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Intro to Environmental

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

a)

is the footprint of ecologist

b)

is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.

c)

is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

d)

a measure of the amount of land needed to support one person in a particular country.

2.
In the last several hundred years, human population has ___________________ dramatically.
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
c)
Stayed the same
d)
none of the above
3.

The steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

a)

scientific method

b)

recipe

c)

data

d)

observation

4.
Lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants
a)
Scientists
b)
archeologist
c)
Romans
d)
Hunter-gatherers
5.
The ______ was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals.
a)
hunter-gathering period
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Agricultural Revolution
6.
The ______ was the time when humans started using machines to produce goods.
a)
scientific period
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
7.

Overpopulation, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of ______________________.

a)

environmental challenges

b)

pollution

c)

envirnomental factors

8.

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

9.

As the demand for a good or service increases, the value of the good or service also increases.

a)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

b)

Law of Supply and Demand

c)

Risk Assessment

d)

Tragedy of the Commons

10.

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…

a)

It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.

b)

Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.

c)

Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.

d)

Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.