preservationist
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.
85. ____________________ is the study of varying beliefs about what is right and wrong with how we treat the environment.
ANSWER:
Environmental ethics
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.
Subjective Short Answer
86. Why is chemical cycling necessary for life on the earth?
ANSWER:
The earth receives a continuous supply of energy from the sun, but it receives no new supplies of life-supporting chemicals. Organisms must continually recycle the chemicals they need in order to survive.
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Analyze
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.
87. What does it means to live off the earth’s natural income?
ANSWER:
Living off the earth’s natural income requires sustainable reliance on renewable resources, such that the earth’s natural capital is not depleted.
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES:
1.4 What Is an Environmentally Stable Society?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.4.1 - Create an analogy between the use of financial capital and the earth's natural capital.
Table 1.1
Use the accompanying figure to answer the following questions.
88. How does resource use per person in the United States compare to China?
ANSWER:
Resource use per person is very high in the United States but low in China.
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
PREFACE NAME:
Table 1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.5 - Given the population size, affluence, and technology, determine the environmental impact of human activities by using the IPAT model.
89. How does the overall environmental impact of the United States compare to China?
ANSWER:
The overall environmental impact for both countries is similarly high.
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
PREFACE NAME:
Table 1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.5 - Given the population size, affluence, and technology, determine the environmental impact of human activities by using the IPAT model.
90. What accounts for the overall environmental impact of the United States relative to China?
ANSWER:
The population of the United States is much smaller, but resource use per person is much higher.
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
PREFACE NAME:
Table 1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.5 - Given the population size, affluence, and technology, determine the environmental impact of human activities by using the IPAT model.
91. What accounts for the difference between the overall environmental impacts of the United States and Japan?
ANSWER:
Resource use person is lower in Japan (as well as population).
DIFFICULTY:
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES:
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
PREFACE NAME:
Table 1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ENVS.MLSP.16.1.2.5 - Given the population size, affluence, and technology, determine the environmental impact of human activities by using the IPAT model.
Essay
92. Clearly describe how affluence can have both harmful and beneficial environmental effects.