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SOC 319 | Environmental Sociology
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2022
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Chapter 1 Practice Test 1. Pollution from which of the following is an example of point source pollution? (A) Fertilizers from agricultural fields (B) Runoff from Midwestern farms (C) Oil spills from leaky pipelines (D) Pesticides from farmland (E) Smoke from an industrial plant smokestack 2. Countries such as China have increasing populations that are attaining a middle-class status. This has lead to (A) a decrease in environmental impact. (B) more arable land available for farming. (C) a reduction in air pollution. (D) two-thirds of the world's most polluted cities in China. (E) less strain on water resources. Use the graph below to answer questions 3-6. 3. India's per capita ecological footprint is approximately (A) 1/10 of China's ecological footprint. (B) 1/5 of China's ecological footprint. (C) 1/2 of China's ecological footprint. (D) 2X China's ecological footprint. (E) equal to China's ecological footprint. 4. In the year 1987, what was the Earth's ecological footprint? (A) 1.3 Earths (B) 0.5 Earths (C) 2.0 Earths (D) 1.5 Earths (E) 1 Earth 5. All of the following ways would help to reduce the projected ecological footprint EXCEPT (A) using shared resources at rates well below their estimated sustainable yields. (B) converting open-access resources to private ownership. (C) reuse of resources over and over. (D) recycling nonrenewable metallic resources. (E) continued reliance on the current fossil fuel. 6. From the bar graph you can infer that Africa’s ecological print is no greater than (A) 5%. (B) 8%. (C) 12%. (D) 26%. (E) 20%. 7. An example of the tragedy of the commons would be? (A) grazing cattle on private land. (B) emitting as much sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere as the law allows. (C) harvesting lumber on private property. (D) fish in a stock tank. (E) gathering fruit from an orchard. Use the graph at below to answer questions 8-10. 8. In what year did the human population reach 6 billion? (A) 8000 BC (B) 4000 BC (C) 2000 BC (D) 1000 AD (E) 2000AD 9. The graph illustrates which type of growth? (A) Exponential (B) Linear (C) Logistic (D) Parabolic (E) Inverse 10. Both dotted lines assume that population will (A) increase at a linear rate. (B) decrease. (C) increase exponentially. (D) stabilize. (E) collapse. Refer to figure below to answer question 11. 11. The figure illustrates I. the conservation of energy. II. a cycle. III. the conservation of matter. (A) I only (B) I and II (C) II only (D) I and III (E) I, II, and III 12. Solutions to environmental problems are not always easy. This is because (A) there is only one correct answer to environmental problems. (B) it means that people will suffer. (C) once a solution is suggested it can never be changed. (D) laws must always be written to solve the environmental problem. (E) any solution has both advantages and disadvantages. 13.Which of the below is an example of the tragedy of the commons? (A) Treaties allowing for the limited taking of whales for research purposes (B) Offshore clam beds in public areas depleted below replenishment levels by overfishing (C) Individuals catching their legal limit of fish on a daily basis (D) Shrimp boats accidentally catching turtles in their nets (E) A large storm smothering a large oyster bed with a new sand bar Answers 1. E 2. D 3. C 4. E 5. E 6. D 7. B 8. E 9. A 10. D 11. E 12. E 13. B

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