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MATCHINGIn the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.
a. loss of biodiversityb. supply and demandc. “The Tragedy of the Commons”d. agriculturee. developed nationf. environmental scienceg. ecologyh. developing nation i. renewable resource j. sustainability
_______ 1. practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes_______ 2. study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments_______ 3. conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society_______ 4. declining number and variety of the species in an area_______ 5. study of how humans interact with the environment_______ 6. law describing the relationship between an item’s availability and its value._______ 7. characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies_______ 8. characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use, and very low personal wealth_______ 9. state in which a human population can survive indefinitely______ 10. natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes
MULTIPLE CHOICEIn the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question.
______ 11. Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?a. physics and chemistry c. social sciencesb. biology and earth science d. all of the above
_____ 12. All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems excepta. loss of biodiversity. c. resource depletion.b. overpopulation. d. pollution.
______ 13. During the period of human history known as the, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.a. Industrial Revolution c. “Tragedy of the Commons”b. agricultural revolution d. hunter-gatherer period
______ 14. Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?a. People lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinctb. Domesticated plants were altered; forest was replaced with farmland.c. Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increasedd. Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields.
______ 15. What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?a. introduce plants to new c. burn prairie to maintainregions grasslandb. over hunt large mammals d. all of the above
______ 16. Developed nations make up about ____________ percent of the world’s population and consume about ___________ percent of its resources.a. 20, 75 c. 75, 20b. 50, 75 d. 75, 50
______ 17. Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?a. preventing pollution c. curbing overpopulationb. preserving biodiversity d. protecting shared resources
______ 18. The ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual?a. land used for crops c. forest area that absorbs pollutionb. land taken up by housing d. all of the above
______ 19. Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?a. greater resource consumption c. negative population growthb. stable resource consumption d. restrictions on technology
______ 20. A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action againsta. those who benefit from the action.b. those who perform the analysis.c. what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay.d. the benefits one expects to receive.
a. loss of biodiversityb. supply and demandc. “The Tragedy of the Commons”d. agriculturee. developed nationf. environmental scienceg. ecologyh. developing nation i. renewable resource j. sustainability
_______ 1. practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes_______ 2. study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments_______ 3. conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society_______ 4. declining number and variety of the species in an area_______ 5. study of how humans interact with the environment_______ 6. law describing the relationship between an item’s availability and its value._______ 7. characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies_______ 8. characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use, and very low personal wealth_______ 9. state in which a human population can survive indefinitely______ 10. natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes
MULTIPLE CHOICEIn the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question.
______ 11. Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?a. physics and chemistry c. social sciencesb. biology and earth science d. all of the above
_____ 12. All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems excepta. loss of biodiversity. c. resource depletion.b. overpopulation. d. pollution.
______ 13. During the period of human history known as the, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.a. Industrial Revolution c. “Tragedy of the Commons”b. agricultural revolution d. hunter-gatherer period
______ 14. Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?a. People lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinctb. Domesticated plants were altered; forest was replaced with farmland.c. Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increasedd. Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields.
______ 15. What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?a. introduce plants to new c. burn prairie to maintainregions grasslandb. over hunt large mammals d. all of the above
______ 16. Developed nations make up about ____________ percent of the world’s population and consume about ___________ percent of its resources.a. 20, 75 c. 75, 20b. 50, 75 d. 75, 50
______ 17. Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?a. preventing pollution c. curbing overpopulationb. preserving biodiversity d. protecting shared resources
______ 18. The ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual?a. land used for crops c. forest area that absorbs pollutionb. land taken up by housing d. all of the above
______ 19. Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?a. greater resource consumption c. negative population growthb. stable resource consumption d. restrictions on technology
______ 20. A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action againsta. those who benefit from the action.b. those who perform the analysis.c. what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay.d. the benefits one expects to receive.
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