Environmental Science Semester Review

Which of the following is NOT a factor of sustainability?

• economics

• ethics

• biodiversity

• full cost pricing

• solar energy

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Which resource does NOT need to be cycled by ecosystems because a continuous unlimited supply is available?

• solar energy

• rivers

• pollinators

• carbon

• natural gas

Together, natural resources and ecosystem services are referred to as

• inexhaustible resources

• natural capital

• environmental degradation

• biodiversity

• ecological footprints

Which of the following qualifies as point-source pollution?

• a sewer pipe dumping raw sewage into a stream

• fertilizer runoff from agricultural fields

• exhaust from vehicles in a county

• solid waste from consumers in a city

• pollutants emitted by power plants in a region

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A life centered worldview is particularly concerned with which of the following?

• finding more effective ways to manage Earth as a support system for human life

• learning how life on Earth has sustained itself for billions of years

• avoiding human activities that may hasten the extinction of other species

• identifying and protecting species that can contribute to humans’ survival

• understanding how people are part of, and dependent on nature.

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How does full-cost pricing help create economic sustainability?

• Full-cost pricing reduces ecological footprints to create an ecological deficit

• Full-cost pricing is an effective way to prevent unbalanced affluence

• Full-cost pricing reflects the true environmental cost of goods and services

• Full-cost pricing allows people to find sustainable, low-cost products.

• Full-cost pricing provides subsidies to help companies be environmentally friendly.

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Which of the following is NOT a result of affluence that is harmful to the environment?

• higher levels of per capita resource consumption

• increased access to products from other parts of the world

• expanded per capita ecological footprints

• increased environmental degradation

• higher quality of life with more access to education

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The main focus of conservation is to:

• limit society’s demand for natural resources

• wisely manage natural resources for peoples use

• set aside land for farming

• demand government action to pass environmental laws

• prevent wild species from becoming endangered

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Which of the following is the primary cause of the tragedy of the commons?

• Each individual has little stake in the common resources.

• Each individual has an enormous stake in common resources

• Human are more selfish when they are free of government intervention.

• Human are more selfish when they are subject to government intervention.

• Human never need government intervention.

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A scientific law is a(n) _____.

• a scientific theory that has been proven and is beyond questioning

• well-tested and widely accepted description of repeated occurrences in nature

• description of the steps scientists must follow to perform research effectively

• approximate representation or simulation of a system

• description of how people should act when interacting with nature

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