Natural Resource Management Study Guide
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Course Introduction
Natural Resource Management is an interdisciplinary course that examines the principles and practices involved in the sustainable use and stewardship of natural resources such as water, soil, minerals, forests, and wildlife. The course explores ecological, social, economic, and policy dimensions of resource management, emphasizing the challenges of balancing human needs with conservation goals. Students will investigate case studies and management strategies at local, national, and global scales, gaining practical insights into ecosystem services, resource allocation, and the development of effective management plans that address environmental sustainability and community well-being.
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Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by G.
Tyler Miller
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
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Q1) The three principles of sustainability are
A) reliance on solar energy, biological diversity and nutrient cycling
B) environmentalism, ecosystems, and solar energy.
C) natural resources, natural services and water resources.
D) nutrient cycling, water resources, and environmentalism.
E) solar energy, ecosystems, and natural capital.
Answer: A
Q2) According to a number of environmental and social scientists,four basic causes of environmental degradation are A) non-existent.
B) poverty, population decline, unsustainable resource use, failure to include environmental costs in market prices.
C) poverty, population growth, unsustainable resource use, failure to include environmental costs in market prices.
D) poverty, population growth, unsustainable resource use, including environmental costs in market prices.
E) poverty, population decline, unsustainable resource use, including environmental costs in market prices.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems
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Q1) The law of conservation of matter has very important consequences in terms of how we handle our wastes.Explain this statement.
Answer: Matter can neither be created or destroyed therefore when was cannot truly 'dispose' of our waste. We can only change its chemical or physical form.
Q2) We can never recycle or reuse high quality energy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The acidity or alkalinity of water or soil is important to determine A) the uptake of chemicals in the soil by plants.
B) how dissolved substances interact with their environment.
C) a only
D) b only
E) a and b
Answer: E
Q4) Before an interpretation of an observation can become a theory,it must first be a testable scientific ____________________.
Answer: hypothesis
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Chapter 3: Biodiversity and Evolution
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Q1) Adaptations make organisms more suited for the environments in which they live.We notice that,nonetheless,organisms do fall short of being perfectly suited to their environments.The adaptive process is limited by
A) its reliance on pre-existing gene pools.
B) an organism's reproductive capacity.
C) the fact that each set of adaptations represent compromises for various organismal needs.
D) all of these answers
E) none of these answers
Answer: D
Q2) Among deserts,grasslands,forests,and mountains,the common human impact that negatively affects all four biomes is
A) off-road vehicles
B) tourism
C) overgrazing
D) salinization
E) tree plantations
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population
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Q1) On the exponential growth of reindeer figure,choose the portion of the graph that represents the number of reindeer that can be sustained indefinitely in a given area.
Q2) How do keystone species differ from foundation species?
Q3) The human population can continue following a J-shaped growth curve because of technology.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem are known as A) nonnative species.
B) native species.
C) keystone species.
D) specialist species.
E) indicator species.
Q5) What is the major ecological difference between generalist species and specialist species?
Q6) ____________________ is competition between two members of the same species.
Q8) A common tick is an example of a(n)____________________. Page 6
Q7) The relationship between a lion and a zebra is of a(n)____________________.
Q9) Which age-structure diagram represents a population expanding slowly?
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Chapter 5: Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach
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Q1) Invasive species can be characterized by all but which one of the following?
A) long life spans
B) low genetic variability
C) generalists
D) high reproductive rates
E) pioneers
Q2) Habitat destruction,introduction of exotic species,and overexploitation can all lead to species ____________________.
Q3) What are two major hindrances to protecting species extinction within a single human lifetime?
Q4) A 1/1,000,000 species per year extinction rate,which is the estimated continuous rate of extinction in the Earth's history,is called ____ extinction.
A) background
B) local
C) ecological
D) biological
E) total
Q5) African honeybees in Brazil are ____________________ and have displaced the established honeybees.
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Chapter 6: Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach
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Q1) Future designations of Wilderness areas are currently protected under the Roadless Rule.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________________ is a collection of 155 protected forests managed by the U.S.Forest Service.
Q3) In developed countries,many national parks are threatened by
A) air and water pollution.
B) poaching and invasion of alien species.
C) roads, noise and ATV's.
D) population growth and surrounding industrial development.
E) all of these answers
Q4) Currently,____ of the earth's land area is protected either strictly or partially by nature reserves,parks,wildlife refuges,wilderness and other areas.
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 12%
D) 20%
E) 30%
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Chapter 7: Food,Soil,and Pest Management
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Q1) Which of the following industries has the largest total annual sales in the United States?
A) Automotive
B) Housing
C) Agricultural
D) Steel
E) Lumber
Q2) All of the following are among the world's major food crops except A) wheat.
B) lime.
C) soybean.
D) rice.
E) corn.
Q3) Which of the following statements is false? Application of animal manure
A) improves soil structure.
B) stimulates the growth of soil bacteria and fungi.
C) has increased since farms have specialized in animal- or crop-farming operations.
D) has decreased with increased mechanization.
E) is a type of organic fertilization.
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Chapter 8: Water Resources and Water Pollution
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Q1) On the groundwater system figure,choose the letter that represents an area with a water table that is replenished by infiltration.
Q2) Regardless of the rate of aquifer pumping,aquifers are a renewable resource and completely recharge due to precipitation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Marine life can recover from crude oil spills most rapidly in
A) cold and calm waters.
B) warm waters with rapid currents.
C) cold waters with rapid currents.
D) warm and calm waters.
E) estuaries.
Q4) The people of Bangladesh depend on moderate annual flooding to A) maintain soil fertility for rice growing.
B) cover the countryside with water.
C) reduce the human population.
D) bring tourists dollars into the economy.
E) bring millions of dollars in aid for flood victims.
Q5) List three major classes of major water pollutants and their sources.
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Chapter 9: Nonrenewable Energy Resources
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Q1) ____________________ has hundreds of different types of hydrocarbons that must be separated in order to be used.
Q2) Because it is a relatively clean-burning fossil fuel,there is increasing interest in nonrenewable ____________________ as an energy source.
Q3) Shale oil is
A) pure in its naturally occurring form.
B) a light oil found in ancient sand deposits.
C) extracted from the kerogen in oil shale.
D) the most economical oil supply.
E) a product of natural gas.
Q4) There is a large push to tap domestic oil supplies.Do you agree or disagree,and why?
Q5) Petroleum and natural gas are the largest sources of energy for industrialized society.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The United States wastes almost none of its energy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Q1) To reduce energy waste,we must
A) increase energy consumption.
B) improve energy efficiency.
C) switch from fossil fuels.
D) use only solar technologies.
E) lower energy efficiency.
Q2) Wood is a renewable resource as long as it is harvested faster than it is replenished.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Geothermal energy can be used to provide heat and cooling,and to generate electricity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cells that convert solar energy directly into electricity are called
A) electrosolar chips.
B) photovoltaic cells.
C) helioelectric units.
D) photoelectric cells.
E) solarelectric cells.
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Chapter 11: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
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Q1) Mercury is released naturally into the air from rocks,soil,volcanoes and vaporization from the ocean.
A)True
B)False
Q2) U.S.federal and state government do not regulate the use of the majority of commercial chemicals because
A)of insufficient data due to limitations in toxicity studies as well as the high cost of regulation.
B)scientists regulate themselves and warn people about a chemical's harmful effects.
C)new chemicals are being synthesized faster than they can be thoroughly tested.
D)answers a and b.
E)answers a and c.
Q3) ____________________ studies determine the intensity of the statistical association between exposure to a toxin and a health problem.
Q4) ____________________ can be spread by air,water,food,body fluids,and animal vectors.
Q5) Why is it difficult to estimate chemical toxicity in real life using laboratory experiments?
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Chapter 12: Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone
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Q1) Acid deposition is best classified as a
A) local problem.
B) state problem.
C) regional problem.
D) national problem.
E) international problem.
Q2) Emissions credit trading since 1990 has contributed little to the success of reducing sulfur dioxide emissions from electrical power plants.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to a 2005 EPA report,the six regulated air pollutants in the U.S.decreased between 1970 and 2004 due to the Clean Air Act.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If we immediately halt all new releases of ozone depleting chemicals,the ozone layer can be restored to its pre-1950s levels within one year.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste
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Q1) ____ waste makes up more than 75% of the total waste that scientists have distinguished as recyclable.
A) household
B) postconsumer
C) primary or closed-loop
D) pre-consumer
E) secondary
Q2) Reuse is a way to reduce solid waste and save money. What are five individual strategies you use frequently to reuse used items? Where can you improve?
Q3) When checkout persons ask,"Paper or plastic?," environmentalists are most likely to
A) say, "Plastic."
B) say, "Paper."
C) walk out of the store and try another.
D) give the baggers reusable bags brought from home.
E) say, "Either plastic or paper."
Q4) In order of decreasing priority by the U.S.National Academy of Sciences,discuss ways to implement integrated hazardous waste management.
Q5) The two types are recycling are ____________________ and ____________________.
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Chapter 14: Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability
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Q1) The ____________________ principle states that environmental policy should ensure that no group of people will bear an unfair share of the burden created by environmental degradation or the execution of environmental laws.
Q2) An example of an incentive-based regulation system is ____________________.
Q3) Human-centered world views include
A)planetary management worldview.
B)stewardship worldview.
C)environmental wisdom.
D)a and b.
E)b and c.
Q4) As a result of traditional economic systems,which use natural capital to produce and consume goods,
A) nonrenewable resources are depleted.
B) waste heat is produced.
C) resources are degraded and depleted faster than they can be regenerated.
D) pollution and waste are generated faster than nature can recycle or dispose of them.
E) all of these answers
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Q5) A(n)____________________ includes the harmful indirect or direct costs of goods.