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BBE 1002 Final UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers True or False? The US is a net exporter of iron ore. (Lesson 1) - CORRECT ANSWER- True The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes. (Lesson 1) - CORRECT ANSWER- 30% According to Dave Morris's 'The Once and Future C...

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BBE 1002 Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False?

The US is a net exporter of iron ore. (Lesson 1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True


The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes. (Lesson 1) - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30%


According to Dave Morris's 'The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy', "In 1820,
Americans used two tons of [plant matter] for every one ton of [coal/oil]... But by 1975
Americans used ________ ton(s) of [coal/oil] for every one ton of [plant matter]." (Lesson 1)
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Eight


According to the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration's report on proven crude oil
reserves by country, the top two countries are 1. Venezuela and 2. Saudi Arabia. Which
country ranks third for largest volume of proven reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Canada


Biorenewable resources are a subset of non-renewable resources. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False


In the book "The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise" the author suggests that all of the
products we consume have their origin in ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
mining, forest harvesting, or agriculture.


In the book Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise (IPP) the authors main frustration seems to be:
(Lesson 1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- People like to consume things but don't like
extracting the resources needed to make these things.


Figure 2 showed the % consumption of different resources for the developed nations. It
showed that in the year 2010 these countries consumed about __________ of the global
petroleum consumption. (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%

,In Hans Rosling's video he suggested that the growth in population by the poorest people
would result in the biggest increase in energy use. (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
False


When we think about consumption of resources there is both indirect and direct consumption.
Match the following: (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gasoline in our car - direct
Electricity for our home - direct
Copper for the electric wires along the road - indirect
concrete used in the roadway - indirect
toothpaste - direct


True or False?
Figure 2 in the reading for the lesson suggests that cement consumption in the wealthy
nations is going up over time. (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False


On average, each person in the US consumes about ________ lbs of mineral, metal, and
fossil resources per year. (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 40,000 lbs


Globally consumption of minerals is about 12 tons per person per year. However, this is
slightly misleading because (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- wealthy developed
countries consume much more and poorer countries consume much less.


Assume the Proven Reserves of the mineral bambium are 50 tons and the consumption rate of
bambium is 2 tons per year. What is the R/P ratio? (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25
years


What was the current R/P ratio for crude oil in 2010? (Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
about 43 years


In the video Hans talked about the 4 billion people that live between the poverty line and "the
airline". Of these 4 billion about how many people have washing machines? (Lesson 2) -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1 billion

, Assume the world population at the end of 2017 was 7.4 billion people. The population
growth rate in 2018 is 1.07%. How many more people were on the planet at the end of 2018?
(Lesson 2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 80 million more


What are people most concerned about when they are arguing "Not in my backyard"?
(Lesson 3) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- local environmental issues


From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. (Lesson 3) -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30%


What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the
1970's? (Lesson 3) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- US oil production slowed


What example was used to explain the concept 'it takes more resources to extract more
resources"? (Lesson 3) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mountaintop coal mining


Which of the following reasons were given for why countries import resources? (Lesson 3) -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It's cheaper because of cheap labor.
There is no local supply.
It's cheaper because of relaxed environmental regulations.


Match the stages of life cycle. (Lesson 3) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mining of iron ore -
Extraction
Making steel from iron ore - Production
Recycling a car - End of life
Driving a car - Use
Building a car - Production


One of the big environmental issues with mining of metals is the tailing ponds. What are
"tailings"? (Lesson 3) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The leftover crushed rock after the metals
are extracted.

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