True / False
1. In the 1980s, there was a backlash against environmental laws and regulations, led by some who argued that environmental laws were hindering economic growth.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
2. An important goal of environmental science is to learn how life on the earth has thrived and survived.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
3. Sustainability is the capacity of the earth’s natural system and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the very long-term future.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
Core Case Study: The Greening of American Campuses
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
4. Polluting substances enter the environment through human activities alone.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.1 - Discuss two sources of pollution.
5. Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas natural services are not.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
6. Exponential growth occurs when a quantity such as the human population increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time, such as 0.5% or 2% per year.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
7. Government subsidies can actually encourage companies to conduct business in ways that result in environmental degradation.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
8. According to the human-centered environmental worldview, all species have value as participating members of the biosphere, regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3.5 - Outline three environmental worldviews of environmental problems and solutions.
9. Pollution cleanup efforts focus on greatly reducing or eliminating the production of pollutants.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
1. In the 1980s, there was a backlash against environmental laws and regulations, led by some who argued that environmental laws were hindering economic growth.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
2. An important goal of environmental science is to learn how life on the earth has thrived and survived.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
3. Sustainability is the capacity of the earth’s natural system and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the very long-term future.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
Core Case Study: The Greening of American Campuses
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
4. Polluting substances enter the environment through human activities alone.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.1 - Discuss two sources of pollution.
5. Natural resources are considered natural capital, whereas natural services are not.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.1 - Summarize the three key principles of sustainability of life on this planet.
6. Exponential growth occurs when a quantity such as the human population increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time, such as 0.5% or 2% per year.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
7. Government subsidies can actually encourage companies to conduct business in ways that result in environmental degradation.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3 - Specify the four major causes of environmental problems.
8. According to the human-centered environmental worldview, all species have value as participating members of the biosphere, regardless of their potential or actual use to humans.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES:
1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.3.5 - Outline three environmental worldviews of environmental problems and solutions.
9. Pollution cleanup efforts focus on greatly reducing or eliminating the production of pollutants.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER: