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Environmental Science, 16th Edition - Explore Living in the Environment, Exams of Environmental Science

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1) Environmentaljsciencejisjanjinterdisciplinaryjareajofjstudyjthatjdealsjwithjalljofjthejfollowingjex
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A) politics.
B) economics.
C) ethics.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
2) Environmentjisjdefinedjas
A) thejsurroundingjconditionsjthatjaffectjorganisms.
B) everythingjthatjaffectsjanjorganismjduringjitsjlifetime.
C) alljorganismsjincludingjpeoplejaffectingjmanyjcomponents.
D) Morejthanjonejofjthejchoicesjarejcorrect.
E) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
3) Anjecosystemjis
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C) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjincreasej-->jfoxesjdecrease
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B) formerlyjknownjasjthejUNCED.
C) heldjinjRiojdejJaneirojinj1992.
D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
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Chapj01:jEnvironmentaljInterrelationships

  1. Environmentaljsciencejisjanjinterdisciplinaryjareajofjstudyjthatjdealsjwithjalljofjthejfollowingjex cept A) politics. B) economics. C) ethics. D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  2. Environmentjisjdefinedjas A) thejsurroundingjconditionsjthatjaffectjorganisms. B) everythingjthatjaffectsjanjorganismjduringjitsjlifetime. C) alljorganismsjincludingjpeoplejaffectingjmanyjcomponents. D) Morejthanjonejofjthejchoicesjarejcorrect. E) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  3. Anjecosystemjis A) thejtransitionjzonejbetweenjgrasslandjandjdesert. B) ajgroupjofjinteractivejspeciesjandjtheirjenvironment. C) ajbodyjofjfreshwater. D) thejlowlandjareajonjeitherjsidejofjajriver.
  4. Whichjisjthejfollowingjisjajcorrectjexamplejofjinterrelatedness? A) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincrease B) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincrease C) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jcoyotesjdeclinej-->jrodentsjincreasej-->jfoxesjdecrease D) Wolvesjreintroducedj-->jelkjdeclinej-->jwillowsjincreasej-->jbeaversjincreasej-- >jwaterjflowjstaysjthejsame
  5. ThejEarthjSummitjwas A) thejfirstjworldwidejmeetingjdealingjwithjenvironmentaljconcerns. B) formerlyjknownjasjthejUNCED. C) heldjinjRiojdejJaneirojinj1992. D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  1. Thejresultjofjthej 1997 jKyotojSummitjwasjanjinternationaljcommitmentjto A) reducejthejamountjrainforestjlogging. B) increasejthejamountjofjlandjplacedjinjconservationjeasement. C) reducejemissionsjofjgreenhousejgases. D) reducejthejnumberjofjoiljspills.
  2. Agendaj 21 jwasjanjagreementjby A) sevenjnationsjtojhaltjCFCjproductionjinj1987. B) 90 jnationsjtojenhancejglobaljbiodiversityjinj2000. C) 178 jnationsjforjcomprehensivejsustainablejdevelopmentjinj1992. D) 300 jnationsjtojlimitjtradejinjendangeredjspeciesjinj1985.
  3. ThejorganizationjofjcollegesjandjuniversitiesjinjthejUnitedjStatesjandjCanadajthatjpromotesjsu stainabilityjinjhigherjeducationjisjcalled A) UNCED. B) UNESCO. C) AASHE. D) STARS.
  4. Malariajisjwidespreadjinjtropicaljandjsubtropicaljregions,jwithjsomej 525 jmillionjcasesjocc urringjannuallyjandjresultingjinjonejtojthreejmillionjdeaths,jmainlyjinjyoungjchildren A) ofjthejQuechuajIndiansjinjPeru. B) injSub-SaharanjAfrica. C) ofjthejJesuitsjinjEurope. D) ofjthejpilgrimsjinjMassachusetts.
  5. AccordingjtojthejWorldjHealthjOrganization,jalmost ofjalljdiseasesjarejcausedj byjenvironmentaljexposure.
  6. Immigrantsjtojneighboringjcountriesjduejtojwar,jfamine,jorjnaturaljdisasters A) arejanjeconomicjburdenjtojhostjcountries. B) causejpoliticaljproblemsjinjthejhostjcountries. C) arejajhumanitarianjproblem. D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  1. Energyjusejhas A) ajcentraljrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems. B) ajminorjrolejonjenvironmentaljproblems. C) isjnotjrelatedjtojenvironmentaljissues. D) isjonlyjanjissuejwithjfossiljfuels.
  2. Governancejissues A) havejlittlejimpactjonjenvironmentaljissues. B) onlyjimpactjinternationaljpolicy. C) oftenjmakejitjdifficultjtojsolvejenvironmentaljproblems. D) helpjinjsolvingjlocaljbutjnotjnationlaljenvironmentaljissues.
  3. Disputesjoverjwaterjquantityjandjqualityjare A) limitedjtojonlyjaridjpartsjofjthejworld. B) decreasingjinjmostjpartsjofjthejworld. C) ongoingjinjmanyjpartsjofjthejworld. D) increasingjonlyjinjAfrica.
  4. Urbanization A) canjcausejsignificantjpressurejonjthejenvironment. B) hasjlittlejimpactjonjthejenvironment. C) onlyjimpactsjurbanjareas. D) isjonlyjajrealjproblemjinjAsia.
  5. Environmentaljproblemsjdojnotjnecessarilyjcoincidejwith A) socialjandjpoliticaljdecisions. B) scientificjlaws. C) ethicaljrules. D) organicjchemistry.
  1. Ajcentraljfactorjthatjmakesjthejstudyjofjenvironmentaljsciencejsojinterestingjis A) itsjnonjscientificjbasis. B) itsjonlyjpoliticaljinjscope. C) itsjinterrelationshipjamongjseeminglyjunrelatedjfactors. D) itsjlackjofjeconomicjinput.
  2. Thingsjyoujcanjdojtojprotectjyourjenvironmentjinclude A) reducejyourjdriving. B) recyclejeverythingjyoujcan. C) dojnotjwastejwater. D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  3. Environmentaljissuesjdojnot A) involvejpoliticaljissues B) involvejeconomicjconcerns C) alwaysjcoincidejwithjartificialjpoliticaljboundaries D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.

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  1. Whichjonejofjthejfollowingjchoicesjinvolvesjanjethicaljdecision? A) decidingjtojbuyjthejcheaperjofjtwojsimilarjitems B) determiningjwhichjonejofjtwojpiecesjofjartjisjthejbest C) decidingjwhetherjorjnotjtojallowjtrophyjhuntingjofjelephantsjbecausejthejmoneyjtr ophyjhuntersjpayjprovidedjincomejandjfoodjforjlocaljpeople D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  2. Biocentrismjandjecocentrismjdifferjinjthat A) ecocentrismjincludesjbothjthejlivingjthingsjandjtheirjinteractionsjinjdecisionjmaking. B) ecocentrismjisjfocusedjonjthejusesjwejmakejofjplantsjandjanimals. C) ecocentrismjisjprimarilyjconcernedjwithjpreservingjthejplacesjwherejendangeredjs peciesjlive. D) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  3. Ajpositionjthatjforestsjshouldjbejmanagedjforjthejlumberjthatjcanjbejobtainedjfromjthemjisjanj examplejof A) biocentrism. B) anthropocentrism. C) ecocentrism. D) Nonejofjthejanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  4. Whichjnaturalistjstatedjthatjregulatedjhuntingjcanjmaintainjajproperjbalancejofjwildlife? A) RacheljCarson B) LewisjThomas C) AldojLeopold D) JohnjMuir
  5. Whenjmakingjethicaljdecisionsjaboutjenvironmentaljissuesjitjisjimportantjto A) considerjthejopinionsjofjalljstakeholders. B) recognizejthatjorganismsjandjecosystemsjmayjhavejrights. C) considerjhowjlocaljdecisionsjmayjaffectjdistantjenvironments. D) Alljofjthejoptionsjinvolvejethicaljdecisions.
  1. WhichjnaturalistjwasjfascinatedjbyjthejcountrysidejaroundjConcord,jMassachusettsjandjw rotejofjhisjexperiencesjlivingjclosejwithjnature? A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) LewisjThomas C) RacheljCarson D) RalphjWaldojEmerson
  2. Whatjisjthejnamejofjthejtheoryjwhichjsuggestsjthatjthejenvironmentjhasjdirectjrightsjandjqu alifiesjforjmoraljpersonhood? A) environmentaljjustice B) resourcejexploitation C) ecocentrism D) comprehensivejenvironmentaljresponse
  3. TojgetjaroundjthejOiljPollutionjActjofj 1990 jmanyjoiljcarriers A) usejlightlyjregulatedjoiljbargesjpulledjbyjtugboats. B) havejconstructedjpipelinesjunderjthejoceanjfloor. C) havejincreasedjthejusejofjsupertankers. D) usejunregulatedjforeignjcruisejships.
  4. Industriesjpollutejbecause A) manufacturingjconsumesjenergyjandjproducesjwaste. B) theyjwantjtojcutjcostsjandjincreasejprofits. C) properjwastejdisposaljisjtoojcostly. D) Alljanswerjchoicesjarejcorrect.
  5. Whichjofjthejfollowingjpairsjofjapproachesjtojenvironmentaljethicsjisjlogicallyjconsistent? A) developmentjandjecocentrism B) preservationjandjanthropocentrism C) conservationjandjanthropocentrism D) sustainablejdevelopmentjandjbiocentrism
  1. WhojwasjNOTjajnotablej19thjcenturyjconservationistjphilosopher? A) RalphjWaldojEmerson B) JohnjMuir C) AldojLeopold D) RacheljBilson
  2. Sustainablejdevelopmentjisjoftenjdefinedjasj"meetingjthejneedsjofjcurrentjgenerationsjw ithoutjcompromisingjthejabilityjofjfuturejgenerationsjtojmeetjtheirs."jSustainablejdevelo pmentjisjmuchjlike A) conservationism. B) environmentaljpragmatism. C) preservationism. D) ecocentrism.
  3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjmatchesjthejdescription? 18.1) Believedjthatj"wildernessjmirrorsjdivinity,jnourishesjhumanity,jandjvivifiesjthejspirit." A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology

18.2) Predominantjfeelingjofjajculturejconcerningjethicaljissues. A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) Preservationjapproach C) RacheljCarson D) Developmentjapproach E) Conservationjapproach F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology 18.3) Authorjofj Walden ,jwhichjdescribesjajyearjinjwhichjhejlivedjinjdirectjcontactjwithjnature. A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology

18.6) Earlyjcriticjofjrampantjeconomicjdevelopmentjandjthej"invasionjofjnaturejbyjtrade." A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology 18.7) Thejviewjthatjajhealthyjrelationshipjwithjthejenvironmentjreliesjuponjajspiritualjonenessjwi thjthejearth. A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology

18.8) Naturejhasjintrinsicjvaluejorjinherentjworthjapartjfromjhumanjappropriation. A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology 18.9) Wrotej SilentjSpring ,jwhichjdramatizedjthejdangerjofjpesticidesjtojwildlifejandjhumans. A) HenryjDavidjThoreau B) preservationjethic C) RacheljCarson D) developmentjethic E) conservationjethic F) RalphjWaldojEmerson G) AldojLeopold H) industrialjecology I) JohnjMuir J) ethics K) morals L) environmentaljjustice M) deepjecology

  1. Environmentaljjusticejis A) relatedjtojlawsjpassedjbyjCongressjinjthejearlyj1900s. B) directedjonlyjatjwildjnature. C) notjlinkedjtojcommunityjbasedjorganizations. D) thejsocialjjusticejexpressionjofjenvironmentaljethics.
  2. Environmentaljjusticejencompassesjajwidejrangejofjissuesjincluding A) safejhousing. B) leadjpoisoning. C) waterjquality. D) transportation. E) safejhousing,jLeadjpoisoning,jWaterjQualityjandjTransportation.
  3. Thejbirthplacejofjthejenvironmentaljjusticejmovementjwasjin A) Detroit,jMichigan. B) Washington,jDC. C) WarrenjCounty,jNorthjCarolina. D) NewjYorkjCity. E) Boston,jMA.
  4. NorthjAmericansjaccountjforjaboutj5%jofjthejworld’sjpopulationjbutjconsume A) 10 jpercentjofjthejworld’sjoil. B) 5 jpercentjofjthejworld’sjoil. C) 15 jpercentjofjthejworld’sjoil. D) 22 jpercentjofjthejworld’sjoil.
  5. Naturaljcapitalismjis A) thejideajthatjbusinessesjcanjbothjexpandjtheirjprofitsjandjtakejgoodjcarejofjthejen vironment. B) businessesjcanjonlyjexpandjtheirjprofitsjbyjnotjtakingjcarejofjenvironmentaljco ncerns. C) businessjprofitsjarejmorejimportantjthanjenvironmentaljconcerns. D) environmentaljconcernsjarejmorejimportantjthanjbusinessjprofits.
  1. Muchjofjthejcurrentjenvironmentaljcrisisjisjrootedjin A) thejdevelopmentjofjenvironmentaljlaws. B) thejincreasejinjenvironmentaljjusticejconcern. C) thejwideningjgapjbetweenjrichjandjpoorjnations. D) thejnarrowingjofjthejgapjbetweenjrichjandjpoorjnations.
  2. ThejLandjEthicjbyjAldojLeopoldjwasjviewedjas A) ajmanifestojforjurbanjdevelopment. B) ajradicaljshriftjinjhowjhumansjseejthemselvesjinjrelationjtojthejenvironment. C) ajreversaljofjthejConservationjEthic. D) ajnationaljplanjforjincreasingjagriculturaljoutput.
  3. Environmentaljjusticejis A) thejsocialjjusticejexpressionjofjenvironmentaljethics. B) onlyjappliedjtojurbanjareas. C) ajconceptjdevelopedjinjthejearlyj 1900 ’s. D) onlyjanjissuejinjNorthjAmerica.
  4. Greenjdevelopmentjisjgenerallyjdifferentiatedjfromjsustainablejdevelopmentjinjthat A) greenjdevelopmentjprioritizesjwhatjitsjproponentsjconsiderjtojbejsustainabilityjoverjec onomicjandjculturaljconsiderations. B) onlyjeconomicjconsiderationsjarejgivenjpriority. C) greenjdevelopmentjdoesjnotjfactorjinjpoliticaljriskjfactors. D) greenjdevelopmentjisjnotjdesignedjwithjenvironmentaljconcerns.
  5. Thejmovementjforjenvironmentaljjusticejhasjbeenjthejstrongestjwhen A) localjgovernmentjhasjnotjbeenjinvolved. B) onlyjnonjgovernmentaljorganizationsjhavejbeenjinvolvedjatjthejendjofjajproblem. C) universitiesjhavejnotjbeenjactivelyjinvolved. D) community-basedorganizaationsjhavejpartneredjwithjuniversityjresearchers.
  1. Manyjcorporationjarejnowjbeingjdrivenjtojincludejenvironmentaljethicsjinjtheirjbusinessjpr acticesjby A) corporatejdownjsizing. B) corporatejre-organization. C) mergers. D) shareholders.

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5) D

6) A

7) C

8) A

9) D

10) C

11) C

12) A

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14) E

15) C

16) D

17) A

  1. SectionjBreak 18.1) I 18.2) K 18.3) A 18.4) E 18.5) H 18.6) F 18.7) M 18.8) B 18.9) C 18.10)j G 18.11)j D
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