ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
assesses the human well-being of nations based on health, education, and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality, happiness - CORRECT-ANSWERSHuman Development Index
(HDI)
a benefit provided to humans by natural systems - CORRECT-ANSWERSecosystem service
the value of everything produced by a country in a year - CORRECT-ANSWERSGross Domestic
Product (GDP)
gross domestic product overall is increasing or decreasing?
,gross domestic product per capita is increasing or decreasing? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSincreasing
increasing
started the green revolution, increased food production per hectare with modern fertilizer to
combat population growth - CORRECT-ANSWERSNorman Borlaug
amt of land per person has decreased but food production per hectare has increased (due to
technology aka fertilizer), so human health and well being has improved - CORRECT-
ANSWERSenvironmentalists paradox
"technology can always substitute for natural systems" - CORRECT-ANSWERStechnological
optimism
,"there are limits to the ability of technology to substitute for natural systems" - CORRECT-
ANSWERStechnological pessimism
first conservationist president, also poached a rhino? - CORRECT-ANSWERSteddy Roosevelt
book (and author) that began the modern environmental movement; warned of the dangers of
pesticides and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US - CORRECT-ANSWERSSilent Spring by
Rachel Carson
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs - CORRECT-ANSWERSsustainability
3 S's - CORRECT-ANSWERSscience sustainability stewardship
, development or progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs - CORRECT-ANSWERSsustainable development
improvement of human well-being - CORRECT-ANSWERSdevelopment
developed countries are more concerned with ____________ - CORRECT-
ANSWERSenvironmental sustainability
developing countries are more concerned with ____________ - CORRECT-
ANSWERSeconomic development
sustainable solutions must be: - CORRECT-ANSWERSeconomically feasible
socially desirable
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
assesses the human well-being of nations based on health, education, and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality, happiness - CORRECT-ANSWERSHuman Development Index
(HDI)
a benefit provided to humans by natural systems - CORRECT-ANSWERSecosystem service
the value of everything produced by a country in a year - CORRECT-ANSWERSGross Domestic
Product (GDP)
gross domestic product overall is increasing or decreasing?
,gross domestic product per capita is increasing or decreasing? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSincreasing
increasing
started the green revolution, increased food production per hectare with modern fertilizer to
combat population growth - CORRECT-ANSWERSNorman Borlaug
amt of land per person has decreased but food production per hectare has increased (due to
technology aka fertilizer), so human health and well being has improved - CORRECT-
ANSWERSenvironmentalists paradox
"technology can always substitute for natural systems" - CORRECT-ANSWERStechnological
optimism
,"there are limits to the ability of technology to substitute for natural systems" - CORRECT-
ANSWERStechnological pessimism
first conservationist president, also poached a rhino? - CORRECT-ANSWERSteddy Roosevelt
book (and author) that began the modern environmental movement; warned of the dangers of
pesticides and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US - CORRECT-ANSWERSSilent Spring by
Rachel Carson
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs - CORRECT-ANSWERSsustainability
3 S's - CORRECT-ANSWERSscience sustainability stewardship
, development or progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs - CORRECT-ANSWERSsustainable development
improvement of human well-being - CORRECT-ANSWERSdevelopment
developed countries are more concerned with ____________ - CORRECT-
ANSWERSenvironmental sustainability
developing countries are more concerned with ____________ - CORRECT-
ANSWERSeconomic development
sustainable solutions must be: - CORRECT-ANSWERSeconomically feasible
socially desirable
