CHAPTER 1 TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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Environmental Science
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Environmental Science
CHAPTER 1 TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
1) As the human population grows, the effects of this increase in humans:
a) affects the environment at the same rate as in previous years
b) affects the environment at a faster rate than in previous years
c) affects the environmen...
CHAPTER 1 TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
1) As the human population grows, the effects of this increase in humans:
a) affects the environment at the same rate as in previous years
b) affects the environment at a faster rate than in previous years
c) affects the environment at a slower rate than in previous years
d) are completely unrelated to the actual numbers of people
e) cannot be determined - ANSWER b
2) The uncontrolled increase in human population numbers seen today has been referred to as:
a) the "ecological bomb"
b) the "population disaster"
c) the "population bomb"
d) the "Greenhouse effect"
e) the "urban bomb" - ANSWER c
3) When a population ecologist classifies an area as a "developed region," what percentage of the
population would you expect to live in urban settings?
a) less than 10%
b) between 12% and 25%
c) between 25% and 50%
d) between 50% and 70%,
e) at least 75% - ANSWER e
4) The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by an ecosystem is referred to as the:
a) carrying capacity
b) greenhouse capacity
c) the sustainability quotient
d) the ecological maximum
, e) the resource capacity - ANSWER a
5) According to the Environmental Science text, if recent human population growth rates continue, our
number will reach approximately 9.4 billion by:
a) 2020
b) 2030
c) 2040
d) 2050
e) 2060 - ANSWER d
6) The proposal that life has profoundly changed the global environment, and that these changes have
tended to improve the chances for the continuation of life is referred to as:
a) the greenhouse hypothesis
b) the Gaia hypothesis
c) the carrying capacity hypothesis d) the biological hypothesis
e) the ecological hypothesis - ANSWER b
7) According to the Environmental Science text, nearly 6 million children die each year due to the effects
of:
a) cancer
b) parasitic diseases
c) dirty water
d) predatory animals
e) malnutrition - ANSWER e
8) Justification that argues to preserve some aspect of the environment because of our appreciation of
the beauty of nature and our desire to get out and enjoy it:
a) utilitarian
b) ecological
c) moral
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