W1 Benchmark I Review Questions
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Name situations that best describe the use of renewable resources.
Building wooden furniture
During the __________ periods, humans altered their habitats.
Hunter-gatherer Agricultural Revolution Industrial Revolution
The ___________ was NOT a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
Overhunting of large mammals
What fields of study contribute to Environmental Science?
Biology Earth Sciences Social Sciences Physics Chemistry
Using scientific information from Chemistry and Biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes…
Environmental Science
Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.
During the Agricultural Revolution…
Plants and animals were domesticated
_____________ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose.
Newspaper
The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between…
Individuals and society
According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
Oil prices wold increase