WorksheetsUnit 1 Midterm Review: Environmental Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of environmental ethics values the entire ecological system.
a)
ecocentrism
b)
citizen-science
c)
environmental science
d)
ecosystem services
e)
Tragedy of the commons
2.
________ occurs when a non-professional scientist contributes to environmental science (for example, the Great Backyard Bird Count).
a)
citizen-science
b)
environmental science
c)
ecosystem services
d)
Tragedy of the commons
e)
ecocentrism
3.
The idea that if resource use is left unregulated, and people use resources at an unsustainable rate, then eventually they would be left with nothing.
a)
Tragedy of the commons
b)
citizen-science
c)
environmental science
d)
ecosystem services
e)
ecocentrism
4.
Supporting services, cultural services, provisioning services and regulating services are all examples of _______________ _________________, which are services that the ecosystem provides.
a)
ecosystem services
b)
citizen-science
c)
environmental science
d)
Tragedy of the commons
e)
ecocentrism
5.
____________________________ is the study of how humans interact with the environment.
a)
environmental science
b)
citizen-science
c)
ecosystem services
d)
Tragedy of the commons
e)
ecocentrism
6.
The impact on the environment by Early Colonists of North America included
a)
a. Overhunting of fur-bearing small mammals
b)
b. Deforestation and land clearing to build towns and farms
c)
c. Introducing disease to native populations
d)
d. All of the above
7.
Your _______ is your set of assumptions and values about the natural world and what you think your role in managing it should be.
a)
a. environmental philiosphy
b)
b. morals
c)
c. tragedy of the commons
d)
d. world view
8.
Which natural resource are the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island thought to have overused, causing their society to collapse?
a)
a. fish
b)
b. trees
c)
c. soil
d)
Option 4
e)
d. minerals
9.
Deforestation can cause many other effects within the environment, other than just the removal of trees. These other negative effects, such as soil loss, desertification and biodiversity loss, are know as a
a)
a. Cascade effect
b)
b. Bad outcome
c)
c. positive effect
d)
d. All of the above
10.
The branch of philosophy that studies right and wrong in human behavior is
a)
a. environmentalism
b)
b. ethics
c)
c. psychology
d)
d. environmental science
11.
A type of environmental ethics that values all living things is
a)
a. ecocentrism
b)
b. environmentalism
c)
c. anthropocentrism
d)
d. biocentrism
12.
A type of environmental ethics that values human life and welfare above all else is
a)
a. ecocentrism
b)
b. environmentalism
c)
c. anthropocentrism
d)
d. biocentrism
13.
Environmental science involves __________ areas of study.
a)
a. only one
b)
b. many different
c)
c. two
d)
d. identical
14.
The idea in western cultures that nature would always replenish natural resource no
matter how much people used is known as the
a)
a. Myth of Superabundance
b)
b. Beginnings of Conservation
c)
c. Tragedy of the Commons
d)
d. Deforestation Conundrum
15.
__________ studies the varying beliefs about what is right and wrong with how people treat the environment.
a)
a. values
b)
b. environmental ethics
c)
c. worldview
d)
d. ethical philosopy
16.
A politician decides to promote building a new health and fitness center for the local community on a site that is forested, and home to many endangered animals. When asked about his decision to support the project despite the endangered species and the destruction of the ecosystem, the politician stated that “What is important is improving the quality of human lives.” The politician probably identifies with:
a)
a. ecocentrism
b)
b. environmentalism
c)
c. anthropocentrism
d)
d. biocentrism
17.
The idea that ‘Man is controller of land, not part of the land’ is the idea of
a)
a. Tragedy of the Commons
b)
b. Raid of Resources
c)
c. Manifest Destiny
d)
d. Environmental Worldview
18.
In 1872, President Grant created which national park?
a)
a. Cape Cod National Seashore
b)
b. Congaree National Swamp Monument
c)
c. Yellowstone National Park
d)
d. Shenandoah National Park
19.
Who was Henry David Thoreau?
a)
a. A writer and early philosopher of conservation
b)
b. A colonist who believed in the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’
c)
c. The creator of Earth Day.
d)
d. The author of ‘Silent Spring’
20.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (F.D.R.) was known for many environmental initiatives, including the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority, The Taylor Grazing Act, and the _________.
a)
a. Alaska Lands Bill
b)
b. Congaree National Swamp Monument
c)
c. Wilderness Act
d)
d. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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