FINAL EXAM REVIEW 3 TRUE OR FALSE 1

FINAL EXAM REVIEW 3 TRUE OR FALSE

1 Ecological footprints tend to be higher in developed countries than they are in developing country.

2 Several of the least expensive ways to achieve a sustainable lifestyle would include employing water conservation, recycling, bicycling, and eating local produce.

3 When using the I=PAT model, population (P) tends to be the most important factor in determining the environmental effects of developing countries, while technology (T) tends to be the most important factor for developed countries.

4 According to our study this year, three major cultural changes (revolutions) have occurred in human history. They are Information-Globalization. . Industrial-Medical. . . and Transportation-Globalization.

5 Both total Fertility Rate and rate of resource consumption tend to be higher in developing countries than developed countries.

6 Reducing overall consumption and halting population growth will lead to a more sustainable world culture.

7 The priority for sustainable use of nonrenewable resources should be recycle…reuse …reduce…refuse.

8 When women have access to education and paid employment outside the home, the total fertility rate decreases.

9 One of the best measures of a society's quality of life is a country’s infant mortality rate.

10 Age structure diagrams that indicate rapidly growing populations have the shape of a pyramid.

11 A high birth rate, low death rate, and an increase in population size are all indicative of the industrial stage of the demographic transition.

12 The current world population is just over 7 billion people.

13 The rule of 70 is a quick way of estimating a population’s growth rate.

14 Plotting exponential growth on a graph would look like J shaped curve.

15 To determine the number of individuals that will be added to a population in a specified time, you should multiply the growth rate by the original population size.

16 The US age structure diagram looks like a pyramid.

17 The total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the demographic transition.

18 The rate at which the population has been growing has slowed in the past 50 years, but the human population is still getting larger

19 In terms of energy flow, energy moves from autotrophs to heterotrophs to decomposers, which convert it into a usable form, which producers use again

20 Top predators are often the most vulnerable to human impact.

21 Humans have dramatically altered the flux rate of nitrogen from soils to the atmosphere

22 The increase in forest fires, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions th could contribute to a 6 mass extinction in the near future.

23 Vegetarianism is often cited as a partial solution to the growing problem of deforestation and other types of habitat destruction as the human population continue to grow. The reason for this is that more people can be fed using less agricultural land because vegetarians eat at a lower trophic level.

24 “Dead zones” characteristic of the Gulf of Mexico and many other marine locations worldwide most frequently result from a disrupted carbon cycle.

25 NPP is always less than GPP due to internal consumption of glucose.

26 Hunting and fishing are not allowed in national forests.

27 Yosemite National Park was the first national park.

28 When pests are continually exposed to chemical pesticides, they can become resistant due to natural selection.

29 Monoculture planting has led to an increase in the genetic diversity of plant species.

30 Organic farming involves using genetically modified plant varieties that kill insects that feed on them.

31 The major environmental problem arising from feedlots is pollution of surface and groundwater, resulting in eutrophication

32 Wilderness areas allow no roads, no development, no permanent structures, and no recreation

33 Biological controls are frequently used to replace persistent chemical pesticides. A potential risk of using these biological controls is that the control agent attacks not only its intended target but also beneficial species

34 A high Biological oxygen demand a high fecal coliform count is a good indication that a lake was primarily contaminated by human sewage from local septic systems

35 Nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide are common indoor pollutants.

36 Bisphenol A (BPA), commonly found in plastics, can mimic endocrine disruptors.

37 The biggest threat to sustainable rangelands is overgrazing.

38 Lack of genetic diversity in food crops such as corn can lead to the crop’s increased susceptibility to plant disease.

39 No trees grow in desert biomes.

40 The zone on Earth that extends o o between 30 and 60 latitude is the tropical zone.

41 El Nino plays a key role in influencing regional climate.

42 The Eastern United States is primarily a coniferous forest.

43 Risk assessment quantifies the potential harm that a chemical poses

44 Risk assessment does not include the social, political and economic considerations.

45 Risk assessment always includes lab &/r field experiments focusing on the hazard in question

46 Risk management includes the social, political, and economic considerations

47 Risk management does not consider potential harm that a chemical poses

48 In the United States, about one third of our generated municipal solid waste ends up being recovered in composting in recycling

49 From an environmental waste perspective, the most effective and desirable approach is to recycle.

50 Incineration is a contemporary method of handling municipal solid waste and contributes to decreasing the life of sanitary landfills