TESTmBANKmEnvironmentalmScience m16/EmEldonmEnger
Chapm01:mEnvironmental mInterrelationships
1) Environmentalmsciencemismanminterdisciplinarymarea mof mstudymthat mdealsmwithmallmof mthemfollowi
ngmexcept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
2) Environment mismdefined mas
A) themsurroundingmconditionsmthat maffect morganisms.
B) everythingmthat maffectsmanmorganismmduringmitsmlifetime.
C) allmorganismsmincludingmpeoplemaffectingmmanymcomponents.
D) Moremthanmonemof mthemchoicesmaremcorrect.
E) Nonemof mthemanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
3) Anmecosystemmis
A) themtransitionmzonembetweenmgrassland mand mdesert.
B) amgroupmof minteractivemspeciesmand mtheirmenvironment.
C) ambodymof mfreshwater.
D) themlowland mareamonmeithermsidemof mamriver.
4) Whichmismthemfollowingmismamcorrect mexamplemof minterrelatedness?
A) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->mcoyotesmdeclinem-->mrodentsmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincrease
B) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->melkmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincreasem-->mbeaversm increase
C) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->mcoyotesmdeclinem-->mrodentsmincreasem-->mfoxesmdecrease
D) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->melkmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincreasem-->mbeaversm increasem-
->mwatermflow mstaysmthemsame
5) ThemEarthmSummit mwas
A) themfirst mworldwidemmeetingmdealingmwithmenvironmentalmconcerns.
B) formerlymknownmasmthemUNCED.
C) held minmRiomdemJaneirominm1992.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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,6) Themresult mof mthem1997mKyotomSummit mwasmanminternationalmcommitment mto
A) reducemthemamount mrainforest mlogging.
B) increasemthemamount mof mland mplaced minmconservationmeasement.
C) reducememissionsmof mgreenhousemgases.
D) reducemthemnumbermof moilmspills.
7) Agendam21mwasmanmagreement mby
A) sevenmnationsmtomhalt mCFCmproductionminm1987.
B) 90mnationsmtomenhancemglobalmbiodiversityminm2000.
C) 178mnationsmformcomprehensivemsustainablemdevelopment minm1992.
D) 300mnationsmtomlimit mtrademinmendangered mspeciesminm1985.
8) Themorganizationmof mcollegesmand muniversitiesminmthemUnited mStatesmand mCanadamthat mpromot
esmsustainabilityminmhighermeducationmismcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malariamismwidespread minmtropicalmand msubtropicalmregions, mwithmsomem525m millionmcase
smoccurringmannuallymand mresultingminmonemtomthreemmillionmdeaths,mmainlyminmyoungmchil
dren
A) of mthemQuechuamIndiansminmPeru.
B) inmSub-SaharanmAfrica.
C) of mthemJesuitsminmEurope.
D) of mthempilgrimsminmMassachusetts.
10) AccordingmtomthemWorld mHealthmOrganization,malmost m
of mallmdiseasesmaremcause
d mbymenvironmentalmexposure.
11) Immigrantsmtomneighboringmcountriesmduemtomwar,mfamine,mormnaturalmdisasters
A) aremanmeconomicmburdenmtomhost mcountries.
B) causempoliticalmproblemsminmthemhost mcountries.
C) aremamhumanitarianmproblem.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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,12) ThemSustainablemDevelopment mGoalsmof mthemUnited mNationsminclude
A) endingmpoverty.
B) improvingmhealth.
C) addressingmclimatemchange.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
13) Energymuse
A) hasmbeenmdecliningminmmuchmof mthemworld.
B) ismprimarilymfrommalternativemenergymsources.
C) increased msignificantlyminmthemrichermcountries.
D) includesmmuchmusemof mbiomassminmdevelopingmcountries.
14) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmismanmenvironmentalmeffect mof mglobalization?
A) easymspread mof minvasivemspecies
B) climatemchange
C) increased mproductionmof mfood mformthemworld’smpoor
D) strongermenforcement mof menvironmentalmlawsminmmost mcountries
15) Humanmpopulationmgrowth
A) hasmlittlemaffect monmthemenvironment.
B) hasmdecreased mglobally.
C) contributesmtomenvironmentalmproblems.
D) ismonlymanmenvironmentalmissueminmAsia.
16) Personalmsecuritymincorporates
A) economicmaspects.
B) environmentalmaspects.
C) politicalmaspects.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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, 17) Energymusemhas
A) amcentralmrolemonmenvironmentalmproblems.
B) amminormrolemonmenvironmentalmproblems.
C) ismnot mrelated mtomenvironmentalmissues.
D) ismonlymanmissuemwithmfossilmfuels.
18) Governancemissues
A) havemlittlemimpact monmenvironmentalmissues.
B) onlymimpact minternationalmpolicy.
C) oftenmmakemit mdifficult mtomsolvemenvironmentalmproblems.
D) helpminmsolvingmlocalmbut mnot mnationlalmenvironmentalmissues.
19) Disputesmovermwatermquantitymand mqualitymare
A) limited mtomonlymarid mpartsmof mthemworld.
B) decreasingminmmost mpartsmof mthemworld.
C) ongoingminmmanympartsmof mthemworld.
D) increasingmonlyminmAfrica.
20) Urbanization
A) canmcausemsignificant mpressuremonmthemenvironment.
B) hasmlittlemimpact monmthemenvironment.
C) onlymimpactsmurbanmareas.
D) ismonlymamrealmproblemminmAsia.
21) Environmentalmproblemsmdomnot mnecessarilymcoincidemwith
A) socialmand mpoliticalmdecisions.
B) scientificmlaws.
C) ethicalmrules.
D) organicmchemistry.
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Chapm01:mEnvironmental mInterrelationships
1) Environmentalmsciencemismanminterdisciplinarymarea mof mstudymthat mdealsmwithmallmof mthemfollowi
ngmexcept
A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
2) Environment mismdefined mas
A) themsurroundingmconditionsmthat maffect morganisms.
B) everythingmthat maffectsmanmorganismmduringmitsmlifetime.
C) allmorganismsmincludingmpeoplemaffectingmmanymcomponents.
D) Moremthanmonemof mthemchoicesmaremcorrect.
E) Nonemof mthemanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
3) Anmecosystemmis
A) themtransitionmzonembetweenmgrassland mand mdesert.
B) amgroupmof minteractivemspeciesmand mtheirmenvironment.
C) ambodymof mfreshwater.
D) themlowland mareamonmeithermsidemof mamriver.
4) Whichmismthemfollowingmismamcorrect mexamplemof minterrelatedness?
A) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->mcoyotesmdeclinem-->mrodentsmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincrease
B) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->melkmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincreasem-->mbeaversm increase
C) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->mcoyotesmdeclinem-->mrodentsmincreasem-->mfoxesmdecrease
D) Wolvesmreintroduced m-->melkmdeclinem-->mwillowsmincreasem-->mbeaversm increasem-
->mwatermflow mstaysmthemsame
5) ThemEarthmSummit mwas
A) themfirst mworldwidemmeetingmdealingmwithmenvironmentalmconcerns.
B) formerlymknownmasmthemUNCED.
C) held minmRiomdemJaneirominm1992.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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,6) Themresult mof mthem1997mKyotomSummit mwasmanminternationalmcommitment mto
A) reducemthemamount mrainforest mlogging.
B) increasemthemamount mof mland mplaced minmconservationmeasement.
C) reducememissionsmof mgreenhousemgases.
D) reducemthemnumbermof moilmspills.
7) Agendam21mwasmanmagreement mby
A) sevenmnationsmtomhalt mCFCmproductionminm1987.
B) 90mnationsmtomenhancemglobalmbiodiversityminm2000.
C) 178mnationsmformcomprehensivemsustainablemdevelopment minm1992.
D) 300mnationsmtomlimit mtrademinmendangered mspeciesminm1985.
8) Themorganizationmof mcollegesmand muniversitiesminmthemUnited mStatesmand mCanadamthat mpromot
esmsustainabilityminmhighermeducationmismcalled
A) UNCED.
B) UNESCO.
C) AASHE.
D) STARS.
9) Malariamismwidespread minmtropicalmand msubtropicalmregions, mwithmsomem525m millionmcase
smoccurringmannuallymand mresultingminmonemtomthreemmillionmdeaths,mmainlyminmyoungmchil
dren
A) of mthemQuechuamIndiansminmPeru.
B) inmSub-SaharanmAfrica.
C) of mthemJesuitsminmEurope.
D) of mthempilgrimsminmMassachusetts.
10) AccordingmtomthemWorld mHealthmOrganization,malmost m
of mallmdiseasesmaremcause
d mbymenvironmentalmexposure.
11) Immigrantsmtomneighboringmcountriesmduemtomwar,mfamine,mormnaturalmdisasters
A) aremanmeconomicmburdenmtomhost mcountries.
B) causempoliticalmproblemsminmthemhost mcountries.
C) aremamhumanitarianmproblem.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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,12) ThemSustainablemDevelopment mGoalsmof mthemUnited mNationsminclude
A) endingmpoverty.
B) improvingmhealth.
C) addressingmclimatemchange.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
13) Energymuse
A) hasmbeenmdecliningminmmuchmof mthemworld.
B) ismprimarilymfrommalternativemenergymsources.
C) increased msignificantlyminmthemrichermcountries.
D) includesmmuchmusemof mbiomassminmdevelopingmcountries.
14) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmismanmenvironmentalmeffect mof mglobalization?
A) easymspread mof minvasivemspecies
B) climatemchange
C) increased mproductionmof mfood mformthemworld’smpoor
D) strongermenforcement mof menvironmentalmlawsminmmost mcountries
15) Humanmpopulationmgrowth
A) hasmlittlemaffect monmthemenvironment.
B) hasmdecreased mglobally.
C) contributesmtomenvironmentalmproblems.
D) ismonlymanmenvironmentalmissueminmAsia.
16) Personalmsecuritymincorporates
A) economicmaspects.
B) environmentalmaspects.
C) politicalmaspects.
D) Allmanswermchoicesmaremcorrect.
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, 17) Energymusemhas
A) amcentralmrolemonmenvironmentalmproblems.
B) amminormrolemonmenvironmentalmproblems.
C) ismnot mrelated mtomenvironmentalmissues.
D) ismonlymanmissuemwithmfossilmfuels.
18) Governancemissues
A) havemlittlemimpact monmenvironmentalmissues.
B) onlymimpact minternationalmpolicy.
C) oftenmmakemit mdifficult mtomsolvemenvironmentalmproblems.
D) helpminmsolvingmlocalmbut mnot mnationlalmenvironmentalmissues.
19) Disputesmovermwatermquantitymand mqualitymare
A) limited mtomonlymarid mpartsmof mthemworld.
B) decreasingminmmost mpartsmof mthemworld.
C) ongoingminmmanympartsmof mthemworld.
D) increasingmonlyminmAfrica.
20) Urbanization
A) canmcausemsignificant mpressuremonmthemenvironment.
B) hasmlittlemimpact monmthemenvironment.
C) onlymimpactsmurbanmareas.
D) ismonlymamrealmproblemminmAsia.
21) Environmentalmproblemsmdomnot mnecessarilymcoincidemwith
A) socialmand mpoliticalmdecisions.
B) scientificmlaws.
C) ethicalmrules.
D) organicmchemistry.
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