Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 2 - The Environment and Society
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What represents Earth’s “modern commons”?
a. | shared natural resources | b. | protected grasslands | c. | threatened
species | d. | unpolluted habitats |
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According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of
copper declined but the demand remained the same?
a. | Copper prices would drop. | b. | Copper prices would
increase. | c. | Copper usage would drop. | d. | Copper usage would
increase. |
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An ecological footprint is the
a. | mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth. | b. | number of animals a
person has killed. | c. | amount of land and ocean area needed to support
one person. | d. | number of trees people cut down. |
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Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
a. | lower health standards. | b. | faster-growing populations. | c. | greater personal
wealth. | d. | declining populations. |
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Which of the following is a “developing” nation?
a. | the United States | b. | France | c. | Canada | d. | Ethiopia |
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Matching
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Section 2 - The Environment and Society
Choose the
letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | cost - benefit
analysis | d. | developed nation | b. | sustainability | e. | law of supply and demand | c. | “Tragedy of
the Commons” |
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“If I don’t use this resource, someone else will.”
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helps determine a product’s worth
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may be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution
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diverse individual economies
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human needs may be met indefinitely
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