Question 1

Ecologist Aldo Leopold wrote about his home state of Wisconsin in The Sand County Almanac.In one moving section,he described a triangular cemetery founded in the nineteenth century that,because of its unusual shape,contained a tiny patch of prairie that was unmowed and undisturbed.Every year,sometime in July,Leopold would watch a single silphium plant bloom there,the only one he found in that part of the state.He used this example to discuss the many plants native to the prairie that have been replaced by a few commercial plants grown by farmers.Leopold is observing a change in

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A)   pollution.
B)   suburbanization.
C)   social ecology.
D)   biodiversity.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following facts might a sociologist be interested in if he or she is studying the problems associated with resource depletion when investigating the way our society uses paper?

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A)   It requires more than three pounds of tree pulp to make one pound of paper.
B)   Making paper pumps acid into rivers and streams.
C)   Paper products are useful for storage.
D)   Paper products are used to spread information.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a way to collect demographic data?

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A)   voluntary simplicity and recycling
B)   organizing environmental activist groups to engage in direct actions
C)   the U.S. Census Bureau sending out surveys
D)   the Malthusian theoremE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

What sort of pollution is responsible for global warming?

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A)   water
B)   light
C)   groundwater
D)   airE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Due to an oil boom,North Dakota has experienced the greatest population increase among all of the states in the United States in the recent past.Which demographic variable explains this?

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A)   fertility
B)   migration
C)   mortality
D)   life spanE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

Under what circumstances are bystanders LESS likely to attempt to help a stranger who appears to be in danger?

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A)   when the bystander could also be in danger
B)   when there are lots of bystanders
C)   when the danger comes from a natural rather than a human source
D)   when the danger might lead to legal liability for a bystander who intervenesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What is environmental justice?

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Environmental justice is the idea that a...

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Flint,Michigan,which is dealing with contaminated water,is a majority African American city.Flint,Michigan,has been pointed to as an example of

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A)   corporate welfare.
B)   environmental justice.
C)   climate justice.
D)   environmental racism.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above D

Question 9

An estimate of the land and water area that is required to produce all of the goods that an individual consumes and to assimilate all of the waste that he or she produces is called

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A)   smart growth.
B)   an ecological footprint.
C)   demographics.
D)   biodiversity.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Before the United States invaded Iraq,about 5.5 people out of every thousand would die each year according to a controversial study published in the British medical journal The Lancet.After the invasion,that number rose to over 13.This study was attempting to measure

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A)   immigration.
B)   suicide.
C)   morbidity.
D)   mortality.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Environmental racism occurs when

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A)   environmental groups avoid hiring or recruiting members of racial minorities.
B)   people use violent or criminal methods to achieve their goals of protecting the environment.
C)   an environmental policy or practice negatively affects individuals, groups, or communities as a result of their race.
D)   people believe that humans are exempt from natural ecological limits.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The attempt to reconcile global economic development with protections for the environment is called

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A)   biodiversity.
B)   environmental integrity.
C)   social demographics.
D)   sustainable development.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What type of nations are the largest consumers of energy worldwide?

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The answer of What type of nations are the largest...

Question 14

The city of Mumbai,India,has 14,000,000 people,making it the second-largest city in the world,and it handles the majority of India's maritime commerce.These facts help to explain why Mumbai would be called a(n)

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A)   metropolitan statistical area.
B)   global city.
C)   agglomeration.
D)   agrarian area.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

How has Earth's population changed in the past fifty years?

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A)   It has shrunk slightly.
B)   It peaked around twenty-five years ago and has been shrinking ever since.
C)   It has increased by around 25 percent.
D)   It has nearly tripled.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

According to the text,which of the following is one of the four major eras of environmental activism?

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A)   Earth Day
B)   postmodern environmentalism
C)   climate justice
D)   the conservation eraE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

How is urban density measured?

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A)   the number of square miles occupied by a city
B)   the number of adults in a given metropolitan area
C)   the number of people per square mile
D)   the number of people in an economically and socially integrated areaE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

The Environmental Defense Fund hires scientists,economists,and lawyers to lobby the government and to educate the public about the environmental consequences of modern life.They brag that they had a part in passing important elements of the Clean Air Act,California's emissions rules,and a treaty to phase out CFCs.With what era of the environmental movement is this sort of organization MOST commonly associated?

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A)   the modern environmental movement
B)   conservation environmentalism
C)   Earth Day
D)   mainstream environmentalismE) A) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 19

What are resources,like coal and oil,called that CANNOT be replaced except through very slow geological processes?

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A)   nonrenewable resources
B)   social problems
C)   renewable resources
D)   environmentally friendlyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Summarize the changes urban areas in the United States experienced in the years after World War II.

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The most important change in urban areas after World War II was the increasing shift toward the suburbs.Increasing levels of postwar prosperity made suburbs and home ownership attractive to many,although suburbs were strictly segregated along racial lines.
Suburbanization was not just a response to new levels of postwar prosperity but also reflected a retreat from some of the problems associated with city living such as close quarters,noise,and crime.As more families were able to afford single-family homes,large yards with proverbial white picket fences and two-car garages became the image of the American Dream.
Suburban life allows families to avoid some of the problems associated with city living,but it has its own problems including long commutes,little contact between neighbors,and de facto racial segregation of housing and schools.Some observers have also criticized the monotonous uniformity of suburbs,claiming that they promote listless personalities,conformity,and escapism.The decades-long shift of population to the suburbs has accelerated and expanded throughout the nation,with more families moving farther and farther away into what have been called the "exurbs."
The best answers will also mention urban or suburban sprawl,which is a derogatory term applied to the peripheral expansion of urban boundaries associated with irresponsible or poorly planned development.According to critics,areas affected by urban sprawl are often unsightly and characterized by a homogenous landscape of housing subdivisions,office parks,and corner strip malls without character or green space.

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