Problem:
Question 1: Which best describes how human populations changed over the Stone Age, Agricultural Age, and Industrial Age?
a) Stone Age: slowest growth; Agricultural Age: moderate growth; Industrial Age: fastest growth
b) Stone Age: moderate growth; Agricultural Age: fastest growth; Industrial Age: slowest growth
c) Stone Age: slowest growth; Agricultural Age: fastest growth; Industrial Age: moderate growth
d) Stone Age: fastest growth; Agricultural Age: moderate growth; Industrial Age: slow growth
Question 2: In which Age were domestic animals first used as a major source of energy extending the ability of humans to impact the environment?
a) Industrial
b) Stone
c) Agricultural
Question 3: Which of the following are trends that may help to limit human impact on the environment? Select all that apply.
a) Continuing growth in human population size at least until 2050.
b) Spread of higher living standards and increased levels of consumption to many more people in the fast-growing economies of Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
c) Improved energy efficiency and use of biodegradable materials in consumer products.
d) Increased prices for scarce nonrenewable resources like oil.
e) Shift toward renewable energy technologies including a mix of wind power, solar power, water power, biomass energy, and geothermal energy.
Question 4: Plant and animal products are always renewable resources.
True
False
Question 5: Which of the following is renewable and biodegradable?
a) A plastic flip-flop
b) A metal knife
c) A wooden Popsicle stick
d) A glass window
e) None of the above
Please select the correct answer.