Chapter 1 Test Review #1

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

During the _____ period(s), humans altered their habitats.

• hunter-gatherer

• agricultural revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• All of the above

The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

• overhunting of large mammals

• shift in the use of fossil fuels

• improved quality of life

• growth of cities

Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

• Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.

• Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.

• Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common.

• Both (a) and (b)

A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the

• interaction among living things.

• use of natural resources.

• influence of humans on the environment.

• Both (a) and (b)

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

• oil prices would drop

• oil prices would increase

• oil usage would drop

• oil usage would increase

An ecological footprint is the

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

• number of animals a person has killed.

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

• number of trees people cut down.

Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

• lower health standards.

• faster-growing populations.

• greater personal wealth.

• less infrastructure.

Which of the following is an example of a developing nation?

• the United States

• France

• Canada

• Ethiopia

A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.

• Indonesia

• China

• England

• India