ES Test Chapter 1

ES Test Chapter 1

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11th Grade

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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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