Enviro Unit 1 review

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

• Industrial Revolution

• agricultural revolution

• hunter-gatherer

• All answers are correct

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

• overhunting of large mammals

• shift in the use of fossil fuels

• improved quality of life

• growth of cities

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

• Industrial Revolution

• agricultural revolution

• hunter-gatherer

• All answers are correct

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

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except

• linguistics.

• biology and earth sciences.

• social sciences.

• physics and chemistry.

Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

• Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common.

• Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.

• Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.

• All of these answers are correct

A focus of environmental science NOT studied in ecology is the

• interaction among living things.

• use of natural resources.

• influence of humans on the environment.

• All of these answers are correct

During the agricultural revolution,

• plants and animals were domesticated.

• fossil fuel use increased.

• human populations decreased due to disease.

• All of these answers are correct

The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between

• developing and developed nations.

• farmers and industrialized society.

• individuals and society.

• Canada and Mexico.

According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?

• oil prices would drop

• oil prices would increase

• oil usage would drop

• oil usage would increase