1.1 intro to Env sci notes

Which of the following is a RENEWABLE resource?

• water

• coal

• copper

• oil

a resource that cannot be replenished easily, "once we run out ..we run out"

• renewable

  resource

• nonrenewable resource

• depletion

Urban sprawl is a result of the

• hunter gatherer time

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

Which of the following shows urban sprawl?

• farmland

• a native american tribe hunting bison

• more open space

• excessive land consumption

"Depleting" resources means

• having extra resources

• using up resources

Which is NOT a fossil fuel?

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

• water

Most of the world's pollution problems began during

• hunter-gather

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution