Chapter 1 Test Review #2

Sunlight, air, forests, minerals, and water are all _______________.

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• fake resources

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the environment is called ______________.

• pollution

• biodegradable

• natural resources

• resource depletion

When the last member of a species dies, ____________________ is said to have occurred.

• extinction

• biodiversity

• pollution

• biodegradable

Copper ore, petroleum, and diamonds are all ___________________.

• nonrenewable resources

• man-made resources

• renewable resources

• sustainable

A science that examines how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment is called ____________________.

• ecology

• environmental science

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

During the _________________________ period in history, humans lived in moving tribes and used fires to clear prairie habitat for hunting.

• hunter-gatherer

• industrial revolution

• agricultural revolution

• extinction

During the _________________________ period in history, plants and animals were domesticated and human populations grew rapidly.

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

• hunter-gathering

• biodiversity

Rapid population growth, poverty, and reduced life expectancy are all characteristic of ____________________ countries.

• developing

• developed

• sustainable

• biodegradable

The applied science that focuses on the environmental effects of human activities is called _________________________.

• environmental science

• ecology

• natural resources

• extinction

The current use of our earth’s resources are not________________ whcih means that our use of the resources cannot be maintained over a long period of time.

• sustainable

• biodiversity

• ecology

• extinction