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Explain what causes acid rain.

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More developed countries remain unable to make effective use of wind power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The first major international meeting concerning environmental issues was held in 1972 in which city?

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A)   Kyoto
B)   Stockholm
C)   Montreal
D)   Rio de Janeiro
E)   New York City

Question 4

An anthropocentric view believes which of the following statements?

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A)   Humans are the source of all value.
B)   Land exists for human use.
C)   Resources are unlimited.
D)   Humans are central to the world.
E)   All of the above

Question 5

In many parts of the less developed world, the primary energy sources are from traditional biomass sources that include which of the following?

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A)   Oil and coal
B)   Wood, crop waste, and animal dung
C)   Wood and natural gas
D)   Animal waste and gas
E)   Coal, oil, and water

Question 6

Which of the following was a newly discovered energy source in the second half of the eighteenth century?

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A)   Coal
B)   Oil
C)   Solar power
D)   Electricity
E)   Wind power

Question 7

For many settlers, the forest was a symbol of which of the following?

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A)   Nature's domination over humans
B)   Economic prosperity
C)   Humans' domination over nature
D)   Humans' connection to nature
E)   The beauty of nature

Question 8

Human activities can actually create landforms, such as through the excavation of limestone, quartz, and gold.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which scholar drew attention to the relationship between available resources and population size?

Accepted Answer

A)   E. Katz
B)   T.R. Malthus
C)   G.P. Marsh
D)   G.L. Buffon
E)   R. Carson A

Question 10

What is currently the largest protected ecosystem?

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A)   Denmark
B)   Canada
C)   Antarctica
D)   Greenland
E)   Sweden C

Question 11

Which term represents the following thought: "When individuals have access to a common resource, their individual rational behaviour does not result in a collectively prudent outcome"?

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A)   Sustainable development
B)   The tragedy of the commons
C)   Deep ecology
D)   Shallow ecology
E)   Natural resources are cultural appraisals

Question 12

Briefly discuss the significance of plant domestication.

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Plant domestication is a process whereby a plant is modified in order to fulfill a specific human desire; once domesticated, the plant is permanently different from the original. This process is ongoing and is an important part of agricultural research today. Associated with plant domestication has been the labelling of plants that are not domesticated as weeds-and their removal. Once again, such human activity contributes to ecosystem simplification.

Question 13

Explain how humans are inducing climate change and identify four consequences of climate change.

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Question 14

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental driving forces of human threats to the environment?

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A)   Arable and pastoral activities
B)   Technological developments
C)   Increasing human populations
D)   Increasing connections between different regions of the globe
E)   All of the above

Question 15

Water power is tapped from sources such as rivers, waves, and tides.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2011, a leading scientist suggested that which ecosystem will be the first to be eliminated by human activity by 2100?

Accepted Answer

A)   Grassland
B)   Forest
C)   Coral reef
D)   Desert
E)   Tundra

Question 17

Which of the Great Lakes was most seriously affected by sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial wastes by the 1960s?

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A)   Lake Ontario
B)   Lake Erie
C)   Lake Superior
D)   Lake Huron
E)   Lake Michigan

Question 18

Which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water?

Accepted Answer

A)   Industry
B)   Agriculture
C)   Basic human needs
D)   Both A and B
E)   Both A and C

Question 19

Explain why water quantity and quality should be of grave concern to humans.

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Question 20

The North Pacific gyre is also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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A) True 
 B)False

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