1.Which of the below are natural resources?

1.

Which of the below are natural resources?

A.

A farm in the United States

B.

Plastic in a water bottle

C.

Oxygen in the forest

D.

A and C

E.

A, B and C are all natural resources


2.

The unit of measurement in an ecological footprint is:


A.

The carbon hectare

B.

The global unit

C.

The global hectare

D.

The ecological hectare

E.

Both A and D are used



3.

The rapid growth of the human population is a concern because:

A.

Natural resources are abundant

B.

The carbon hectare is increasing

C.

If we continue to grow, the population will exceed the earth's biocapacity

D.

As a population increases, so does its per capita ecological footprint

E.

All of the above


4.

Which of the below would lead to the highest ecological footprint?


A.

A country with low per capita footprint, and low population size.

B.

A country with a high per capita footprint but low population size.

C.

A country with a high per capita footprint and high population size.

D.

A country with low per capita footprint and high population size.

E.

Both A and C.



5.

The largest demand in the global ecological footprint is caused by our:

A.

Gasoline needs

B.

Fishing needs

C.

Farmland needs

D.

Energy needs

E.

None of the above


6.

A _______ resource is one that once it is depleted is gone for good.


A.

Renewable

B.

Global warming

C.

Pollution

D.

Carbon footprint

E.

Non-renewable



7.

Which of these is a renewable resource?

A.

Biofuels

B.

Fossil Fuels

C.

Oil

D.

Coal

E.

All of the above are renewable resources


8.

Although water is considered a renewable resource, what is a reason why it might be more like a non-renewable resource?


A.

Water has a cycle like other non-renewable resources

B.

Water can be used up faster than it can be returned in the water cycle

C.

Water can be polluted, depleting the supply of fresh water

D.

B and C are both true

E.

All of the above are true



9.

Water is _________ global ecosystems through ________ and stored in ___________.

A.

Returned to, evaporation, oceans

B.

Stored in, cloud formation, oceans

C.

Returned to, evaporation, aquifers

D.

Returned to, precipitation, aquifers

E.

Stored in, oceans, cloud formations


10.

Which of the below accurately describes how water is distributed across the globe?


A.

It is even distributed.

B.

It is unevenly distributed by shared by all countries.

C.

It is unevenly distributed, and its availability may be limited by economics and politics.

D.

It is evenly distributed, but its availability may be limited by economics and politics.

E.

None of the above accurately describes global water supplies.



11.

Human population growth contributes to extinction in which way(s):

A.

Habitat destruction

B.

Agriculture

C.

Ecological carbon loss

D.

A and B

E.

B and C


12.

Both human population growth an extinctions show:


A.

Exponential growth

B.

Logistic growth

C.

Biocapacity growth

D.

Ecological footprint growth

E.

None of the above



13.

In addition to using _______ resources we can live more ____________by reducing water use, eating less meat, recycling and driving less.

A.

Renewable; at carbon footprint level

B.

Renewable; sustainably

C.

Non-renewable, sustainably

D.

Non-renewable, at the global hectare level

E.

Non-renewable, at the carbon footprint level