UNIT 1

Question 1

Living things (such as animals, plants, forests, soils, etc)

Answer 1

Biotic

Question 2

No living things (such as continents, oceans, clouds, icecaps)

Answer 2

Abiotic

Question 3

Structures, human-created living centres

Answer 3

Built environment

Question 4

_____ science is the pursuit f knowledge about the natural world
- scientists try to remain objective

Answer 4

Environmental

Question 5

______ is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world: informed by science, but contains ethical and political components

Answer 5

Environmentalism

Question 6

_______ are substances and energy sources needed for survival

Answer 6

Natural resources

Question 7

________ is balancing the use of a resource with its protection and preservation. The stock i the harvestable portion of the resource

Answer 7

Resource management

Question 8

Resources can be renewable if they
1._____
2.____

Answer 8

Are inexhaustible
Renew themselves

Question 9

Sunlight, wind energy, wave energy, geothermal energy are examples of _______ resources

Answer 9

Renewable natural resources

Question 10

Crude oil, natural gas, coal, copper/aluminum/metals are examples of ______ resources

Answer 10

Nonrenewable natural

Question 11

_______ are tangible material things that are extracted from the environment

Answer 11

Goods

Question 12

_______ functions and processes vital to living organisms

Answer 12

Services

Question 13

_______ is the measure of the ability of a system to support life. Calculated as max. Number of individuals of a given species per given area that can be sustained

Answer 13

Carrying capacity

Question 14

Carrying capacity = ____

Answer 14

Bio capacity

Question 15

____ is the inverse of bio capacity
-the amount of biologically productive land +water required to provide raw materials a population consumes and absorb the waste produced

Answer 15

Ecological footprint

Question 16

_____ is telling us how many people can an ecosystem or earth support

Answer 16

Bio capacity

Question 17

Developing countries have a much ____ footprint than developed countries

Answer 17

Smaller

Question 18

__________:
- unregulated exploitation leads to resource depletion
- resource users are tempted to increase use until the resource is gone

Answer 18

Tragedy of the commons

Question 19

______:
- conserves the earths natural resources
- maintains fully functioning ecological systems
- leaves earths enervations with a rich and full earth

Answer 19

Sustainability

Question 20

______ is the use of resources to satisfy current needs without compromising future availability of resources

Answer 20

Sustainable development

Question 21

_________- human ingenuity will solve any problem

Answer 21

Cornucopians

Question 22

_______ :predict doom and disaster

Answer 22

Cassandra’s

Question 23

The ________: to succeed, sustainable solutions have to meet:
- environmental goals
-economic goals
- social goals

Answer 23

Triple bottom line

Question 24

What is the definition of “sustainable development”?
a) Using resources to benefit future generations,
even if it means lower availability now
b) Letting future generations figure out their own
problems
c) Using resources to satisfy current needs without
compromising future availability
d) Letting each country decide what is its best
interest

Answer 24

C

Question 25

Ecological footprint a) in China is larger than in Canada b) means the same as “carrying capacity” c) typically increases with wealth d) A and B e) A and C

Answer 25

E

Question 26

Of the three ways to prevent the tragedy of the commons discussed in this course, which is the least likely to be successful in a coastal community whose members rely on fishing in a nearby bay for their livelihood? Justify your answer.

Answer 26

Private property rights