ES Test Chapter 1
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the best description of the field of environmental science?
Back
The interactions of humans with the physical environment and other species.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the unintended consequence of the Sumerians irrigating the Fertile Crescent soil?
Back
Buildup of salt as irrigation water evaporated.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the resource that was depleted, contributing to the collapse of the Sumerian civilization?
Back
Fertile soil
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the most prominent unintended consequence of the Industrial revolution?
Back
Increased air and water pollution.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the Tragedy of the Commons?
Back
Shared (unowned) resources tend to be depleted rapidly as people try to grow wealth.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of these is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons? A developer purchasing a house, then selling it for a higher price later. A business that does not maintain its parking lot, leading to cracks and potholes. Ships releasing pollution into international waters in the ocean. A farmer overgrowing crops on his land, leading to lower yields the next year.
Back
Ships releasing pollution into international waters in the ocean.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Classify the resource: Aluminum (metal used to make soda cans). Options: Inexhaustible, Renewable, Nonrenewable but recyclable, Nonrenewable and nonrecyclable.
Back
Nonrenewable but recyclable
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