Chapter 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes and Sustainability
Review Questions (26 points)
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1. What is sustainability? (1)
2. Natural capital is both natural resources and natural services. Give some examples of each. (2)
3. Define environmentally sustainable societies. (1)
4. How has population growth changed over time? (1)
5. Compare the world's population in developed and developing nations to resource use and waste production. (1)
6. What are examples of perpetual, renewable and nonrenewable resources? (1)
7. Define sustainable yield and give an example of it. (1)
8. Define environmental degradation and give an example of it. (1)
9. What is the 'tragedy of the commons'? Here is an article with several examples. Pick one and explain it or make up your own! (2)
10. What solutions exist for these 'tragedies'? (3)
11. What happens when a country's ecological footprint is larger than its ecological capacity? (1)
12. What are the two ways we can deal with pollutants? (2)
13. Based on the 'major causes of environmental problems', list how each might be addressed: (5)
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14. Explain how nature exemplifies the four scientific principles of sustainability. (4)
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