Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships (Enger) 13th Edition

Chapter 1: Environmental Interrelationships

Practice Quiz

1
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that includes only scientific aspects of human impact on the world.
A)True
B)False
2
Environmental Science is
A)the science sector of a bioregion.
B)an interdisciplinary field including human impacts.
C)the interrelationships between development and conservation.
D)the political study of science.
3
An ecosystem approach
A)requires only social impacts to be studied.
B)would include the study of how humans interact with the natural world.
C)requires only biological impacts to be studied.
D)often ignores other cultures.
E)All of the above are correct.
4
All are changes in Yellowstone's ecosystem after wolves were introduced EXCEPT
A)an increase in willow and aspen stands.
B)a reduction in elk populations.
C)an increase in coyote populations.
D)an increase in beaver populations.
5
Environmental problems cannot be resolved by state governments alone.
A)True
B)False
6
Which conference led to commitments of participating nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases?
A)Millennium Assessment
B)UNCED or Earth Summit
C)International Commission on Climate Change
D)The Kyoto Protocol
7
The 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report indicates ecosystems are currently under stress, and are predicted to be under more pressure as the human population grows.
A)True
B)False
8
All are important issues related to the environmental governance EXCEPT
A)economic development.
B)science and technology.
C)globalization.
D)political parties.
E)education.
9
Defining human well being is easy.
A)True
B)False
10
Global Security is a concern in environmental science because
A)an increase number of people are competing for scarce resources.
B)environmentalists are turning to terrorism.
C)invasive species may attack humans.
D)global warming my cause an increase in earthquakes.
11
Globally 82% of the world's energy is produced by fossil fuels.
A)True
B)False
12
You can help decrease YOUR environmental impact by
A)driving less.
B)buying local.
C)taking more baths.
D)become politically active.
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