn culture.
B) Then environment n includesn then biosphere.
C) Then environment n includesn politicaln and n socialn systems.
D) Then environment n hasn issuesn forn whichn theren aren non remedies.
E) Thenenvironment n includesn then relationshipsn betweenn organisms.
21) Then fundamentaln basisn of n environmentaln sciencen asn an disciplinen isn the
A) historyn of n then usen of n naturaln resources
B) diversityn of n lifen onn then Earth
C) humann impact n onn then Earth
D) pollutionn onn then Earth
E) futuren usen of n naturaln resources
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n
Environmental Science A Global Concern 16/E William Cunningham
n n n n n n n
CH 01. Understanding Our Environment.
n n n n
1) Ton sayn that n environmentaln sciencen isn missionn oriented n meansn it n is
A) an highlyn organized n endeavor.
B) essentiallyn ann informationn gatheringn endeavor.
C) oriented n toward n solvingn problems.
D) designed n ton understand n relationships.
2) If n everyonen inn then world n lived n an lifestylen similarn ton then averagen U.S.n citizenn wen would n need
moren planetsn ton support n everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About n
of n then world'snpeoplen currentlyn lackn accessn toncleann water,n adequaten diet,n
basicn sanitation,n and n othern essentialn needs.
A) 100n million
B) 300n million
C) 700n million
D) 1.4n billion
4) Sustainablendevelopment n means
A) improvingn people'sn livesn inn then present n inn an wayn that n cann continuen farn inton then future.
B) providingn ever-increasingn amountsn of n adequaten housing.
C) continued n growthn indefinitelyn asn longn asn it n cann ben paid n off.
D) utilizingn ann ever-increasingn quantityn of n naturaln resources.
5) Then earliest n documented n recognitionn that nmisusen ofnthennaturaln environment n cannhavennastync
onsequencesn was
A) Georgen Perkinsn Marsh'sn 1864n publicationn of n Mann andn Nature.
B) Racheln Carson'sn Silentn Spring,n alertingn then publicn ton then dangersn of n pollutionn inn 1962.
C) Roosevelt'sn warningsn about n overusen an centuryn ago.
D) Plato'sn writingsn 2500n yearsn ago.
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,6) Whichn of n then followingn presentlyn providesn 80npercent nofnthenenergyn usedninn industrialized n c
ountries?
A) fossiln fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectricnpower
D) solar
7) Then positionn that n naturen deservesn ton ben protected n inn itsn ownn right n isn called
A) biocentricn preservation.
B) utilitariann conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) globaln environmentalism.
8) constitutesn 4.6n percent n ofn thenworld'sn peoplenyet nproducesn about n50npercent nof n alln t
oxicn waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Then United n States
9) Then text n suggestsn therenisn notn anstrongn connectionn betweenn povertyn and n environmentaln
degradation.
⊚n true
⊚n false
10) Most n peoplen agreen that n globaln climaten changen isn not n an realn environmentaln threat.
⊚n true
⊚n false
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,11) Byn 2050,n then earthn isn projected n ton haven an populationn between
A) 8n and n 10n billion.
B) 7n and n 8n billion.
C) 8n and n 9n billion.
D) 10n and n 12n billion.
12) Lossn of n indigenousn culturesn isn accompanied n byn lossn of n uniquen understandingn of n nature.
⊚n true
⊚n false
13) Ann important n reasonn forn determiningn then sizen ofnansociety'sn ecologicaln footprint nisntond
eterminen then sustainabilityn of n itsn lifestyle.
⊚n true
⊚n false
14) Onen of n then earliest n modelsn forn conservationn inn thenUnitednStatesn wasn based n onn utilitariann cons
ervation,n forn whichn naturen wasn conservednnot ntonprotect nbiodiversity,n butntonproviden jobsn and n r
esources.
⊚n true
⊚n false
15) Then first n Nobeln Prizen forn environmentaln actionn wasn awarded
A) inn 1912n ton Johnn Muir.
B) inn 1973n ton David n Brower.
C) inn 2004n ton Wangarin Maathai.
D) inn 1935n ton Aldon Leopold.
16) Theren isn concernn overn then continued nabilityn tonproviden adequaten foodnforn ourngrowingnp
opulationn because
A) 2/3n of n alln agriculturaln landsn show n signsn of n degradation.
B) theren isn littlen corporaten interest n inn food n production.
C) agriculturen hasn not n benefited n fromn modernn technologicaln advancements.
D) theren isn littlen knowledgen about n how n ton farm.
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, 17) Then word n "environment"n comesn fromn an Frenchn word n that n means
A) life
B) nature
C) wildlife
D) home
E) ton surround
18) Environmentaln sciencen isn an .
A) narrowlyn defined n set n of n physical,n life,n and n socialn sciences
B) theoreticaln approachn inn interpretingn then environment
C) wayn ton seen then world n inn scientificn terms
D) systematicn approachn inn learningn about n then environment
E) specialn set n of n problem-solvingn skills
19) Most n environmentaln problemsn result n from
A) politicaln differences
B) complex,n interrelated n problems
C) technologicalndevelopment nproblems
D) globaln warming
E) urbann degradation
20) Whichn of n then followingn isn not n truen of n then termn environment?
A) Environment n includesn ourn culture.
B) Then environment n includesn then biosphere.
C) Then environment n includesn politicaln and n socialn systems.
D) Then environment n hasn issuesn forn whichn theren aren non remedies.
E) Thenenvironment n includesn then relationshipsn betweenn organisms.
21) Then fundamentaln basisn of n environmentaln sciencen asn an disciplinen isn the
A) historyn of n then usen of n naturaln resources
B) diversityn of n lifen onn then Earth
C) humann impact n onn then Earth
D) pollutionn onn then Earth
E) futuren usen of n naturaln resources
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