Ch 1 Intro to Env Sci

What is the science focused on environmental effects of human activities

• ecology

• Environmental Science

• Biology

• Zoology

What is the science focused on interactions between organisms and the non-living environment

• ecology

• environmental science

• botany

• zoology

This term describes the number and variety of species in an area.

• extinction

• sustainability

• biodiversity

• ecology

Which was not a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• increased pollution

• loss of natural environment

• increase in quality of living

• over hunting of large mammals

In which country is the average citizen likely to be using the greatest amount of natural resources?

• India

• United States

• China

• Nigeria

The Law of Supply and Demand states that when the demand for a product increases while the supply remains fixed, the cost of the product will increase. Knowing this relationship, reduced copper supplies leads to

• lower demand for copper.

• lower copper prices.

• higher prices for copper.

• exploration of new metal sources

There are 3 scales for environmental problems. The environmental problem of flooding along the east coast of the United States due to loss of wetlands is on a scale of __ environmental problems.

• regional

• local

• global

• none of these

Which country lost the most tropical rainforest in 1990?

• Brazil

• India

• Costa Rica

• Vietnam

Which country lost about the same amount of forest in 1990 as it did in 1980?

• Costa Rica

• Indonesia

• Thailand

• Myanmar

Name a country that lost less forest in 1990 than it did in 1980.

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Brazil

• Costa Rica