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Enviro History
Introduction Policy Pop
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The Agricultural Revolution is characterized by
a.decreasing population size. b. cultivating wild plants.
c. fertilizing to improve soil fertility.d. lack of concern for the natural world.
e. use of genetically engineered crops.
b. Cultivating wild plants
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Ecology is the study ofa.plants.b. animals.
c. global climate change. d. relationships between organisms and their environment.
e. plants and animals.
d. relationships between organisms and their environment
1,3
Most major laws in modern U.S. environmental
policy were enacted in theA.1960s and 1970s.
B.1980s and 1990s. C. years between 2000–2005.
D. years between 2005–2010.
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A.1960s and 1970s.
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In which of the following countries is the average citizen likely to be using the greatest
amount of natural resources?a.Perub. Chinac. Egypt
d. United StatesE. Sudan
D. United States
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In making environmental policies, government interacts
with __________A.organizations.
B. businesses. C. citizens.
D. all of the above
D. All of these
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All of the following fields of study contribute to environmental
science excepta.linguistics
b. biology and earth sciencec. social sciences
d. physics e. chemistry
A. Linguistics
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Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which
environmental stress(es)?a.resource depletion b. habitat destruction c. pollutiond. all of these
e. none of these
D. All of these
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Professionals who study and make predictions about human population
are calleda.stenographers b. geologists
c. populationologistsd. demographers
D. Demographers
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Which of the following is NOT a way hunter-gatherer
societies impacted their environment?a. hunted some species to low levels
b. burned fires destroying habitatc. stayed in one place for long time period
d. none of these
c. Stayed in one place for a long time
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A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment
is known asa.biocentrism b. ecocentrismc. anthropocentrismd. environmentalism
c. anthropocentrism
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What major entity of the U.S government has the chief responsibility for
overseeing environmental regulations?A.Environmental Impact Statement B. Environmental Protection AgencyC.National Park Service
D. Supreme Court
B. EPA
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Which of the following is NOT a strategy that could
slow population growth?a.public advertisement and education
b. economic incentivesc. legal punishments
d. limiting the education of women
d. limiting the education of women
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The industrial revolution was characterized by a shift
from animal power toa.renewable resources
b. solar powerc. fossil fuels
d. none of these
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c. fossil fuels
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Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” addresses the conflict associated
with what environmental challenge?a.preventing pollutionb. preserving biodiversity
c. curbing overpopulation d. protecting shared resource
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d. Protecting shared resources
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A law that prohibits dumping wastes into the ocean and punishes people
who dump wastes demonstrates which approach to environmental policy?
A.green tax B. command-and-control
C. cap-and-trade D. subsidy
B. command-and-control
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Human population growth was most rapid during which
time period in human history?a.Ice Ages
b. Stone Agesc. Modern Age
d. Bronze and Iron Age e. Cambrian
c. Modern Age
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The early Industrial Revolution broughta.an increased number of assembly-line jobs.
b. an increased number of coal-mining jobs.c.accelerated exponential human
population growth. d. all of these answers
e. none of these answers
d. all of these answers
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Which of the following lists contains name of developed countries?a.Algeria, Guatemala and India
b. Brazil, Sudan, Namibiac. Ecuador, Mexico, Columbia
d. France, Canada, New Zealande. none of these
d. France, Canada, New Zealand
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A power company is given free land by the government to reduce the
cost of providing wind-generated electricity to rural residents.
This is an example of a(n)A.command-and-control approach
B. cap-and-trade systemC.subsidy
D. green tax
C. subsidy
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Access to adequate food, clean water and safe sewage
disposal have resulted in a decline in
a.life expectancyb. the birth rate c. the death rated. infant health e. none of these
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c. the death rate
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