Intro to Environmental Science and Ecological Footprint

Which of the following is NOT true about environmental science?

• the study of ecology and how humans affect the environment.

• It is involves biology and chemistry

• It is purely the study of advocacy for the environment

• It involves economics and political science.

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Coal and gas would be considered more of a:

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "sustainable"?

• one that replaces what's used at the same rate

• overconsumption of resources

• Using resources at a rate in which we cannot replace them.

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Which of the following is NOT a major event that changed the way humans interact with natural resources?

• Agricultural revolution

• Industrial revolution

• Renaissance

Which of the following is the best definition of an ecological footprint?

• It is the measure of the demands made by one person or group on global natural resources.

• A marking of someone's footprint on the environment.

• The number of people living in a certain region.

• the measure of how sustainable a certain resource is.