WorksheetsOLD _ E.S Unit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Tragedy of The Commons leads to
Resource Depletion
Profit Increase
Resource Abundance
Market Stability
What studies resource allocation?
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Economics
Supply refers to
Available amount
Government control
Consumer desire
Price increase
If demand is high but supply is low, the price of the product will
Remain the same
Decrease
Increase
become non-market value
Environmental policy addresses all of the following issues EXCEPT __________.
air pollution
water pollution
natural disasters
overfishing
Makes use of science, ethics, economics, and political process to solve environmental problems.
industrialization
environmental policy
environmental science
environmental Impact statement
Human waste is often dumped in the ocean. Microbial organisms in marine ecosystems can break down organic waste into less harmful components. This is an example of
a cultural service.
an ecosystem provision.
a regulating service.
an intrinsic value.
Music, art, and architecture born from interactions with nature are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Supporting
Natural processes such as nutrient cycling and the creation of soils are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Supporting
What are ecosystem services?
Products obtained from ecosystems
Benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems
Services provided by technology
Benefits that animals obtain from ecosystems
Which of the following is an example of a provisioning ecosystem service?
Mining of minerals in a forest ecosystem
Production of crops or fish
animals in a grassland ecosystem
Logging of trees from a wetland ecosystem
Which of the following is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?
Watching a movie
Going to the gym
Eating at a restaurant
Visiting a national park
Nonrenewable resources
can be replenished.
cannot be replenished.
are not limited.
are not fossil fuels.
The services ecosystems provide that make processes we do ourselves (such as filtering water) more efficient
cultural services
provisioning services
regulating services
supporting services
The service provided by natural systems that helps stabilize environmental conditions such as climate and air quality
cultural services
supporting services
regulating services
provisioning services
Goods taken directly from ecosystems or made from their natural resources
provisioning services
regulating services
cultural services
supporting services
Parks, camping, and tours
cultural services
provisioning services
regulating services
supporting services
a renewable resource is ....
a resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed
a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed
any natural material that is used by humans
Choose ALL of the renewable resources
sun
coal
wind
fossil fuels
Earth (geothermal)
Choose ALL of the nonrenewable energy resources
sun
fossil fuels
nuclear fuel
wind
natural gas
More- Developed Countries are....
industrialized with high average income
industrialized with low average income
have high poverty rates
have low ecological footprints
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
is the footprint of ecologist
is a measure of the waste within the environment.
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforest.
a measure of the amount of land, supplies, and resources needed to support one person in a particular country
A company is considering whether to invest in a new project. They need to weigh the cost of the project against the expected benefits. What is this process called?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Law of Supply and Demand
Risk Assessment
Tragedy of the Commons
Which of the following is an example of a solution to the tragedy of the commons?
Improving literacy among urban populations
Raising tax rates for large corporations
Inventing stronger antibiotics
Passing a law to set limits for fishermen
What is one negative consequence oversfishing can lead to?
Fish can grow two heads
Fish species can adapt in order to escape fishermen
Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area.
In the movie "The Lorax" was was one unintended consequence of clear cutting the tuffula trees?
The environment was destroyed
The Once-ler made a lot of money
The Once-ler got his family jobs
The Agricultural Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
One way that farming changed during and after the agricultural revolution is the way people lived was____________________.
They no longer were nomads
Life expectancy was shorter
They had to move around to new farms
All of these are effects of the Industrial Revolution except for...
Rivers, mountains and canyons were destroyed.
overhunting caused food scarcity.
Greenhouse gases were released into the environment.
Natural resources were being destroyed and not being replaced.
Mass production helped the Industrial Revolution by making things...
cheaper and faster
cheaper and slower
stinky and faster
cheaper and cheesier
The policies that focus on the treat of punishment if rules are not followed is which type of environmental policy?
Regulations
Incentives
The policies that focus on a reward, such as a tax break when they are followed, is which type of environmental policy?
Regulations
Incentives
