,TEST’.BANK
Environmental’.Science’.A’.Global’.Concern’.16/E’.William’.Cunningham
CH’.01.’.Understanding’.Our’.Environment.
1) To‘.say‘.that‘.environmental‘.science‘.is‘.mission‘.oriented‘.means‘.it‘.is
A) a‘.highly‘.organized‘.endeavor.
B) essentially‘.an‘.information‘.gathering‘.endeavor.
C) oriented‘.toward‘.solving‘.problems.
D) designed‘.to‘.understand‘.relationships.
2) If‘.everyone‘.in‘.the‘.world‘.lived‘.a‘.lifestyle‘.similar‘.to‘.the‘.average‘.U.S.‘.citizen‘.we‘.would‘.need
more‘.planets‘.to‘.support‘.everyone.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
3) About‘.
of‘.the‘.world's‘.people‘.currently‘.lack‘.access‘.to‘.clean‘.water,‘.adequate‘.d
iet,‘.basic‘.sanitation,‘.and‘.other‘.essential‘.needs.
A) 100‘.million
B) 300‘.million
C) 700‘.million
D) 1.4‘.billion
4) Sustainable‘.development‘.means
A) improving‘.people's‘.lives‘.in‘.the‘.present‘.in‘.a‘.way‘.that‘.can‘.continue‘.far‘.into‘.the‘.future.
B) providing‘.ever-increasing‘.amounts‘.of‘.adequate‘.housing.
C) continued‘.growth‘.indefinitely‘.as‘.long‘.as‘.it‘.can‘.be‘.paid‘.off.
D) utilizing‘.an‘.ever-increasing‘.quantity‘.of‘.natural‘.resources.
5) The‘.earliest‘.documented‘.recognition‘.that‘.misuse‘.of‘.the‘.natural‘.environment‘.can‘.have‘.n
asty‘.consequences‘.was
A) George‘.Perkins‘.Marsh's‘.1864‘.publication‘.of‘.Man’.and’.Nature.
B) Rachel‘.Carson's‘.Silent’.Spring,‘.alerting‘.the‘.public‘.to‘.the‘.dangers‘.of‘.pollution‘.in‘.1962.
C) Roosevelt's‘.warnings‘.about‘.overuse‘.a‘.century‘.ago.
D) Plato's‘.writings‘.2500‘.years‘.ago.
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,6) Which‘.of‘.the‘.following‘.presently‘.provides‘.80‘.percent‘.of‘.the‘.energy‘.used‘.in‘.industriali
zed‘.countries?
A) fossil‘.fuels
B) wind
C) hydroelectric‘.power
D) solar
7) The‘.position‘.that‘.nature‘.deserves‘.to‘.be‘.protected‘.in‘.its‘.own‘.right‘.is‘.called
A) biocentric‘.preservation.
B) utilitarian‘.conservation.
C) environmentalism.
D) global‘.environmentalism.
8) constitutes‘.4.6‘.percent‘.of‘.the‘.world's‘.people‘.yet‘.produces‘.about‘.50‘.percent‘.o
f‘.all‘.toxic‘.waste.
A) China
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) The‘.United‘.States
9) The‘.text‘.suggests‘.there‘.is‘.not‘.a‘.strong‘.connection‘.between‘.poverty‘.and‘.environme
ntal‘.degradation.
⊚’ . true
⊚’ . false
10) Most‘.people‘.agree‘.that‘.global‘.climate‘.change‘.is‘.not‘.a‘.real‘.environmental‘.threat.
⊚’ . true
⊚’ . false
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, 11) By‘.2050,‘.the‘.earth‘.is‘.projected‘.to‘.have‘.a‘.population‘.between
A) 8‘.and‘.10‘.billion.
B) 7‘.and‘.8‘.billion.
C) 8‘.and‘.9‘.billion.
D) 10‘.and‘.12‘.billion.
12) Loss‘.of‘.indigenous‘.cultures‘.is‘.accompanied‘.by‘.loss‘.of‘.unique‘.understanding‘.of‘.nature.
⊚’ . true
⊚’ . false
13) An‘.important‘.reason‘.for‘.determining‘.the‘.size‘.of‘.a‘.society's‘.ecological‘.footprint‘.i
s‘.to‘.determine‘.the‘.sustainability‘.of‘.its‘.lifestyle.
⊚’ . true
⊚’ . false
14) One‘.of‘.the‘.earliest‘.models‘.for‘.conservation‘.in‘.the‘.United‘.States‘.was‘.based‘.on‘.utilitaria
n‘.conservation,‘.for‘.which‘.nature‘.was‘.conserved‘.not‘.to‘.protect‘.biodiversity,‘.but‘.to‘.provid
e‘.jobs‘.and‘.resources.
⊚’ . true
⊚’ . false
15) The‘.first‘.Nobel‘.Prize‘.for‘.environmental‘.action‘.was‘.awarded
A) in‘.1912‘.to‘.John‘.Muir.
B) in‘.1973‘.to‘.David‘.Brower.
C) in‘.2004‘.to‘.Wangari‘.Maathai.
D) in‘.1935‘.to‘.Aldo‘.Leopold.
16) There‘.is‘.concern‘.over‘.the‘.continued‘.ability‘.to‘.provide‘.adequate‘.food‘.for‘.our‘.gro
wing‘.population‘.because
A) 2/3‘.of‘.all‘.agricultural‘.lands‘.show‘.signs‘.of‘.degradation.
B) there‘.is‘.little‘.corporate‘.interest‘.in‘.food‘.production.
C) agriculture‘.has‘.not‘.benefited‘.from‘.modern‘.technological‘.advancements.
D) there‘.is‘.little‘.knowledge‘.about‘.how‘.to‘.farm.
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