Chapter 1

Question 1

What will put population grow to in 2050? Currently over 7 billion

Answer 1

9.7 billion

Question 2

How much water is used for crops

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

What is the third largest emissions of methane

Answer 3

Landfill

Question 4

Name some household hazardous wastes

Answer 4

Paint
Cleaners 
Batteries
Lawn chemicals
Antifreeze 
Florescent light bulbs (mercury)

Question 5

A liquid mixture that carries contaminants to local bodies of water

Answer 5

Leachate

Question 6

What are CAFO - concentrated animal feeding operations fed

Answer 6

Corn which is not natural food

Increases loss of top soil

Question 7

How is nuclear waste stored?

Answer 7

Pools of water or steel or concrete casks

Question 8

Why is nuclear considered clean energy

Answer 8

No CO2 or emissions contributing to air pollution

Question 9

M_______ s______ means awareness of the inevitability of one’s own demise, and not surprisingly, it creates anxiety. The brain rushes to protect us by seeking reassurance that our lives are meaningful and important (i.e., terror management theory; Solomon, Greenberg, & Pyszczynski, 2004).

Answer 9

Mortality salience

Question 10

E_____ F_____- measures how fast individuals/populations use resources and generate waste in comparison to how rapidly nature can absorb the waste and replenish resources. Variables include: food, housing, water, home energy, transportation, goods, services.

Answer 10

Ecological Footprint-

Question 11

Estimates of carrying capacity

Answer 11

just under 8 billion.