Environmental Chapter 1 Test

In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?

• Kenya

• Australia

• Germany

• Norway

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Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

• lower health standards.

• greater personal wealth

• faster-growing populations.

• faster-growing populations.

During the agricultural revolution,

• Plants and animals were domesticated

• Human population decreased due to disease

• Both of the above

• Neither of the above

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

• Hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size

• Mining coal

• Intense cultivation of farmland that depletes the soil of nutrients

• Increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power

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

• Building Wood Furniture

• Mining Copper

• Filling a car with gasoline

• Burning coal in a power plant

During the _____ period(s), humans altered their habitats.

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• All of the Above

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_____ is a biodegradable material that accumulates more rapidly than it can decompose.

• Plastic

• Newspaper

• Mercury

• Metal from junk cars

The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between

• Developing and Developed Nations

• Individuals and Society

• Farmers and Industrialized Society

• Canada and Mexico

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“Tragedy of the Commons” essay addresses conflicts associated w/ what environmental challenge?

• preventing pollution

• curbing overpopulation

• preserving biodiversity

• protecting shared resources

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The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

• Overhunting of large mammals

• Improved quality of life

• Shift in the use of fossil fuels

• Growth of cities