WorksheetsNotes Review #1 Ch. 1 Intro to Environmental Science
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2. Which of the following are examples of renewable natural resources?
a)
sunlight
b)
coal
c)
soil
d)
fresh water
e)
oil
2.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
ecological
d)
sustainable
3.
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n)
a)
environmentalist
b)
ecological footprint
c)
peer reviewer
d)
environmental scientists
4.
In the last several hundred years, human population has decreased dramatically.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
This revolution brought about a reliable food source
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
technological
d)
the millenium
6.
Unregulated exploitation leads to resource depletion is called
a)
Tragedy of the Commons
b)
natural resources
c)
over use
d)
over exploitation
7.
What states that the greater the demand fora limited supply of something, the more that thing is worth?
a)
law of supply and demand
b)
law of economics
c)
Tragedy of the Commons
d)
law of dependent variables
8.
We are currently facing challenges in biodiversity, pollution, climate, and agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sustainability is....
a)
the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country
b)
the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.
c)
balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it.
d)
countries that have higher average incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support systems such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and the countries of West Europe
10.
What is the social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world?
a)
hunter gatherer society
b)
environmental science
c)
environmentalism
d)
over consumption
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