Unit 1 Intro to Environmental Science Review

during the agricultural revolution

• plants and animals were domesticated

• fossil fuel use increased

• human populations decreased due to disease

• both a and c

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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.

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Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?

• hunter-gatherer period

• agricultural revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Both (a) and (c

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Tragedy of the Commons refers to what environmental challenge?

• protecting shared resources

• curbing overpopulation

• perserving biodiversity

• preventing pollution

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compared to developing nations, developed nations have

• lower health standards

• faster growing populations

• greater personal wealth

• higher health standards

these are examples from the medical revolution that help to prevent the spread of disease

• plastics

• fertilizers

• vaccines

• pesticides

The variety of genetic variation, variety of

species in a community, or a variety of

communities in an ecosystem

• biodiversity

• tragedy of the commons

• sustainability

• agricultural revolution

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What is the main goal of sustainability?

• use resources faster than they are created

• prevent humans from using resources

• share common places

• Conserve resources in a way that human populations can survive indefinitely

What is urbanization?

• the shift of people from poor countries to rich countries

• the shift of people from rural to urban areas

• the shift away from cities to the country

• the shift of people from developed to developing countries

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What is considered "commons"?

• a farmers land

• your cell phone

• the ocean

• your house