Do Now Mini Quiz #12: Fall 2021 Env Science

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

• filling the car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

The _______ was NOT a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

• overhunting of large mammals

• shift in the use of fossil fuels

• growth of cities

Which of the following describes the DEPLETION of a renewable resource?

• increasing use of solar energy to generate electricity

• cutting down forests without replanting them

• mining coal

"Tragedy of the Commons" addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?

• preventing pollution

• preserving biodiversity

• protecting shared resources

Sunlight, oil, air, forests, minerals, and water are all

• renewable resources.

• natural resources.

• non-renewable resources.

The three major categories of environmental problems are: loss of biodiversity, pollution, and

• sustainability.

• recycling.

• resource depletion.

A sustainable world would be characterized by the

• relocation of animals to zoos.

• availability of resources for future generations.

• storage of toxic waste in drums.

During the Agricultural Revolution, humans altered their habitats in all of these ways EXCEPT

• increased soil erosion.

• depleted water resources.

• increased biodiversity.

Hunter-gatherers altered their habitats in all of these ways EXCEPT

• burned prairies to hunt large mammals.

• killed wildlife for food.

• cleared land for farming.

An important effect of the Agricultural Revolution was

• soil erosion.

• habitat destruction.

• plant and animal domestication.

• All of the above.