ENVS1001 Milestone 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

Which statement about projected human population growth below is incorrect? Innovation and technology have little influence on projected population growth. If population growth dramatically slows, the Earth's populatio ...

Which statement about projected human population growth below is incorrect? Innovation and technology have little influence on projected population growth. If population growth dramatically slows, the Earth's population will be 7.4 billion by 2050. The population in 2050 will reach 10 billion if growth continues to increase. Continuing to slow the growth at current rates will result in a population of 8.9 billion by mid-century. CONCEPT The Impact of Population Growth 2 Ecosystems provide many benefits to humans, which are termed "ecosystem services." Visiting the Grand Canyon on a school field trip is an example of a __________ service that ecosystems can provide. provisioning cultural regulating supporting CONCEPT Biodiversity 3 Which of the following is the best example of how the public can apply environmental science? Purchasing only organic vegetables after learning about the damaging effects of pesticides Regulating air and water emissions from a nearby power plant Studying the impact of a proposed natural gas pipeline that crosses a protected environment Administering free vaccinations for children in a developing country CONCEPT Applying Environmental Science 4 Choose the statement below that is NOT true about early Earth's atmosphere. The ozone layer was quite thick. There was no free oxygen. Conditions were favorable for forming chemical bonds. Both ammonia and methane were present. CONCEPT Earth's Formation 5 Match the graph image with its corresponding type and common use. Bar graph, which is used to show differences in quantifiable characteristics across groups Scatter plot, which is used to show the relationship between two characteristics Map, which is used to show the location of various phenomena Line graph, which is used to show a trend in a characteristic relative to changes CONCEPT Graphic Literacy 6 Choose the best explanation of the distinction between environmental science and environmentalism from the options below. Environmental science is a subjective examination of human interactions with the environment and environmentalism is an objective assessment of how humans relate to the environment. Environmental science is dedicated to protecting the environment while environmentalists concentrate on the legal, political and social ways to do so. Environmental science holds that humans have a responsibility to be aware of their impact on the environment and environmentalism is a social movement that urges action. Environmental science remains objective, while environmentalism is concerned with ethical questions about right and wrong concerning the environment. CONCEPT Environmentalism 7 Melissa believes that all living creatures are similar in their desire to avoid pain. Melissa holds which of the following environmental ethical positions? Biocentric Ecocentric Ethnocentric Anthropocentric CONCEPT Ethics and Stewardship 8 Factors that led to population growth during the Industrial Revolution and the Green Revolution include all of the following except __________. improvements in technology improved methods of transportation more government regulations increased food productivity CONCEPT Human Arrival and Expansion 9 Most scientists believe the event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by a(n) __________. volcanic eruption massive tidal wave asteroid impact