DNMQ #37: Introduction to Env. Science (Fall 2023)

One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem?

• Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• The human population overall is too small.

• Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources.

Which country would you expect to experience the most severe short-term problems like overpopulation, deforestation, poverty, and disease?

• Japan

• Pakistan

• Peru

• Mexico

An average person from _______________ would be expected to have a higher ecological footprint than the other two countries.

• Country "A"

• Country "B"

• Country "C"

• None of the above; They would have roughly equal ecological footprints.

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…

• It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.

• Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.

• Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.

• Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.

Which of the following is NOT a MAIN environmental problem?

• Resource Depletion

• Pollution

• Climate Change

• Poverty

Which policy requires government agencies to evaluate the impacts of a project on the environment before proceeding with a design?

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Clean Water Act

• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

• Clean Air Act

When we're talking about natural resources, things can be renewable, in-between or nonrenewable.

Chose the resources that are in-between (3)

• Solar or Wind Energy

• fresh water

• forest products like paper/timber

• fruits/vegetables/meat

• fossil fuels

Which of the following types of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests?

• Anthropocentric

• Ecocentric

• Biocentric

• None of these

Our perception of the world around us, how we understand life, our values, and our beliefs is known as our

• ethical decisions

• cultural values

• worldview

• environmental ethics

​The industrial revolution began in the ______ and dramatic growth in ________ occurred. The human population began to grow _________.​

• 1800s, technology, exponentially

• 1600s, technology, exponentially

• 1800s, technology, logistic

• 1600s, technology, logistically