10/14/25, 9:02
AM
ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (242)
Human assesses the human well-being of
Development Index nations based on health, education,
(HDI) and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality,
happiness
ecosystem service a benefit provided to humans by natural
systems
Gross Domestic the value of everything produced by a
Product (GDP) country in a year
incre gross domestic product overall is
asin increasing or decreasing?
g gross domestic product per capita is
incre increasing or decreasing?
asin
g
Norman Borlaug started the green revolution,
increased food production per
1/
14
, 10/14/25, 9:02
AM
hectare with modern fertilizer to
combat population growth
amt of land per person has decreased but
environmentalists food production per hectare has
paradox increased (due to technology aka
fertilizer), so human health and
well being has improved
technological "technology can always substitute for
optimism natural systems"
technological "there are limits to the ability of technology
pessimism to substitute for natural systems"
teddy roosevelt first conservationist president, also
poached a rhino?
Silent Spring by book (and author) that began the
Rachel Carson modern environmental movement;
warned of the dangers of pesticides
and lead to the elimination of DDT
in the US
sustainability meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their
own needs
science 3 S's
sustainability
stewardship
2/
14
AM
ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (242)
Human assesses the human well-being of
Development Index nations based on health, education,
(HDI) and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality,
happiness
ecosystem service a benefit provided to humans by natural
systems
Gross Domestic the value of everything produced by a
Product (GDP) country in a year
incre gross domestic product overall is
asin increasing or decreasing?
g gross domestic product per capita is
incre increasing or decreasing?
asin
g
Norman Borlaug started the green revolution,
increased food production per
1/
14
, 10/14/25, 9:02
AM
hectare with modern fertilizer to
combat population growth
amt of land per person has decreased but
environmentalists food production per hectare has
paradox increased (due to technology aka
fertilizer), so human health and
well being has improved
technological "technology can always substitute for
optimism natural systems"
technological "there are limits to the ability of technology
pessimism to substitute for natural systems"
teddy roosevelt first conservationist president, also
poached a rhino?
Silent Spring by book (and author) that began the
Rachel Carson modern environmental movement;
warned of the dangers of pesticides
and lead to the elimination of DDT
in the US
sustainability meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their
own needs
science 3 S's
sustainability
stewardship
2/
14
