Chapter 1: Environment and Sustainability

Originates from a single, identifiable source, such as a pipe or channel, that discharges pollutants directly into a water body

(a)  

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A country whose ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity has:

• no natural capital

• low population density

• an ecological deficit

• has more poor

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High-income countries such as the United States may have high ____ , but they have high____.

• population size; overall environmental impact

• resource use per person; environmental impact

• population growth rate; resource use per person

• natural income; ecological footprint

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Which source is given in the picture?

• Non Renewable

• Renewable

• Inexhaustible

• None of the above

Which source is given in the picture? (GEOTHERMAL ENERGY)

• Non Renewable

• Renewable

• Inexhaustible

• None of the above

Which is NOT an ecosystem service?

• Forests storing carbon and regulating climate

• Wetlands filtering pollutants from water

• Farmers planting crops for food

• Bees pollinating flowers for fruit production

Which of the following best describes natural capital?

• All human-made resources that help improve the economy

• The stock of natural resources and ecosystem services that provide goods and benefits to humans

• The total financial wealth of a country

• Only renewable resources like forests and fish

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What does a country experience if its ecological footprint is less than its biological capacity?

• Overpopulation

• Ecological reserve

• Ecological deficit

• Resource depletion

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Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?

• Mining for minerals

• Factories producing goods

• Rivers providing water for irrigation

• Building roads

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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.

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