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3. 100 200 400 300 400 Enviro History Introduction PolicyPop 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 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

5. 1,2 Ecology is the study of a.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

6. 1,3 Most major laws in modern U.S. environmental policy were enacted in the A.1960s and 1970s. B.1980s and 1990s. C. years between 2000–2005. D. years between 2005–2010.. A.1960s and 1970s.

7. 1,4 In which of the following countries is the average citizen likely to be using the greatest amount of natural resources? a.Peru b. China c. Egypt d. United States E. Sudan D. United States

8. 2,3 In making environmental policies, government interacts with __________ A.organizations. B.businesses. C.citizens. D.all of the above D. All of these

9. 2,1 All of the following fields of study contribute to environmental science except a.linguistics b. biology and earth science c. social sciences d. physics e. chemistry A. Linguistics

10. 2,2 Population growth in the 20 th century accelerated which environmental stress(es)? a.resource depletion b. habitat destruction c. pollution d. all of these e. none of these D. All of these

11. 2,4 Professionals who study and make predictions about human population are called a.stenographers b. geologists c. populationologists d. demographers D. Demographers

12. 3,1 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 habitat c. stayed in one place for long time period d. none of these c. Stayed in one place for a long time

13. 3,2 A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as a.biocentrism b. ecocentrism c. anthropocentrism d. environmentalism c. anthropocentrism

14. 3,3 What major entity of the U.S government has the chief responsibility for overseeing environmental regulations? A.Environmental Impact Statement B.Environmental Protection Agency C.National Park Service D.Supreme Court B. EPA

15. 3,4 Which of the following is NOT a strategy that could slow population growth? a.public advertisement and education b. economic incentives c. legal punishments d. limiting the education of women d. limiting the education of women

16. 4,1 The industrial revolution was characterized by a shift from animal power to a.renewable resources b. solar power c. fossil fuels d. none of these. c. fossil fuels

17. 4,2 Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” addresses the conflict associated with what environmental challenge? a.preventing pollution b. preserving biodiversity c. curbing overpopulation d. protecting shared resource. d. Protecting shared resources

18. 4,3 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

19. 4,4 Human population growth was most rapid during which time period in human history? a.Ice Ages b. Stone Ages c. Modern Age d. Bronze and Iron Age e. Cambrian c. Modern Age

20. 5,1 The early Industrial Revolution brought a.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

21. 5,2 Which of the following lists contains name of developed countries? a.Algeria, Guatemala and India b. Brazil, Sudan, Namibia c. Ecuador, Mexico, Columbia d. France, Canada, New Zealand e. none of these d. France, Canada, New Zealand

22. 5,3 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 system C.subsidy D. green tax C. subsidy

23. 5,4 Access to adequate food, clean water and safe sewage disposal have resulted in a decline in a.life expectancy b. the birth rate c. the death rate d. infant health e. none of these. c. the death rate