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7 People and the Environment Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: Population size alone determines a region’s environmental impact.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

Which statement best describes two ways human activity can affect climate?

A
Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, and land-use change can reduce ecosystem carbon storage.
B
Burning fossil fuels reduces greenhouse gases, and land-use change always increases ecosystem carbon storage.
C
Burning fossil fuels affects only soil, while land-use change affects only freshwater.
D
Both burning fossil fuels and land-use change have no effect on climate.

Written response

1 point

What term describes the growing concentration of people and activities in towns and cities?

Fill in the blank

1 point

A city may import food and electricity, so some impacts associated with its residents occur beyond the city .

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1 point

In the conceptual model of environmental impact, population is multiplied by consumption per person and by .

Choose one

1 point

A growing city wants to limit resource use per person as it adds housing. Which plan best supports that goal?

A
Build spread-out neighborhoods that require driving for most daily activities.
B
Develop compact neighborhoods with reliable transit and energy-efficient buildings.
C
Expand the city without planning its water, energy, or waste systems.
D
Replace public transit with wider roads to encourage car use.

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1 point

Which factors can shape patterns of consumption and emissions? Select all that apply.

A
Social conditions
B
Infrastructure
C
Available technologies
D
Whether a place is urban or rural, regardless of its design or systems

Choose all

1 point

Which outcomes can result when activities such as agriculture, forestry, mining, or fishing are poorly managed? Select all that apply.

A
Depletion of soils, freshwater, forests, or fish stocks
B
Fragmentation of habitats
C
Pollutants entering air, water, or soil
D
Guaranteed recovery of all depleted resources

Written response

1 point

Which demographic process refers to people moving between places?

True or false

1 point

True or false: Sustainable progress depends only on individuals changing their behavior, not on collective choices or the systems around them.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

Which approach best reflects sustainability?

A
Prioritize economic growth even if it permanently depletes essential resources.
B
Reduce resource use by restricting access to basic needs for some communities.
C
Meet human needs while maintaining the ecological systems and resources people depend on.
D
Protect ecosystems by preventing all use of natural resources.

Choose one

1 point

Two regions have the same population but very different environmental footprints. Which explanation best fits the conceptual model of environmental impact?

A
One region may use more energy and materials per person or rely on more polluting technologies.
B
Equal population always means equal environmental impact.
C
Only the size of each region determines its environmental footprint.
D
A region’s footprint depends only on where its residents live, not on how goods are produced.

Written response

1 point

Two regions have the same population. To use the material’s conceptual model to explain why their environmental impacts might differ, how many remaining multiplicative components, besides population, should be compared?

Choose one

1 point

A manufacturer wants to reduce material waste without preventing customers from using its products. Which design choice best supports that goal?

A
Replace products frequently so each version uses the newest materials.
B
Design products to last and make them repairable or reusable.
C
Make products difficult to repair so they can be replaced more easily.
D
Focus only on where products are used, not on how they are made or discarded.

Choose one

1 point

A coastal community depends on fishing for food and materials. Which approach best balances that need with the goal of protecting fish stocks?

A
Increase fishing until current demand is met, regardless of future stock levels.
B
Replace local fisheries entirely with imported fish.
C
Manage the fishery so people can use it without depleting fish stocks.
D
Stop monitoring fish stocks because the ecosystem will always recover.

Choose one

1 point

A factory wants to reduce pollution from its production processes. Which change most directly fits a cleaner-technology approach?

A
Adopt cleaner production methods that create less pollution.
B
Increase production without changing how pollution is managed.
C
Move waste disposal to another community and leave production unchanged.
D
Use more raw materials for each unit produced.

Choose one

1 point

A proposed project would provide broad benefits but concentrate environmental costs in one community. Which principle should guide efforts to make the project fairer?

A
Allow the most powerful group to decide who bears the costs.
B
Place all environmental costs on the community with the fewest resources.
C
Prioritize economic benefits even if basic needs are left unmet.
D
Share benefits and responsibilities fairly and avoid unfairly imposing costs on particular communities.

Written response

1 point

What ecological effect occurs when construction divides a natural habitat into separated sections?

Open ended

1 point

A coastal community depends on fish for food and materials. Describe two approaches the community could use to support people’s needs while maintaining fish stocks and the ecosystems they depend on. Explain how each approach helps.

True or false

1 point

A development plan improves local incomes but disregards both community well-being and environmental protection. Does this plan fully reflect the United Nations’ framing of sustainable development?

A
True
B
False