Question

1. all of the following make up the three major categories of environmental problems except

c. resource depletion.
d. pollution.

1. during the period of human history known as the _, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.

a. industrial revolution
c. \tragedy of the commons\
b. agricultural revolution

1. which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the industrial revolution?

a. people lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinct.
b. domesticated plants were altered; forest was replaced with farmland.
c. fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increased.

1. what did hunter - gatherers do to alter the environment?

a. introduce plants to new regions
c. burn prairie to maintain grassland
b. overhunt large mammals
d. all of the above

1. developed nations make up about _ percent of the worlds population and consume about _ percent of its resources.

a. 20, 75
c. 75, 20
b. 50, 75
d. 75, 50

1. hardins \tragedy of the commons\ essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?

a. preventing pollution
c. curbing overpopulation
d. protecting shared resources

1. the ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual?

c. forest area that absorbs pollution
b. land taken up by housing
d. all of the above

1. attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?

c. negative population growth
b. stable resource consumption
d. restrictions on technology

1. a cost - benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against

a, those who benefit from the action.
c. what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay.
d. the benefits one expects to receive.

Explanation:

1. The three major environmental problems are overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution. Loss of biodiversity is a consequence of these problems, not a major category.
2. During the agricultural revolution, farming methods advanced, leading to rapid population growth.
3. The Industrial Revolution saw increased fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution.
4. Hunter - gatherers introduced plants to new regions, overhunted large mammals, and burned prairie to maintain grassland.
5. Developed nations make up about 20% of the world's population and consume about 75% of its resources.
6. Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" addresses conflicts in protecting shared resources.
7. The ecological footprint includes land for crops, housing, and forest area that absorbs pollution.
8. A sustainable society aims for stable resource consumption.
9. A cost - benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against the benefits one expects to receive.

Answer:

1. a. loss of biodiversity
2. b. agricultural revolution
3. c. Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increased.
4. d. all of the above
5. a. 20, 75
6. d. protecting shared resources
7. d. all of the above
8. b. stable resource consumption
9. d. the benefits one expects to receive