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NOYAN ALI.K

Jul 31, 2024

It is better to rely on pollution prevention rather than on pollution cleanup because the former choice generally protects the environment more effectively and generally costs less in the long run than pollution cleanup.

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Karan Kahlon

Jul 31, 2024

What is NOT a change that occurred as a result of the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies?

A) specialized occupations and long-distance trade
B) increased competition for resources
C) equal work distribution among people
D) growth of villages

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Noelle Leipold

Jul 31, 2024

What is the pace of exponential growth?

A) it starts rapidly and remains rapid
B) it starts out slowly then becomes very rapid
C) it starts out slowly and remains slow
D) it remains constant

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Farid Habibi

Jul 31, 2024

Pollution cleanup is considered a short-term solution if population and consumption levels grow without corresponding improvement in pollution control technology.

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Zahra Al-Radwan

Jul 31, 2024

When a country's GDP decreases,the per capita GDP must also decrease.

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Priscila Troche

Jul 31, 2024

What was NOT a characteristic of advanced hunter-gatherer societies?

A) Using fire to convert forests into grasslands
B) Stampeding herds to get food
C) Subduing and dominating most other forms of life
D) Redistributing plant populations during migrations

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Farza Ahmad

Jul 31, 2024

An environmentally sustainable society must be based on policies that provide for economic growth and development.

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Jason Carbonetti

Jul 31, 2024

Which statement is NOT characteristic of early hunter-gatherer societies?

A) They gradually developed tools and hunting weapons.
B) They lived in small groups of 50 or less.
C) They learned to hunt large game cooperatively.
D) They had little knowledge about their natural surroundings.

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ALEXANDER STEPHAN MACHHOLZ

Jul 31, 2024

You generally buy and eat microwave dinners.After dinner,cardboard tops and plastic trays remain.What is the least effective way to deal with this type of solid-waste problem?

A) prepare large quantities of food and divide it into your own reusable microwave containers
B) donate the plastic containers to the local nursery schools to use with preschoolers
C) collect the components and incinerate them so they don't take up landfill space
D) recycle the components

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Kevin Wiley Jr.

Jul 31, 2024

Which resource is a non-metallic mineral resource?

A) water
B) soil
C) oil
D) sand

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Aseel Babedain

Jul 31, 2024

What best describes renewable resources?

A) they can be replenished fairly rapidly on a human time scale through natural processes
B) they are things like winds, tides, and flowing water
C) they are renewed continuously on a human time scale
D) they are things that are continually available like direct solar energy

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MUHAMMAD SUFYAN

Jul 31, 2024

What is environmentalism?

A) It is the science of studying the structure and function of nature.
B) It refers specifically to radical acts performed to focus attention on the environment.
C) It is a social movement dedicated to protecting the Earth's life support systems.
D) It is the sum total of everything that has been written about outdoor science.

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Alvin P. Davis

Jul 31, 2024

Which of the following is NOT a nonpoint source of pollution?

A) pesticides dispersed by airplane and wind onto a crop
B) runoff from a stockyard
C) a smokestack from a power plant
D) fertilizer runoff from lawns

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Yanan Zhang

Jul 31, 2024

Which of the following is NOT a point source of pollution?

A) pesticides sprayed into the air
B) an automobile tailpipe
C) a factory smokestack
D) a drainpipe from a power plant

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Kitty Dollas

Jul 31, 2024

What is one characteristic of all major culture revolutions that have happened since the hunter-gatherer era?

A) shorter life spans
B) decreased resource consumption and pollution
C) improved living standards
D) decreased food supplies

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Soleil Castaneda

Jul 31, 2024

Which is the best description of how an environmentally sustainable society manages its resources?

A) it satisfies the needs of its people by harvesting without depleting Earth's capital
B) it focuses on all levels of society having sustainable incomes
C) it satisfies all society's needs by not harvesting any new materials
D) it focuses on today's society's needs and the needs of endangered species

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Riyan George

Jul 31, 2024

Which situation is an example of new efforts to prevent the tragedy of the commons?

A) converting land from private to more public ownership
B) using common-property resources at or above their sustainable yields
C) moving from a taxpayer-pay approach to a user-pay approach
D) moving from a user-pay approach to a taxpayer-pay approach

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Domenica Andrade

Jul 31, 2024

What is NOT one of the big five major causes of environmental problems?

A) ecological ignorance
B) the climate in which people live
C) poverty
D) population

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Mirales Jumuad

Jul 29, 2024

What might occur if climate belts move faster than trees migrate?

A) tropical forests in New England
B) a large increase of forest area
C) mass extinctions of species that could not migrate
D) an increase in forest diversity

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Fateh Singh

Jul 29, 2024

What is a likely consequence of the increasing numbers of environmental refugees that would occur in a warmer world?

A) accelerated evolutionary adaptation among humans
B) accelerated emergence of the fourth world order
C) more goodwill among people
D) political instability

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