Quiz 1.2

Section: The Environment and Society

MATCHING

In the space provided, write the letter of the term that best matches the description.

a. cost/benefit analysis

b. sustainability

c. “Tragedy of the Commons”

d. developed nation

e. law of supply and demand

_______ 1. “If I don’t use this resource, someone else will.”

_______ 2. helps determine a product’s worth

_______ 3. may be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution

_______ 4. diverse individual economies

_______ 5. human needs may be met indefinitely

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the one best response. Write the letter of that choice in the space provided.

_______ 6. What represents Earth’s “modern commons”?

a. shared natural resources c. threatened species

b. protected grasslands d. unpolluted habitats

_______ 7. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined but the demand remained the same?

a. Oil prices would drop. c. Oil usage would drop.

b. Oil prices would increase. d. Oil usage would increase.

_______ 8. An ecological footprint is the

a. mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth.

b. number of animals a person has killed.

c. amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.

d. number of trees people cut down.

_______ 9. Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

a. lower health standards. c. greater personal wealth.

b. faster-growing populations. d. declining populations.

______ 10. Which of the following is a “developing” nation?

a. the United States c. Canada

b. France d. Ethiopia