Intro to Environmental Science Quiz

Which of the following are examples of renewable natural resources?

• sunlight
• coal
• fresh water
• oil

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What two major events (or time periods) shaped the way humans interact with natural resources?

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Explain why developed nations (i.e. United States & Australia) have a larger ecological footprint than developing nations (i.e. India & African countries).

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Explain how unregulated commercial fishing operations could lead to the Tragedy of the Commons.

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Match the term to its definition.

• advocating to protect the environment

• environmental activism

• The purely scientific study of nature

• environmental science

• The interdisciplinary study of the environment

• ecology

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