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WorksheetsCh 1 Test Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals is known as?
a)
industrialization
b)
agriculture
c)
sustainability
d)
ecology
2.
Study of how living things interact with each other and their non-living environments is
a)
Ecology
b)
Biology
c)
Sociology
d)
Chemistry
3.
Which describes the situation that any resource open to everyone will eventually be overused and depleted because everyone can use the resource but no one is responsible for it?
a)
“Tragedy of the Commons”
b)
Sustainability
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Agricultural Revolution
4.
According to supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined but the demand steadily increased?
a)
Oil usage would drop rate
b)
Oil usage would increase
c)
Oil prices would drop
d)
Oil prices would increase
5.
Which is a field of study that involves the physical, biological, and social sciences?
a)
Ecology
b)
Chemistry
c)
Environmental Science
d)
Sustainability
6.
The law that describes the relationship between an item’s availability & its value is known as?
a)
sustainability
b)
loss of biodiversity
c)
supply and demand
d)
renewable resources
7.
A state in which human needs are met and the population can survive indefinitely is known as?
a)
environmental science
b)
loss of biodiversity
c)
supply and demand
d)
sustainability
8.
All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except?
a)
loss of biodiversity
b)
resource depletion
c)
sustainability
d)
pollution
9.
During which period did human populations grow rapidly because of advances in farming methods?
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
“Tragedy of the Commons”
c)
Hunter-gatherer Period
d)
Industrial Revolution
10.
Which major changes occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People lived in small tribes
b)
grazing areas were replaced with fields
c)
forest was replaced with farmland
d)
Fossil fuel use and pollution increased
11.
Which of the following did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?
a)
soil erosion
b)
air pollution
c)
overhunt large mammals
d)
used fossil fuels as energy sources
12.
The “Tragedy of the Commons” addressed the conflicts associated with
a)
protecting shared resources
b)
preventing pollution
c)
curbing overpopulation
d)
preserving biodiversity
13.
An ecological footprint for a person looks at what requirements to support that individual?
a)
forest area that absorbs pollution
b)
land used for crops
c)
land taken up by housing
d)
all of the others
14.
What do we try to achieve in a sustainable world?
a)
greater resource consumption
b)
negative population growth
c)
stable resource consumption
d)
restrictions on technology
15.
All of the following are renewable resources except?
a)
plastic
b)
wood
c)
energy from sun
d)
fresh water
16.
An important effect of the agricultural revolution was?
a)
plant and animal domestication
b)
soil erosion
c)
habitat destruction
d)
all of the others
17.
The amount of land needed to support a person is known as?
a)
ecological footprint
b)
biodiversity
c)
renewable resources
d)
sustainability
18.
What type of countries consume more resources to support their quality of life?
a)
developing countries
b)
developed countries
c)
both
d)
neither
19.
Earth’s natural resources and public areas shared by everyone can also be known as our modern
a)
commons.
b)
farmland.
c)
biocapacity.
d)
agriculture.
20.
Which of the following is/are considered reusable?
a)
nonrenewable resources
b)
renewable resources
c)
both renewable & nonrenewable
d)
neither
21.
The day on which we have exhausted all the resources that our planet can renew within a year is known as
a)
Earth Overshoot Day
b)
Tragedy of the Commons Day
c)
Earth Depletion Day
d)
Sustainability Day
22.
Who is the guardian of the forest and speaks for the trees?
a)
Mr. O’Hare
b)
Bar-ba-loots
c)
the Once-ler
d)
the Lorax
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