W2 Benchmark I Review Questions Flashcards
An ecological footprint is the….
Amount of land and ocean needed to support one person.
Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
Industrial Revolution
Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes…
The relationship between availability and the worth of resources.
Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
Protecting shared resources
The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called…
Statistics
Which step in the scientific method are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight?
Observing
Before you can make a decision using a decision-making model, what steps must you take?
Gather information
Consider which values apply to the issue
Explore the consequences of each option
When you ask the question, “If a marsh is included as part of a nature preserve, will it protect our water resources?” you are considering which of the following types of values?
Environmental
How did the Himalaya Mountains form?
Colliding plate tectonics
What produces oxygen?
Plants
