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CHAPTER 1—ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND
SUSTAINABILITY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Sustainability refers to .
- the way in which the natural world works
- how we interact with the environment
- human methods of coping with environmental problems
- refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling
- the capacity of the earth’s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable world in 2065 KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?
- botany
- political science
- sociology
- ecology
- psychology
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: Modified
- A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n) .
- ecosystem
- species
- ecology
- life-support system
- nutrient
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: New
- Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called .
- nutrient cycling
- nutrient deficit
- sustainability
- trade-offs
- degrading natural capital
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember
- Solar energy is known as a(n) .
- renewable resource
- recyclable resource
- inexhaustible resource
- reusable resource
- nonrenewable resource
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember
- What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?
- A dependence on solar energy
- A focus on chemical cycling
- The degradation of natural capital
- A responsibility to future generations
- The ability to retain biodiversity
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- Topsoil is an important component of .
- biodiversity
- ecosystems
- natural resources
- win-win solutions
- nutrient cycling
ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse or recycle at least
- 80%
- 65%
- 50%
- 40%
- 25%
of the nonrenewable resources we use.
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- What are the priorities for more sustainable use of renewable resources, in order?
- refuse, renew, reduce, and recycle
- recycle, renew, reuse, and reduce
- resource, recycle, renew, and reduce
- refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle
- refuse, reduce, recycle, and renew
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- More-developed countries .
- have a lower average income
- use mostly renewable resources
- rely entirely on nonrenewable resources
- comprise 17% of the world’s population
- provide fewer recycling services
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- The primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources is .
- how easily each can be discovered
- the available amount of each resource
- the length of time it takes for each to be replenished
- how fast each is being consumed
- how quickly each can produce electricity
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified
- What term describes the highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely without
- conservation
- sustainable yield
- preservation
- perpetual resource
- degradation
reducing its available supply?
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Remember
- Which substance would be considered a renewable resource?
- copper
- oil
- fresh air
- salt
- sand
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified
- Which substance would be considered a nonrenewable resource?
- groundwater
- trees in a forest
- fertile soil
- oil
- crops
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: Modified
- All nonrenewable resources can theoretically be .
- converted to nonmetallic minerals
- converted to renewable ones
- exhausted or depleted
- recycled or reused
- alive
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand
- Which action is is an example of reuse?
- re-melting aluminum cans
- making compost out of kitchen scraps
- using plastic butter tubs to store leftovers
- using waste heat to warm a room
- making paper goods from previously used paper
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Apply
- Use of a natural resource based on sustainable yields is most applicable to the idea of .
- nonrenewable resources
- renewable resources
- shared resources
- amenable resources
- recycling
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?KEY: Bloom's: Understand
- Having tall smokestacks is a form of .
- pollution prevention
- pollution cleanup
- natural capital degradation
- ecological restoration
- tragedy of the commons
ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: 1-2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: New
- Which of the following illustrates natural capital degradation?
- use of wind power
- saving endangered species
- cleaning up pollution
- aquifer depletion
- water runoff
ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: 1-2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: New
- Each of the three major cultural revolutions has allowed .
- ecological restoration
- expansion of the human population
- greater worldwide sustainability
- pollution prevention
- decreased consumption
ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: 1-2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New
- An average ecological footprint of an individual in a given country or area is known as .
- per capita gross GNP
- ecological footprint
- per capita GDP
- sustainable yield
- per capita ecological footprint
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