Sophia Environmental Science
Unit 1 Milestone
1
Which of the following is the best example of how a nonprofit
organization can apply environmental science?
Use data to formulate climate change predictions
Pro
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Sophia Environmental Science
Unit 1 Milestone
1
Which of the following is the best example of how a nonprofit
organization can apply environmental science?
Use data to formulate climate change predictions
Promote sanitation and clean drinking water in developing nations
Vote for a political candidate who supports environmental issues
Reintroduce an endangered species into a national park
CONCEPT
Applying Environmental Science
2
Ecosystems provide many benefits to humans, which are termed "ecosystem
services."
Photosynthesis and soil formation are examples of __________
services.
supporting
provisioning
cultural
regulating
CONCEPT
Biodiversity
3
Choose the sentence that describes Thomas Malthus and his
contributions to environmental awareness.
He wrote “An Essay on the Principle of Population,” published in 1798, that
warned of the dangers of human overpopulation.
He was the first chief of the United States Forest System and served from 1905
until 1910.
His book Silent Spring, published in 1962, raised public awareness of harmful
agricultural practices.
He wrote the book The Population Bomb, in which he discussed the negative
effects of human population growth.
CONCEPT
Environmentalism
4
Factors that led to population growth during the Industrial
Revolution and the Green Revolution include all of the following
except __________.
more government regulations
improved methods of transportation
increased food productivity
improvements in technology
CONCEPT
Human Arrival and Expansion
5
Which of the following is NOT a major impact of population growth?
The thinning of the ozone layer allowing harmful radiation to reach Earth
Air and water pollution and climate change
The degradation of habitat and the loss of species
Increased need for energy leading to depletion of natural resources
CONCEPT
The Impact of Population Growth
6
Of the four graphs below, select the one that is misleading.
CONCEPT
Graphs in Environmental Science
7
The blueberry bushes in Lawrence’s back yard did not have a good yield this
year. He wondered if it was because there hadn’t been much rain. Lawrence
decided to water the bushes closest to the house and see if that made a
difference.
If Lawrence were following the steps of the scientific method,
before he formed and tested a hypothesis, he would __________.
do some preliminary research
evaluate data collected from testing his idea
determine if his theory can be disproved
attempt to answer the question with a guess
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