NR 435 Exam with Verified Nursing Questions & Answers
Complete Study Guide for Advanced Practice
What does Hans Rosling say is "the only way of really getting world population growth to stop"? -
ANSWER improve child survival
In the TED Talk, Hans Rosling said ____________________ people were added to the world
population between 1960 and 2010. - ANSWER 4 BILLION
About 40 years after the publication of The Population Bomb, Paul and Anne Ehrlich still maintain
that the Earth has a carrying capacity for humans-that Earth's capacity to produce food and
support people is finite. - ANSWER TRUE
Ehrlich said, in his 1994 address in Cairo, "Too Many Rich People" that three factors must be
considered - multiplied - to adequately assess the impact of human population on the planet.
,Select all 3 of the factors from those listed below. - ANSWER damage done by
technologies chosen to supply units of consumption human population size per capita
resource consumption
Paul & Anne Ehrlich described 2 basic kinds of solutions to the population problem - the "Birthrate
Solution" and the "Death Rate Solution". Which of the following is NOT an example of what they
call a "Death Rate Solution"? - ANSWER FAMILY PLANNING
Before Paul Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb was published, there were other warnings about
overpopulation.
One of the earliest warnings was written by Thomas Malthus in the ____________. - ANSWER
1790S
According to the Module reading, approximately __________ of the oceans are heavily impacted by
____________________. - ANSWER 40%; multiple anthropogenic stressors
Which of the following are among the basic sources of soundscape? - ANSWER biophony
香蕉 geophony
One of the very best predictors of Fertility the number of births per female in her lifetime is
____________________________. - ANSWER WANTED Family Size
Huge amounts of old-growth coniferous forests have been converted to timber-
production forests. Which of the following characterizes the newer timber-
production forests? - ANSWER simpler structure reduced species composition
Which of the following forest types is especially vulnerable to decline due to climate change
according to Laurance 2010? - ANSWER Boreal Forests
{TED Talk} Which of the following are examples of real-world changes in biophony from
, Bernie Krause's talk? - ANSWER -before and after Navy fighter jet training near Mono Lake in
California
-before and after 'selective logging' in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Temperate forest ecosystems have suffered even worse destruction than tropical forests. -
ANSWER True
Based on the reading assignment from Laurance (2010), what is emerging as the biggest direct cause
of tropical deforestation? - ANSWER large-scale agriculture
Based on Foley (2011) reading, which of the following is NOT one of the 5 key components of his
integrated solution? - ANSWER Correct shift to 100% organic agricultural practices
Which of the following below are among fishing methods with high bycatch levels? - ANSWER
Dredging
In Lecture this past week, I introduced the concept of metapopulations. Which of the following
metapopulation models below did I mention in class? - ANSWER Source-Sink Metapopulation
Model
SLOSS Metapopulation Model
Island-Mainland Metapopulation Model
Classic Metapopulation Model / Levins' Model
In developed countries ~30-40% of total food produced is lost before it ever reaches the market. -
ANSWER False - After
Veta La Palma is a sustainable aquafeeds suspended culture farm. - ANSWER False
{from Dan Barber's TED Talk} The following was a key measure of success for the Spain fish farm
(Veta La Palma). - ANSWER Health of the Birds
Complete Study Guide for Advanced Practice
What does Hans Rosling say is "the only way of really getting world population growth to stop"? -
ANSWER improve child survival
In the TED Talk, Hans Rosling said ____________________ people were added to the world
population between 1960 and 2010. - ANSWER 4 BILLION
About 40 years after the publication of The Population Bomb, Paul and Anne Ehrlich still maintain
that the Earth has a carrying capacity for humans-that Earth's capacity to produce food and
support people is finite. - ANSWER TRUE
Ehrlich said, in his 1994 address in Cairo, "Too Many Rich People" that three factors must be
considered - multiplied - to adequately assess the impact of human population on the planet.
,Select all 3 of the factors from those listed below. - ANSWER damage done by
technologies chosen to supply units of consumption human population size per capita
resource consumption
Paul & Anne Ehrlich described 2 basic kinds of solutions to the population problem - the "Birthrate
Solution" and the "Death Rate Solution". Which of the following is NOT an example of what they
call a "Death Rate Solution"? - ANSWER FAMILY PLANNING
Before Paul Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb was published, there were other warnings about
overpopulation.
One of the earliest warnings was written by Thomas Malthus in the ____________. - ANSWER
1790S
According to the Module reading, approximately __________ of the oceans are heavily impacted by
____________________. - ANSWER 40%; multiple anthropogenic stressors
Which of the following are among the basic sources of soundscape? - ANSWER biophony
香蕉 geophony
One of the very best predictors of Fertility the number of births per female in her lifetime is
____________________________. - ANSWER WANTED Family Size
Huge amounts of old-growth coniferous forests have been converted to timber-
production forests. Which of the following characterizes the newer timber-
production forests? - ANSWER simpler structure reduced species composition
Which of the following forest types is especially vulnerable to decline due to climate change
according to Laurance 2010? - ANSWER Boreal Forests
{TED Talk} Which of the following are examples of real-world changes in biophony from
, Bernie Krause's talk? - ANSWER -before and after Navy fighter jet training near Mono Lake in
California
-before and after 'selective logging' in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Temperate forest ecosystems have suffered even worse destruction than tropical forests. -
ANSWER True
Based on the reading assignment from Laurance (2010), what is emerging as the biggest direct cause
of tropical deforestation? - ANSWER large-scale agriculture
Based on Foley (2011) reading, which of the following is NOT one of the 5 key components of his
integrated solution? - ANSWER Correct shift to 100% organic agricultural practices
Which of the following below are among fishing methods with high bycatch levels? - ANSWER
Dredging
In Lecture this past week, I introduced the concept of metapopulations. Which of the following
metapopulation models below did I mention in class? - ANSWER Source-Sink Metapopulation
Model
SLOSS Metapopulation Model
Island-Mainland Metapopulation Model
Classic Metapopulation Model / Levins' Model
In developed countries ~30-40% of total food produced is lost before it ever reaches the market. -
ANSWER False - After
Veta La Palma is a sustainable aquafeeds suspended culture farm. - ANSWER False
{from Dan Barber's TED Talk} The following was a key measure of success for the Spain fish farm
(Veta La Palma). - ANSWER Health of the Birds
