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To accommodate the rapid human population growth, the water supply should increase by

20% over a 15-year period

The depletion of the world's rain forests contributes to all of the following except _____

A decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide that is released in the atmosphere

Which is true regarding where pollution is most evident?

Areas with a high population density

Which area of the world has experienced the greatest population growth over the past 10 years?

Asia

This is the main human activity that contributes to global warming

Burning of fossil fuels

A majority of the greenhouse-gas emissions released into the atmosphere is comprised of _____

Carbon dioxide

The one-child policy of 1979 was a system used to regulate population growth within this country.

China

Which of the following characterizes a Stage 3 population?

Consists primarily of urban dwellers

Experts argue that a significant water shortage by 2025 will be caused by _____

Drastic increase in water usage by humans

Which of the following demographic characteristics distinguishes Europe's population from that of Asia?

Europeans are more concentrated in urban areas.

Which would most likely NOT be a result of rapid population growth in a region?

Expansion of natural environments such as forest land

Which of the following is not an example of a sustainable development project?

Financing projects to clear rainforest land for cattle grazing

Which is not an impact of global warming on ecosystems?

Food supplies increase

Which practice does not protect the environment?

Frequent usage of a SUV

Which vehicle is most likely to be fuel efficient?

Gas-electric hybrid car

Scientists predict that global warming will cause Ethiopia to experience _____

Greater frequency of drought-related conditions

In most industrial countries, _____

Harvest rates are surpassed by net annual tree growth.

A person who adapts an anthropocentric view _____

Is concerned more with how the environment impacts people's lives

Which is not an example of a goal that many countries agreed to have accomplished by 2015?

Issue reparations to all countries that suffered high amounts of casualties from past major wars

In which of the following ways can a population grow?

Migration

Which area is considered to be the most densely populated?

Monaco

Where is the largest population concentration in the Western Hemisphere?

On the northeast U.S. and southeast Canadian seaboards

The adoption of the Agenda 21 comprehensive plan _____

Outlines local, national, and global efforts that would help improve the environment

Natural increase can be best defined as

Population growth that occurs due to an increase in the birthrate.

Which is the result of zero population growth?

Population stability

Overcrowded living conditions contribute to all of the following except _____

Preservation of wetlands

Which human activity would best support global efforts to improve the environment and to reduce global warming?

Riding a bicycle to a nearby playground

Which place would most likely have a low population density?

Sahara Desert

Which person would most likely not be impacted by the Agenda 21 plan?

Scientist from NASA

Which of the following topics would not relate to substainable living?

Single-use containers

Which occurrence is not characteristic of global warming?

Stabilization in the sea level due to warm weather

What approach to development did the Brundtland Commission propose?

Sustainable development

Which country's action would be in violation of section II of the Agenda 21 plan?

The Brazilian government mandates the clearing of 200 acres in order to generate revenue from exported lumber

What event was responsible for the first population explosion?

The Industrial Revolution

All of the following are major factors contributing to the global water pollution problem except _____

The release of waste products from fish

Which statement is false regarding the world's population?

The world's population is decreasing

Which statement is true regarding the distribution of population throughout the world?

Three-fourths of the world population occupies 5 percent of the planet's surface due to water and less hospitable land.

What is the objective of the Dashboard of Sustainability?

To illustrate the complex relationships among economic, social, and environmental issues

Which factor contributes to the strength of hurricanes?

Warmer ocean temperature


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