Environmental Science Midterm Fall Semester 2024

Population growth in a developed country is higher than a developing one.

• True
• False

Fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, are considered to be nonrenewable resources.

• True
• False

Match the term with the definition: Ecology

• study of how living things interact with the environment
• cannot be broken down by natural resources
• country currently undergoing industrialization
• produced by nature faster than used by man
• can be broken down by natural processes

Match the term with the definition: Biodegradable

• can be broken down by natural processes
• cannot be broken down by natural resources
• country currently undergoing industrialization
• study of how living things interact with the environment
• produced by nature faster than used by man

Match the term with the definition: Natural resource

• anything made by nature and required by man
• cannot be broken down by natural resources
• country currently undergoing industrialization
• study of how living things interact with the environment
• produced by nature faster than used by man

Which of the following is best described as a renewable resource?

• aluminum
• coal
• gasoline
• plastic
• sunlight

Which of the following is most likely considered to be a developing nation?

• USA
• Canada
• England
• Mexico
• France

How do scientists characterize a nonrenewable resource?

• a resource that is used by humans
• a resource that cannot be replaced
• a resource that can be replaced relatively quickly
• a resource that takes more time to replace than to deplete

Which of the following is an important foundation of environmental science?

• ecology
• economics
• meteorology
• political science

Which of the following phrases describes the term biodiversity?

• species that have become extinct
• the animals that live in an area
• species that look different from one another
• the number and variety of species that live in an area