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WorksheetsScience & the Environment
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
describes conflicts associated with sharing resouces
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Ecology
Humans lived in tribes, using fires to maintain prairies
Agricultural Revolution
Hunter-Gather Period
Industrial Revolution
Ecology
characterized by high population growth rate, extreme poverty
Hunter Gatherer period
Developing country
Industrial Revolution
Developed Country
plants and animals were domesticated, human populations grew
Hunter-gatherer period
Industrial Revolution
Agriculture revolution
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Natural material formed at much slower rate than it is depleted
Pollution
Resource Depletion
Nonrenewable resource
Ecology
Characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption
Developing country
Ecology
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Developed Country
The study of living things and their interaction with their nonliving environment
Pollution
Resource Depletion
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Ecology
Rate of resource use depletes resources and creates pollution and wastes
Pollution
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
Ecology
Resource Depletion
society shifted to fossil fuels
Hunter Gatherer period
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
All the following disciplines are major contributors to the field of environmental science except
biology and earth science
chemistry and physics
social sciences
linguistics
Most of todsy's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
hunter-gatherer period
agricultural revolution
Industrial revolution
All of the above
Environmental science is a study of which types of interactions between humans and the environment?
how humans use natural resources
how humans beings relate to the nonliving environment
how human actions alter the environment
all of the above
Which of the following is studied in environmental science?
interactions between living organisms and their nonliving environment
impact of humans on the environment
interactions between organisms
all of the above
Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stress(es)
resource delpletion
habitat destruction
Pollution
All of the above
Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
Humans depend on other organisms for food and oxygen
species extinctions have been rare throughout history
Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinction is not common
All of the above
Undesired change in air, water soil
resource depeltion
ecology
pollution
nonrenewable resouce
The ___ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
over-hunting of large mammals
shift in the use of fossil fuels
improved quality of life
growth of cities
In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?
Kenya
Germany
Australia
Norway
___ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose.
Plastic
Mercury
Newspaper
Metal from junk cars
Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?
hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients
mining coal
increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power
All of the following issues involve environmental science except ___.
measuring smog levels in cities.
asking people questions about the cost of various resources.
studying the loss of plant and animal species.
publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion.
Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population?
India
Canada
Mexico
Pakistan
The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between ___.
developing and developed nations.
farmers and industrialized society.
individuals and society.
Canada and Mexico.
A sustainable world would be characterized by the ___.
preservation of rare animals by relocation from natural habitats to laboratories.
invention of safer storage facilities for increased amounts of toxic wastes.
maximum exploitation of natural resources using more advanced technologies.
indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition.
According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
oil prices would drop
oil prices would increase
oil usage would drop
oil usage would increase
An ecological footprint is the ___.
mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth.
number of animals a person has killed.
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.
number of trees people cut down.
Compared to developing nations, developed nations have ___.
lower health standards
faster-growing populations
greater personal wealth
higher health standards
A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.
Indonesia
Britain
the United States
India
Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes ___.
the availability of abundant resources
the relationship between the availability and the worth of resources
the worth of nonrenewable resources
reduced demand resulting from a lack of available resources
Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n) ___.
cost-benefit analysis
risk assessment
ecological footprint
market equillibrium
Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
preventing pollution
preserving biodiversity
curbing overpopulation
protecting shared resources
The term “biodiversity” refers to ___.
the number of species living on Earth
the number and variety of species living on Earth
the number and variety of species that are considered renewable
the number and variety of species that live in an area
Sunlight, air, forests, minerals, and water are all ___.
natural resources
manmade resources
non-renewable resources
extinct
When the last member of a species dies, ____ is said to have occurred.
suppression
extinction
succession
extroversion
Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.
Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.
Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common.
During the ___ period(s), humans altered their habitats.
hunter-gatherer
agricultural revolution
industrial revolution
All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resources?
sunlight
minerals
wind
water
