Question 1

Poverty,pollution,water shortages,and degradation of biodiversity are the major causes of most current environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why are pollution cleanup efforts ineffective?

Accepted Answer

A)  they often transfer pollutants from one part of the environment to another 
B)  we lack technology to clean up most pollution 
C)  too much effort and funding is focused on pollution prevention 
D)  because efforts are only effective with nonpoint sources, not point sources 
A)  they often transfer pollutants from one part of the environment to another 
B)  we lack technology to clean up most pollution 
C)  too much effort and funding is focused on pollution prevention 
D)  because efforts are only effective with nonpoint sources, not point sources

Question 3

Non-renewable resources include _______________ resources such as oil and natural gas that cannot be recycled.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Non-renewable resources include _______________ resources such as...

Question 4

Pollution cleanup is considered a short-term solution if population and consumption levels grow without corresponding improvement in pollution control technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

____________________ growth increases at a constant rate per unit time and may appear to start slowly,but it soon grows to enormous numbers as additional growth continues to be added to the earlier growth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ growth increases at a constant rate...

Question 6

If you have more than five credit cards and shop when you are depressed,you may have ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If you have more than five credit...

Question 7

Which statement characterizes economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is an increase in the capacity of a country to provide people with goods and services 
B)  it is encouraged by increased consumption per capita 
C)  it is encouraged by population growth 
D)  it is the improvement of living standards by economic growth 
A)  it is an increase in the capacity of a country to provide people with goods and services 
B)  it is encouraged by increased consumption per capita 
C)  it is encouraged by population growth 
D)  it is the improvement of living standards by economic growth

Question 8

Which term defines the market value of goods and services produced in a country for use within a year (expressed in dollars)?

Accepted Answer

A)  gross domestic product 
B)  gross national product 
C)  per capita GNP 
D)  per capita GDP 
A)  gross domestic product 
B)  gross national product 
C)  per capita GNP 
D)  per capita GDP

Question 9

What is NOT one of the four major preventable health problems that many of the world's desperately poor children die prematurely from?

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  malnutrition 
C)  infectious conditions like diarrhea 
D)  respiratory disease from the indoor burning of wood and coal 
A)  AIDS 
B)  malnutrition 
C)  infectious conditions like diarrhea 
D)  respiratory disease from the indoor burning of wood and coal

Question 10

What does the discipline of ecology study?

Accepted Answer

A)  relationships between organisms and their environment 
B)  how endangered plants are cultivated 
C)  how animals behave and breed 
D)  the mechanisms of global climate change 
A)  relationships between organisms and their environment 
B)  how endangered plants are cultivated 
C)  how animals behave and breed 
D)  the mechanisms of global climate change

Question 11

Which statement characterizes developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  they include the United States, Canada, Japan, and the former Soviet Union 
B)  they have high average GNPs per person 
C)  they make up about one-tenth of the world's population 
D)  they use about 12% of the world's resources 
A)  they include the United States, Canada, Japan, and the former Soviet Union 
B)  they have high average GNPs per person 
C)  they make up about one-tenth of the world's population 
D)  they use about 12% of the world's resources

Question 12

Which statement characterizes developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  they make up 17% of the world's population 
B)  they are primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 
C)  they have low to moderate GNPs per person 
D)  they experience annual population growth of about 16% 
A)  they make up 17% of the world's population 
B)  they are primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 
C)  they have low to moderate GNPs per person 
D)  they experience annual population growth of about 16%

Question 13

The per capita ecological footprint is the availability of productive land and usable water to support the population with no consideration for environmental impact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

___________________ ____________________ economic development promotes beneficial and benign economic activities while discouraging environmentally harmful economic activities.

Accepted Answer

Environmen

Question 15

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a lack of agricultural sustenance available for the common (poor)people in a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Considering that access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are required for health,what percentage of the problems illustrated in Figure 1-10 represent direct health-related problems?

Accepted Answer

(2.5 + 0.7

Question 17

How can sustainable development be distinguished from economic development in terms of its emphasis?

Accepted Answer

A)  intergenerational equity 
B)  setting limits on human population growth 
C)  meeting the needs of people 
D)  use of economic systems and the earth's resources 
A)  intergenerational equity 
B)  setting limits on human population growth 
C)  meeting the needs of people 
D)  use of economic systems and the earth's resources

Question 18

Decreasing population growth in developed countries will decrease resource consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Figure 1-10
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-What is the percentage of the world's population that does not have adequate sanitation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 1-10
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Question 20

Which statement best illustrates the tragedy of the commons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irrigated cropland can be ruined by salinization. 
B)  Some levels of pollution are life threatening. 
C)  Some activities harm the environment, but others do not. 
D)  A factory pollutes a river as much as the law allows. 
A)  Irrigated cropland can be ruined by salinization. 
B)  Some levels of pollution are life threatening. 
C)  Some activities harm the environment, but others do not. 
D)  A factory pollutes a river as much as the law allows.

Exam 1: Environmental Problems: an Introduction and Overview

Poverty,pollution,water shortages,and degradation of biodiversity are the major causes of most current environmental problems.

Why are pollution cleanup efforts ineffective?

Non-renewable resources include _______________ resources such as oil and natural gas that cannot be recycled.

Pollution cleanup is considered a short-term solution if population and consumption levels grow without corresponding improvement in pollution control technology.

____________________ growth increases at a constant rate per unit time and may appear to start slowly,but it soon grows to enormous numbers as additional growth continues to be added to the earlier growth.

If you have more than five credit cards and shop when you are depressed,you may have ____________________.

Which statement characterizes economic development?

Which term defines the market value of goods and services produced in a country for use within a year (expressed in dollars)?

What is NOT one of the four major preventable health problems that many of the world's desperately poor children die prematurely from?

What does the discipline of ecology study?

Which statement characterizes developing countries?

Which statement characterizes developed countries?

The per capita ecological footprint is the availability of productive land and usable water to support the population with no consideration for environmental impact.

___________________ ____________________ economic development promotes beneficial and benign economic activities while discouraging environmentally harmful economic activities.

The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a lack of agricultural sustenance available for the common (poor)people in a country.

Considering that access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are required for health,what percentage of the problems illustrated in Figure 1-10 represent direct health-related problems?

How can sustainable development be distinguished from economic development in terms of its emphasis?

Decreasing population growth in developed countries will decrease resource consumption.

Figure 1-10 ​ -What is the percentage of the world's population that does not have adequate sanitation?

Which statement best illustrates the tragedy of the commons?

Environmental History: Learning From the Past

Science, systems, matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They, and How Do They Work

Evolution and Biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Community Ecology

Population Ecology

Applying Population Ecology: the Human Population

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food and Soil Resources

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Risk,toxicology,and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Change and Ozone Loss

Water Pollution

Pest Management

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Sustainable Cities

Economics, environment, and Sustainability

Politics, environment, and Sustainability

Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

Filters

_ __ economic development promotes beneficial and benign economic activities while discouraging environmentally harmful economic activities.

Figure 1-10 -What is the percentage of the world's population that does not have adequate sanitation?