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Date Submitted: 06/09/2014 09:41 AM
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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