Environmental Science Study Guide

Poverty is a condition in which people cannot meet their basic needs for adequate:

| Food |

| Clothing |

| Shelter |

| Education |

| All of these choices are associated with poverty |

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Highly developed countries (HDC) are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

| High per capita incomes |

| High fertility rates |

| Low rates of population growth |

| Complex industrial bases |

| All of these choices are characteristics of HDC |

The ecological footprint of an average citizen in the United States is approximately:

| 1.6 hectares |

| 2.7 hectares |

| 3.2 hectares |

| 4.9 hectares |

| 7.9 hectares |

Calculation of an ecological footprint entails approximating the amount of productive land, fresh water, and ocean required on a continuous basis to supply a person with:

| Food and water |

| Energy and transportation |

| Housing and clothing |

| Waste disposal |

| All of these statements are correct |

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Which of the following is an example of sustainability?

| Using fossil fuels as if they were present in unlimited supplies |

| Polluting the environment with toxins as if the capacity to absorb them is limitless |

| Using freshwater faster than it can be replenished |

| Using forest resources faster than they can be replenished |

| None of these choices is an example of sustainability |

Which of the following is NOT a common-pool resource?

| The atmosphere |

| Whales |

| Cattle |

| Fresh water |

| Pelicans |

Application of the principle of environmental sustainability to economic development will require changes such as:

| Phasing out unleaded gasoline |

| Relaxing current air pollution laws |

| Making changes to the agriculture industry |

| Eliminating population policy worldwide |

| All of these choices are necessary changes for environmental sustainability |

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