Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a problem being addressed by environmental scientists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finding resources for a human population growing at almost 80 million people a year. 
B)  Providing clean drinking water. 
C)  Assessing and finding solutions to climate change. 
D)  Creating processes that promote sustainability in everyday life. 
E)  Creating a better transportation system for food distribution to the populace. 
A)  Finding resources for a human population growing at almost 80 million people a year. 
B)  Providing clean drinking water. 
C)  Assessing and finding solutions to climate change. 
D)  Creating processes that promote sustainability in everyday life. 
E)  Creating a better transportation system for food distribution to the populace.

Question 2

The branch of philosophy concerned with the distinction between right and wrong and the ultimate worth of actions of things is

Accepted Answer

A)  Values 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Morals 
D)  Attitudes 
E)  Characters 
A)  Values 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Morals 
D)  Attitudes 
E)  Characters

Question 3

If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need __________ more planets to support everyone.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight 
A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight

Question 4

Proponents of sustainable development argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  All development has environmental costs 
B)  Development is less important than the environment 
C)  Development can proceed with minimal costs to the environment 
D)  The environment is less important than development 
E)  Development does not cause environmental damage 
A)  All development has environmental costs 
B)  Development is less important than the environment 
C)  Development can proceed with minimal costs to the environment 
D)  The environment is less important than development 
E)  Development does not cause environmental damage

Question 5

The National Park Service reflects a ________ approach while the Forest Service reflects a ________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  Biocentric preservationist; pragmatic utilitarian conservationist 
B)  Global environmentalist; cornucopian 
C)  Pragmatic resource conservationist; moral and aesthetic preservationist 
D)  Cornucopian; global environmentalist 
E)  Pragmatic utilitarian conservation; biocentric preservation 
A)  Biocentric preservationist; pragmatic utilitarian conservationist 
B)  Global environmentalist; cornucopian 
C)  Pragmatic resource conservationist; moral and aesthetic preservationist 
D)  Cornucopian; global environmentalist 
E)  Pragmatic utilitarian conservation; biocentric preservation

Question 6

The Mineral King Valley court case is important in environmental history because it was a case that argued for the

Accepted Answer

A)  Inherent value of trees, rocks, and wildlife 
B)  Instrumental value of trees, rocks, and wildlife 
C)  Status of moral agents for trees, rocks, and wildlife 
D)  Sustainable development of the area 
E)  Moral consideration of sentient things 
A)  Inherent value of trees, rocks, and wildlife 
B)  Instrumental value of trees, rocks, and wildlife 
C)  Status of moral agents for trees, rocks, and wildlife 
D)  Sustainable development of the area 
E)  Moral consideration of sentient things

Question 7

Environmental justice can be seen as

Accepted Answer

A)  The power to make laws for a just society 
B)  An issue that is of special interest to the global community 
C)  Teaching the values of the environment to improve living standards for people 
D)  A local issue central to the middle class citizens in the United States 
E)  Both a local and an international issue 
A)  The power to make laws for a just society 
B)  An issue that is of special interest to the global community 
C)  Teaching the values of the environment to improve living standards for people 
D)  A local issue central to the middle class citizens in the United States 
E)  Both a local and an international issue

Question 8

Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in industrialized countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fossil fuels 
B)  Wind 
C)  Hydroelectric power 
D)  Solar 
A)  Fossil fuels 
B)  Wind 
C)  Hydroelectric power 
D)  Solar

Question 9

A(n) ___________ is a tabulation of the demands placed on nature by individuals or nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological footprint 
B)  quantitative analysis value 
C)  world biocapacity 
D)  land area resource ratio 
A)  ecological footprint 
B)  quantitative analysis value 
C)  world biocapacity 
D)  land area resource ratio

Question 10

Lead poisoning in children is an example that exemplifies the problem of ___________ for minority children in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental racism 
B)  Inadequate nutrition 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Sanitary conditions 
E)  Inadequate healthcare 
A)  Environmental racism 
B)  Inadequate nutrition 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Sanitary conditions 
E)  Inadequate healthcare

Question 11

The text suggests there is not a strong connection between poverty and environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing fuel to burn 
B)  High biodiversity 
C)  Water purification 
D)  Production of food 
E)  Decomposition of waste 
A)  Providing fuel to burn 
B)  High biodiversity 
C)  Water purification 
D)  Production of food 
E)  Decomposition of waste

Question 13

The term "toxic colonialism" has been used in describing

Accepted Answer

A)  Lax environmental regulations for toxic wastes 
B)  The exportation of toxic wastes to poor communities 
C)  Rulings that toxins must not be exported to wealthy nations 
D)  The high level of toxic waste production by wealthy nations 
E)  The high level of toxic pesticide use by wealthy nations 
A)  Lax environmental regulations for toxic wastes 
B)  The exportation of toxic wastes to poor communities 
C)  Rulings that toxins must not be exported to wealthy nations 
D)  The high level of toxic waste production by wealthy nations 
E)  The high level of toxic pesticide use by wealthy nations

Question 14

Pollution problems

Accepted Answer

A)  Are relatively new concerns 
B)  Identify the era of global environmentalism 
C)  Were recognized at least as early as the eleventh century 
D)  Are the main issues for technological optimists 
A)  Are relatively new concerns 
B)  Identify the era of global environmentalism 
C)  Were recognized at least as early as the eleventh century 
D)  Are the main issues for technological optimists

Question 15

The first Nobel Prize for environmental action was awarded

Accepted Answer

A)  in 1912 to John Muir. 
B)  in 1973 to David Brower. 
C)  in 2004 to Wangari Maathai. 
D)  in 1935 to Aldo Leopold. 
A)  in 1912 to John Muir. 
B)  in 1973 to David Brower. 
C)  in 2004 to Wangari Maathai. 
D)  in 1935 to Aldo Leopold.

Question 16

The world's poorest people typically _______________ environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cause the most 
B)  Are victims and causes of 
C)  Are unaffected by 
D)  Don't really care about 
E)  Are ignorant of 
A)  Cause the most 
B)  Are victims and causes of 
C)  Are unaffected by 
D)  Don't really care about 
E)  Are ignorant of

Question 17

In the fourth century B.C., the philosopher Plato wrote of the erosion and deforestation that _________ Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)  Would one day plague 
B)  Were caused by the excessive population in 
C)  Were prevalent in countries outside of 
D)  Had been a problem that was now resolved in 
E)  Had stripped the fine soils and forests of 
A)  Would one day plague 
B)  Were caused by the excessive population in 
C)  Were prevalent in countries outside of 
D)  Had been a problem that was now resolved in 
E)  Had stripped the fine soils and forests of

Question 18

Which of the following factors will not lead to violent conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial antagonisms 
B)  Access to water 
C)  Natural resource degradation 
D)  Religious conflicts 
E)  All of these are factors that can lead to violent conflicts 
A)  Racial antagonisms 
B)  Access to water 
C)  Natural resource degradation 
D)  Religious conflicts 
E)  All of these are factors that can lead to violent conflicts

Question 19

The world's population is now more than

Accepted Answer

A)  70 million 
B)  70 billion 
C)  7 billion 
D)  700 million 
E)  20 million 
A)  70 million 
B)  70 billion 
C)  7 billion 
D)  700 million 
E)  20 million

Question 20

Modern environmentalism, in part led by David Brower and Barry Commoner, is becoming well established in the United States. One of the main reasons for this is probably the ___________ in the modern movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasis on technological remedies 
B)  Interconnected nature of our global village 
C)  Combination of activism and research 
D)  Emphasis on impending doom 
E)  Greatly expanded international communications 
A)  Emphasis on technological remedies 
B)  Interconnected nature of our global village 
C)  Combination of activism and research 
D)  Emphasis on impending doom 
E)  Greatly expanded international communications

Exam 1: Understanding Our Environment

Which of the following is NOT a problem being addressed by environmental scientists?

The branch of philosophy concerned with the distinction between right and wrong and the ultimate worth of actions of things is

If everyone in the world lived a lifestyle similar to the average U.S. citizen we would need __________ more planets to support everyone.

Proponents of sustainable development argue that

The National Park Service reflects a ________ approach while the Forest Service reflects a ________ approach.

The Mineral King Valley court case is important in environmental history because it was a case that argued for the

Environmental justice can be seen as

Which of the following presently provides 80 percent of the energy used in industrialized countries?

A(n) ___________ is a tabulation of the demands placed on nature by individuals or nations.

Lead poisoning in children is an example that exemplifies the problem of ___________ for minority children in the United States.

The text suggests there is not a strong connection between poverty and environmental degradation.

Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem service?

The term "toxic colonialism" has been used in describing

Pollution problems

The first Nobel Prize for environmental action was awarded

The world's poorest people typically _______________ environmental degradation.

In the fourth century B.C., the philosopher Plato wrote of the erosion and deforestation that _________ Greece.

Which of the following factors will not lead to violent conflicts?

The world's population is now more than

Modern environmentalism, in part led by David Brower and Barry Commoner, is becoming well established in the United States. One of the main reasons for this is probably the ___________ in the modern movement.

Principles of Science and Systems

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

Filters

The National Park Service reflects a approach while the Forest Service reflects a approach.