Environmental Science Midterm Review

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forests

• people

• buildings

• all of these

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A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n)

• environmentalist.

• ecological footprint.

• peer reviewer.

• environmental scientist.

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Which is the proper sequence of steps in the demographic transition model?

• pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial, transitional

• pre-industrial, transitional, industrial, post-industrial

• transitional, pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial

• post-industrial, transitional, industrial, pre-industrial

Which of the following countries has yet to go through the demographic transition?

• Japan

• United States

• India

• Germany

The first step of the environmental policy process is to

• guide the solution to law.

• identify the problem.

• get organized.

• gain access to policymakers.

Which is the highest level of biodiversity?

• general diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally

• increases toward the equator.

• decreases toward the prime meridian.

• decreases in warmer climates.

• increases toward the poles.

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The thin layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean is called Earth’s

• core.

• lithosphere

• mantle.

• asthenosphere.

Which of Earth's spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Water with a salinity that is greater than fresh water but less than saltwater is classified as

• photic.

• aphotic.

• brackish.

• littoral.