ES Test Chapter 1

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What is the best description of the field of environmental science?

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The interactions of humans with the physical environment and other species.

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What was the unintended consequence of the Sumerians irrigating the Fertile Crescent soil?

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Buildup of salt as irrigation water evaporated.

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What was the resource that was depleted, contributing to the collapse of the Sumerian civilization?

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Fertile soil

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What was the most prominent unintended consequence of the Industrial revolution?

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Increased air and water pollution.

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What is the Tragedy of the Commons?

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Shared (unowned) resources tend to be depleted rapidly as people try to grow wealth.

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Which of these is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons? A developer purchasing a house, then selling it for a higher price later. A business that does not maintain its parking lot, leading to cracks and potholes. Ships releasing pollution into international waters in the ocean. A farmer overgrowing crops on his land, leading to lower yields the next year.

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Ships releasing pollution into international waters in the ocean.

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Classify the resource: Aluminum (metal used to make soda cans). Options: Inexhaustible, Renewable, Nonrenewable but recyclable, Nonrenewable and nonrecyclable.

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Nonrenewable but recyclable

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Classify the resource: Wind. Options: Inexhaustible, Renewable, Nonrenewable but recyclable, Nonrenewable and nonrecyclable.

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Inexhaustible

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Classify the resource: Wood from trees. Options: Inexhaustible, Renewable, Nonrenewable but recyclable, Nonrenewable and nonrecyclable.

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Renewable

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Classify the resource: Fish from the ocean. Options: Inexhaustible, Renewable, Nonrenewable but recyclable, Nonrenewable and nonrecyclable.

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Renewable