Chapter two exam Flashcards
Part One
An example of an environmental justice violation is when minority and low-income communities:
a. are in close proximity to polluting industries.
b. lack access to parks and green spaces.
c. have limited transportation options.
All of these answers are correct.
What is an obstacle to the eradication of Guinea worm disease?
a. indifference
b. political issues
c. human stubbornness
d. poverty
All of these answers are correct.
Which factor is a reason that urban areas are environmentally unfriendly?
importation of food and exportation of waste, traffic congestion, and sewage overflow
More than half of the world’s population lives in:
Asia
Which statement is NOT true of Guinea worm disease?
The larvae mature into adult male and female worms in the heart tissue.
What can we do to help prevent suburban sprawl?
a. Maintain open and agricultural land.
b. Establish urban growth boundaries.
c. Implement infill.
d. Build up rather than out.
All of these answers are correct.
Addressing which factor will help countries lower their total fertility rates?
poverty
A natural area such as a park or undeveloped landscape containing grass, trees, or other vegetation in an urban area, usually set aside for recreational use, is known as:
green space.
Which term is used for chemicals that work together in the body to produce toxic effects greater than the sum of their individual effects would predict?
synergistic
In a vector-borne disease, the _____ directly causes the disease.
pathogen
Emigration is the movement of individuals:
out of an area.
Which factor correlates with lower population growth in many regions?
education of girls
The land area needed to provide the resources for, and assimilate the waste of, a person or population is called:
ecological footprint.
The dose size required for a chemical to do harm is called the
potency
What makes a city green?
a. having policies to improve air quality
b. using more renewable energy than nonrenewable energy
c. using programs that reduce vehicle traffic in the city
d. increasing green space around the city
All of these answers make a city green.
Which statement regarding values for demographic factors between more and less developed countries is TRUE?
Crude birth rates are higher in developing countries.
Majora Carter’s South Bronx Greenway would provide many benefits, including:
both increased air quality and alternative transportation opportunities.
What is the difference between bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
Bioaccumulation is the buildup of substances within one organism, while biomagnification involves those substances moving up the food chain as one organism eats another.
Which factor would NOT be a useful approach to helping a country reach zero population growth?
educating men and providing them with job opportunities
Guinea worm disease (GWD) in humans is caused by:
drinking contaminated water containing copepods infected with Guinea worm larvae.
