Chapter 2 Review Sample

Sustainable development focuses on development in the_

• Short term

• Long term

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Indigenous people who have lived in a region for hundreds to thousands of years have a deep understanding of their environment so they tend to have_____ in their environment:

• Higher biodiversity

• Lower biodiversity

• No biodiversity

• Pancakes

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Countries with the lowest Human Development Index (HDI) scores tend to be the poorest countries.

• True

• False

Most environmental problems result from

• excessive pollution.

• complex, interrelated problems.

• global warming.

• urban degradation

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Plants capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would be an example of

• sustainable development

• environmentalism

• throughput

• ecosystem services

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If you heard that cultural diversity was disappearing in one of the most culturally diverse regions of the world, you would

• induce that biodiversity was disappearing as well, because the two tend to go hand in hand.

• deduce that biodiversity was disappearing as well, because the two tend to go hand in hand.

• assume that this phenomenon is not related to any other environmental degradation.

• assume that scientists had already studied their language and biodiversity, so there is no immediate threat to their continued existence.

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What would be considered to be an area in environmental science where we are seeing progress toward sustainability?

• renewable energy

• world hunger

• biodiversity loss

• pancakes

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In explaining your choice of an environmental science major in college to your roommate, you would probably emphasize the fact that environmental science is an

• relatively new field that will identify remedies to environmental issues.

• theoretical discipline that will help solve the problems created by human impact.

• well-established field that has been in existence for a long time.

• applied interdisciplinary field concerning the environment with an emphasis on solving problems.

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The last ice age was _____ degree(s) Celsius cooler than it is now.

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 12

Which best describes modern environmentalism?

• It concerns both natural resources and environmental pollution.

• It considers the environment on a global scale.

• It links environmental quality with social progress.

• It is based on the idea that resources should be used for the greatest good, for the greatest number of people, for the longest time.

• It emphasizes preservation.

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