Environmental Issues Unit 1 2025-2026

Which of the following statements represents an issue that would be dealt with by the environmental justice movement?

• the peer review process through scientific journals

• wealthy countries imposing their pollution on poorer countries

• if Molina and Rowland's ideas about CFCs are a theory or a hypothesis

• imposing pollution limits by law

Which of the following is a question that can be answered by collecting scientific data rather than personal preference?

• What percentage of people are allergic to tulips?

• Which flower is more beautiful, a rose or a tulip?

• Which flower is more popular for weddings, roses or tulips?

• Which flower, a rose or a tulip, is more romantic?

Which of these choices shows that ALL living things, including humans AND animals, are important?

• Biocentrism

• Ecocentrism

• Anthropocentrism

• Environmental justice

Which statement best describes the relationship between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory?

• A hypothesis is a well-established explanation, while a theory is a tentative idea.

• A theory is supported by a large body of evidence, while a hypothesis is a testable prediction.

• Theories are not based on evidence, but hypotheses are.

• Hypotheses are broader in scope than theories.

Name another resource that could be added to the list in the LEFT column of the diagram.

• Installing turbines in rivers Ex: MovingWater

• Nuclear Energy Ex: Uranium

• Fracking Ex: Natural Gas

• Tar sand Ex: Petroleum

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Natural resources that the environment replenishes in a short period of time; they are continuously formed?

• nonrenewable resources.

• fossil fuels.

• footprints.

• renewable resources.

The map below, based on data from the Global Footprint Network and the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, shows each nation’s ecological footprint by distorting the size and color of countries. Which of the following countries has the GREATEST ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT per person?

• United States

• Africa

• China

• Russia

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CHOOSE THE BEST TITLE FOR THIS BOOK DESCRIPTION: Many great civilizations have fallen after depleting resources from their environments, and each has left devastated landscapes in its wake. Plato wrote of the deforestation and environmental degradation accompanying ancient Greek cities. Archaeologists, historians, and paleoecologists have accumulated evidence of environmental collapse, from the Greek and Roman empires to the Maya, the Anasazi, and other civilizations of the New World.

• The Mayan Civilization

• Paleoecology Today

• The Danger of Depleting Resources

• Plato’s Warning

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CHOOSE THE BEST SYNONYM FOR 'DEGRADATION': Many great civilizations have fallen after depleting resources from their environments, and each has left devastated landscapes in its wake. Plato wrote of the deforestation and environmental DEGRADATION accompanying ancient Greek cities. Archaeologists, historians, and paleoecologists have accumulated evidence of environmental collapse, from the Greek and Roman empires to the Maya, the Anasazi, and other civilizations of the New World.

• Health

• Ruin

• Gradation

• Evaluation

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Refer to the diagram: Which of the following phrases is missing?

• Supports hypothesis

• Proves hypothesis

• Contradicts hypothesis

• Environmental Law

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