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5859832037Which of the following is directly or indirectly related to essentially all of our environmental problems:Population growth0
5859832038Pollination of crops, filtering of groundwater, and biodegradation of waste are all examples of:Ecosystem capital1
5859885000A graph of human population growth to the present resembles:J-shaped curve2
5860006472A substantial society:Meets the needs of the present without compromising those of the future3
5860006473What does research indicate about the relationship between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature:Both increase4
5860006474The former civilization of Easter island collapse because of:Overpopulation and overexploitation of resources5
5860006475Which of the following can be attributed to the modern environmental movement:Banning of DDT in the US6
5860006476Joanne noticed an increase smell of sewage from her local waste water treatment plant this is AN:Observation7
5860006477The emergence and spread of H1N1 influenza in 2009 is a good example of problems with:Globalization8
5860006478The notion of environmental justice refers to:Activities that monitor environmental conditions and work towards equal distribution of environmental impacts and benefits9
5860006479What is ecosystem capital:The flow of goods and services from an ecosystem supporting human life and economic well-being10
5860006480Today's population is over:7 billion11
5860006481One example of an air pollution problem with global dimensions is:Increasing levels of CO212
5860006482The expected relationship between atmospheric CO2 in the greenhouse effect is:Direct13
5860006483An international treaty to reduce CO2 omissions below 1990 levels is the:Kyoto Protocol14
5860006484Polluting The air in changing the landscape are two ways in which:Habitat alteration15
5860006485Facts are data that have been:Confirmed16
5860006486Our confidence in scientific knowledge should be proportional to:The evidence supporting it17
5860006487The scientific method begins with:Observations18
5860006488The accelerating interconnectedness of human activities, ideals and cultures are:Globalization19
5860006489Which of the following community component is abiotic:Rainfall20
5860006490The major ecosystem in the central US is:Grasslands21
5860006491The distribution of major ecosystems globally is the consequences of:Climate22
5860006492All the organisms in an ecosystem that can be assigned to one of these three categories:Producers, consumers, and decomposers23
5860006493The following substance is inorganic:Water24
5860175468Where an organism lives is it and how it lives:Habitat and niche25
5860175469The definition of climate involves both of these:Temperature and precipitation26
5860175470Permafrost would most likely be found in which biome:Tundra27
5860175471The biotic factor that limits grass from taking over high rainfall areas is:Tall trees28
5860175472Humans have created their own distinctive ecosystem apart from natural ecosystems with:Agriculture29
5860175473The first law of thermodynamics states that:Energy is neither created nor destroyed30
5860175474Heat light and motion are all forms of:Kinetic energy31
5860175475Amount of energy required to raise 1 g of water 1°C:Calorie32
5860175476The following organisms Carry out respiration:Animals, plants, and fungi33
5860175477Natural ecosystems do not harm themselves with their own waste products because these products are:Recycle34
5860175478Humans disrupt the phosphorus cycle primarily by:Fertilizers35
5860175479A number of bacteria and some blue - green algae convert nitrogen gas to nitrate form in a process known as:Nitrogen fixation36
5860175480The major difference between primary and secondary succession at the secondary succession start with the pre-existing:Organisms37
5860283441Which of the following is true:Energy flows and nutrient cycle38
5860283442Three forms of energy are:Chemical, potential, and kinetic39
5860283443Environmental resistance increases as:Population density40
5860283444Glucose are all examples of:Potential energy41
5860283445The primary product of photosynthesis is:Glucose42
5860283446(Blank) percent loss of energy as it moves from one trophic level to the next:9043
5860283447Eventually all energy escapes as:Heat44
5860283448The amount of atmospheric CO2 is being increased greatly by the burning of:Fossil fuels45
5860283449Choose the correct order of the best describes the primary succession:Moss, grass, shrubs, trees46
5860462029A resilient ecosystem is one that:Maintains its normal functioning even through a disturbance47
5860462031The cornerstone of sustaining civilization is maintaining productive:Soil48
5860462032During the last 40 years, 1/3 of Earth's croplands have been loss to:Erosion and salinization49
5860462033More than (blank) percent of world food supply is from land based systems that rely on soil as the fundamental source:9050
5860462034In natural ecosystems, the greatest source of mineral nutrients for sustaining plant growth is from:Detritus51
5860462035Which of the following will not result in reduced soil erosion:Traditional plowing in cultivation by heavy machinery52
5860462036Most plants have access to oxygen through its:Roots53
5860462037Adding water by artificial means is called:Irrigation54
5860462038Uncontrolled wind and water erosion results in a soil ecosystem that is a functional:Desert55
5860462039Dry land ecosystems cover about (blank) of the land area of earth:1/356
5860462040About 80% of the Deforestation is for:Agriculture57
5860462041The basic reason for plowing and cultivation is for:Controlling weeds58
5860462042What other revolution contributed to a revolution in agriculture?Industrial59
5860462043Today less than (blank) of the United States workforce produce enough food for the nations needs:15%60
5860462044The high worldwide production of wheat and rice resulting from the new genetic variety is was hailed as the:Green revolution61
5860462045In the US (blank) percent of the grain crop goes to animals:7062
5860462030Which are environmental consequences of animal farm:A, B, C63
5860462046In which countries is the import of grain more than the export:Asia, Latin America and Africa64
5860462047About (blank) people on earth suffer from the effects of hunger and malnutrition:850 million65
5860462048The root cause of hunger is:Poverty66
5860462049The two primary causes of famine are:Drought and war67
5860462050Food aid to developing countries usually (blank) the local economy and leads to a (blank) in local food production:Disrupts; decreases68
5860462051Incorporating genes from one species into another to produce age are trait is called:Genomics69
5860821318Which of the following is true: (literacy)As literacy rates increase fertility rates decrease70
5860821319The debt crisis in less developed countries has lead to which of the following:Reduction in environmental protection of natural resources71
5860821320Countries experiencing demographic transition are experiencing:High crude birth rates and low crude death rate72
5860857586A country in which region is most likely to be trapped in a demographic transitionSub-Sahara Africa73
5860857587What are two basic school of thought about control of population growth:Active versus passive74
5860857588What is expected to happen to the total debt in developing countries in the next few years:Increase75
5861094490Reform of the World Bank is directed at:adding environment leadership, policies and control76
5861104498What is happening to life expectancyincreasing in both devoloped and developing countries77
5861110286What are the three key indicators of development?Access to safe drinking water, percentage of pop enrolled in education, reduced child mortality78
5861122302Despite aggressive population control measures, China's population is still growing because of:Momentum in the population79
5861128186How will the male/female ratio in China impact fertility?Decrease fertility rate80
5861137019Efforts to decrease fertility rates through education, micro lending and disease control where should the focus be placed?Women81
5861145137If the estimates from a 2004 paper are accurate which of the following statements are true?Human population has not yet reached its carrying capacity82
5861154281Which of the following human revolutions is tied directly to an increase use of coal?Industrial83
5861162443If the total fertility rates are reduced to 2.0 then the population would:Continue to grow but gradually stabilize84
5861166843Which 2 human revolutions center on agriculture?Neolithic and Green85
5861241684What will the growth of the human population look like graphically?S-shaped curve86
5861241685Which of the following is true: (world's people)Most of the world's people live in moderately developed countries87
5861241686Why is the % of the world's population that live in developing countries increasing?Fertility rates are higher in developing countries88
5861241687If a society wants to reduce its impact on the environment it should:Decrease in population89
5861379691The best general description of human population growth:Slow growth for thousands of years followed by rapid growth the past 200 years90
5861379692How are poverty rates and fertility rates relatedHigh poverty rates correlate with high fertility rates91
5861379693How does stewardship affect environmental impactAn increase in stewardship corresponds with a decrease in environmental impact92
5861379694What accounts for the fact that 15% of the world people cause the majority of the worlds environmental problemsOverconsumption93
5861379695What proportion of the current world population increase is due to the growth of populations in developing countriesMore than 90%94
5861379696Of the 10 largest cities in the world whose population had grown the fastest since 1970India95
5861379697How are technology poverty relatedAccess to technology in a region increases poverty decreases96
5861379698What has happened to the population growth rate since the 1960sIt has decreased97
5861379699Progress through the phases of demographic transitions accompaniesIncreased economic and industrial development98
5861379700A country with (blank) fertility rates would have a population profile that looks like a pyramidHigh99
5861680543As human populations become more affluent they:Can afford to separate themselves from the consequences of their consumption patterns100
5861680544The population profile for more developed country reveals a shape that:is more or less columnis more or less columnar101
5861680545A demographic transition is typical of a:Country whose birth and death rates are shifting as it moves from the primitive to the modern condition102
5861680546What kind of correlation exists between total fertility rate in the availability of contraceptives:Strong correlation103
5861680547The current increase in the worlds population is due toDecreasing death rate104
5861680548The 1994 population conference in Cairo:Place responsibility for bringing fertility rates down in the developing countries105
5861680549Water covers of earths surface90%106
5861680550What percentage of earths water is accessibleless than 1%107
5861680551Water enters the atmosphere throughTranspiration and evaporation108
5861680552Water returns from the atmosphere throughPrecipitation and condensation109
5861680553Evaporation and condensation are two water purification process is similar toDistillation110
5861680554When precipitation hits the ground what to pathways can the water takeRun off and infiltration111
5861680555The two primary demand on water in the US areConsumptive and nonconsumptive112
5861680556Water is a potentially (blank) resourceRenewable113
5861680557One of the largest income generating enterprises in many developing countries isEcotourism114
5861680558The greatest catastrophe to hit natural biota and 65 million years will beGlobal warming115

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