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Introduction to Environmental Science

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
ecological
d)
stustainable
2.
________________is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.
a)
Environmentalism
b)
Environmental Science
c)
Biocentrism
d)
Ecological Footpring
3.
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
a)
forest
b)
people
c)
buildings
d)
all of these
4.
In the last several hundred years, human population has ___________________ dramatically.
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
c)
Stayed the same
d)
none of the above
5.
Which of the following would cause the greatest increase on your ecological footprint?
a)
Your car's gas mileage
b)
How many miles you drive each year
c)
International flights
d)
Eating chicken 3 times per week
6.

Which one is a completely renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Coal

d)

Fresh water

7.

Any materials or energy from nature that humans need to survive.

a)

natural resource

b)

environment

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

inference

8.

True or False? Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

More- Developed Countries are....

a)

industrialized with high average income

b)

industrialized with low average income

c)

have high poverty rates

d)

have low ecological footprints

10.

Less-Developed Counties are...

a)

industrialized with low average income

b)

are less economically developed and have a less average income

c)

US and Canada

d)

Most European countries

11.

An ecological footprint is

a)

Roughly a men's size 8

b)

A big footprint in the mud

c)

the amount of land and water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb and recycle the wastes and pollution these resources produce

d)

is when people continually waste, deplete, and degrade much of Earth’s natural capital.

12.

People could reduce environmental degradation

a)

by slowing the population growth rate

b)

by increasing the population growth rate

c)

using more energy

d)

creating more carbon emissions

13.

The populations of which countries are still increasing?

a)

Asia and Africa

b)

Asia and North America

c)

Africa and Europe

d)

Latin America and Europe

14.

Which country has the the largest ecological footprint?

a)

Unites States

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Africa

15.

Which country has the largest ecological footprint out of Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

16.

Poverty effects harmful environmental effects in terms of sustainability because they

a)

are desperate for the short term and don't think of the long term effect

b)

are desperate for the long term and don't think of the short term effect

17.
The environment contains
a)
living things only.
b)
non-living things only.
c)
both living and non-living things.
d)
only artificial things.
18.
Select the best definition for the term biodiversity.
a)
able to decompose or break down naturally
b)
the variety of organisms in an area
c)
organic
d)
a native species
19.
Select the best definition for the term sustainable.
a)
able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
b)
the amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price
c)
the amount of a product or service people will buy at a given price if free to do so
d)
upsetting the ecological balance by depleting natural resources
20.
The Law of Unintended Consequences states that
a)
actions of people and governments have effects that are unanticipated.
b)
everything can always be predicted ahead of time.
c)
things which look good on paper work out well in reality.
d)
disasters can usually be avoided with enough money and time planning.
21.
What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
a)
It has remained at the same level.
b)
It has decreased only slightly.
c)
It has increased dramatically.
d)
It has decreased dramatically.
22.
The term Ecological Footprint includes
a)
the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required.
b)
providing raw materials the individual or population consumes.
c)
disposal or recycling of waste the individual or population produces.
d)
all of the other options are correct
23.
Which laws work to prevent water pollution?
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
c)
Clean Water Act
d)
Endangered Species Act
24.
Which law is a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats?
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
d)
Clean Water Act
e)
Endangered Species Act
25.
Which law reduces air pollution by limiting air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
d)
Clean Water Act
e)
Endangered Species Act
26.
Which law is a framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste?
a)
Clean Air Act
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
d)
Clean Water Act
e)
Endangered Species Act
27.

Who established the first national park (Yosemite)?

a)

George Perkins Marsh

b)

John Muir

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Gifford Pinchot

28.
Human-centered
a)
Ecocentric
b)
Eccentric
c)
Anthropocentric
d)
Dysfunctional
29.
This described the likeliness of a common area being exploited for short-term gain.
a)
Hetch Hetchy 
b)
Silent Spring
c)
The Tragedy of the Commons
d)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
30.

What do we call the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials and the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces?

a)

Environmental ethics

b)

Global warming

c)

environmental science

d)

Ecological footprint

31.
This population pyramid shows a country with a population that  is 
a)
growing
b)
staying the same
c)
decreasing
32.
Which country has the highest life expectancy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
33.
Which country has the lowest life expectancy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
34.

What does this population need right now?

a)

Retirement Services

b)

Diapers and Schooling

c)

Nursing Homes

35.

Which worldview believes that Humans should manage the Earth, but in a more ethical and sustainable way?

a)

Planetary management

b)

Gross domestic product

c)

Stewardship

d)

Environmental wisdom

36.

Overall, our t-shirts seemed to be manufactured in countries with which type of gross domestic product (GDP)?

a)

negative GDP

b)

Very high GDP

c)

low GDP

d)

no GDP

37.

How does extinction effect the biodiversity of an area?

a)

no effect

b)

lowers

c)

increases

d)

none of the above

38.

Who wrote the book "Silent Spring" which described the changes to the environment by pesticides?

a)

Hetch hetchy

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Bopal, India

d)

Rachel Carson

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