Chapter 1 Review

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forests

• people

• buildings

• all of these

A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n)

• environmentalist

• ecological footprint.

• peer reviewer.

• environmental scientist.

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• ecological

• sustainable

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• crude oil

• coal

• wind energy

• copper

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy

• sunlight

• coal

• geothermal energy

What is the main principle of environmental science that is NOT found in the other sciences?

• chemical changes

• impact of humans on the environment

• organism interactions

• gravitational effect on runoff

What is the goal of environmental science?

• to study living things

• to better understand chemical interactions

• to understand and solve environmental problems

• to study the physical properties around us

Other than the domestication of plants and animals, what was an important characteristic of the Agricultural Revolution?

• Humans continued a nomadic life-style.

• Humans had no effect on the environment.

• Humans used machines to increase the production of goods.

• Humans began settling into villages, towns, or cities.

The ____ was a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

• overhunting of large mammals

• shift to the use of fossil fuels

• domestication of plants and animals.

• beginning to live in small villages.

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

• filling a car with gasoline

• generating electricity using solar panels

• mining metals, such as copper

• burning coal in a power plant