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Environment 100 Midterm Review Instructions: Please come up with 5 multiple-choice and 3 short answer questions for your week. Do not put the answers in the doc yet, we will have peer groups answer each other as practice. Week 1: The Anthropocene, Population, and Waste Short Answer 1: The anthropocene is a new phase in history where there is large scale transformation of earth systems due to human activities. Give two pieces of evidence that we have left the Holocene and are in the Anthropocene. Short Answer 2 The world's population is currently 8 billion and growing. Name two factors related to fertility rates and elaborate on how each of these impacts population growth? Short Answer 3 The I=PAT formula describes how population, affluence, and technology affect the total ecological impact of a population. Explain how each of these factors contributes to damage in the environment. MC 1 Which is not a feature of CHANS? a. Emergent properties b. Legacy effects and time lags c. Planetary boundary characteristics d. Resilience and vulnerability MC 2 What is the current average growth rate per year a. 0.82% b. 0.74% c. 0.80% d. 0.91% MC 3 What are the 4 Rs of waste management?

a. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replenish b. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repeat c. Reduce, Reuse, Recover, Recycle (Rethink) d. Reduce, Recycle, Recover, Replenish MC 4 Which of the following is not one of the 9 planetary boundaries? a. Ocean Acidification b. Freshwater Change c. Land-Use Change d. Phosphorus cycle MC 5 Which of the following is an example of planned obsolescence? a. Apple drives consumption by programming old phones to stop working so you discard them and buy new ones b. Wanting to buy a new Prada bag because your old one isn’t as pretty c. You feel the need to change many items in your wardrobe to keep up with changing fashion trends d. Buying a new pair of shoes to stay in style Week 2: American Environmental History and Environmental Justice SA1: Name two people celebrated as part of the early American environmental movement, and why they were significant. . SA2: Describe the “wilderness idea” and how it is an extension of colonialism. SA3: Compare and contrast the competing conservation ideas in the early 20th century . Multiple Choice: 1. What president was heavily involved in the creation of the national park system? a. Jimmy Carter b. Teddy Roosevelt c. John F. Kennedy d. William Howard Taft

2. Who “created” the term intersectional environmentalism (IE) and why? a. Gifford Pinchot; Created and used this term to describe an utilitarian perspective of how nature’s resources should be used to serve human populations b. John Muir; Created and used this term to describe an individual's spiritual connection to nature c. Leah Thomas; Created this term to advocate for the people and the planet, specifically focusing on racial justice of marginalized communities d. Rachel Carson; Created and used this term in her book “Silent Spring” in order to spread awareness of the environmental movement 3. Who of the following was most well known as a transcendentalist? a. John Muir b. Henry Thoreau c. Grifford Pinchot d. Aldo Leopold 4. Which of the following is not a belief of Conservationism? a. Nature as a conserved resource for humans to use b. Ambivalent about modern civilization c. Save the country's vanishing forests and the variety of resources within them d. Protect forests "for the greater good for the greatest length" 5. Who reinforced the “cult of manhood” ? a. Gifford Pinchot b. John Muir c. Henry David Thoreau d. Teddy Roosevelt Week 3: The Carbon Cycle, Ocean Acidification, and Climate Change Short Answer 1: Explain why biofuels are more environmentally friendly than burning fossil fuels and the differences between the fast and slow carbon cycles.

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Biofuels are renewable and give off significantly less carbon dioxide emissions. The difference in the fast and slow cycle is related to how much time carbon is stored and released. Short Answer 2: Climate Change - What specific aspects of the earth's natural environment are being pushed out of usual ranges due to climate change? This can be seen through the planetary boundaries. Specific aspects that are being pushed out of the usual ranges are novel entities, climate change, CO2 concentration, biosphere integrity, land-system changes, freshwater change, and biogeochemical flows. Short Answer 3: Ocean Acidification - What are two negative impacts that a changing ph level can have on the organisms of an ecosystem? One negative effect is that the shell-forming organisms will not be able to form strong shells. Another negative effect is carbon sequestration where the oceans won’t be able to hold anymore carbon dioxide and it will stay in our atmosphere. Multiple Choice 1: Which of the following is not an example of the slow carbon cycle? A. Volcanic emissions B. Sedimentation C. Organic matter buried and transformed into rock and fossil fuels D. Decomposition Multiple Choice 2: Which is the most present greenhouse gas in our atmosphere? A. Water Vapor B. Methane C. Carbon Dioxide D. Nitrous Oxide Multiple Choice 3: Social & Political Dimensions of Climate Change - Which of the Global Warming’s Six Americas do most people identify with? A) Alarmed B) Concerned

C) Cautious D) Disengaged Multiple Choice 4: Climate Change - Which of the following does NOT drive climate change? A) Change in albedo B) Change in thermal radiation back into Earth C) Change in ocean PH levels D) Change in incoming solar radiation Multiple Choice 5: Ocean Acidification - Ocean acidification has the negative consequence of… A) Impairing vital organ development of ocean mammals B) Threatening the profits of the fishing industry C) Increases reproductive and fertility rates of some marine species D) Shell and exoskeleton growth is hampered Week 4: Biogeochemistry, Agriculture, and Food Systems Short Answer 1: What are the side effects of Monoculture? Short Answer 2: What is the Green Revolution? Short Answer 3: Describe the process of how Carbon is captured and stored in soil? MC: Which of the following is considered a source? A)Terrestrial biomass B)CO2 in Ocean surface C)Coal D)None of the above

MC:Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of regenerative agriculture? A) Crop diversity B) Animal integration C) Tilling D) Year round crop cover of fields MC: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of food deserts? A) Limited access to food B) Linked to race more than class C) Higher health disparity D) High availability of highly processed foods MC: Which of the following is the main problem with eutrophication? A) Rapid algae blooms B) Loss of oxygen in water C) Algae death D) Creation of N2O MC: Which of the following has the largest average greenhouse gas impact of getting 50 grams of protein from? A) Farmed Crustaceans B) Eggs C) Pork D) Beef Week 5: The Water Cycle and Recycled Water Short questions: SA1: What is the difference between large-scale agriculture and urban agriculture with their usage of recycled water ? SA2: What causes overdrafting and why? How does this affect humanity? SA3: Come up with a long-term solution for reducing water scarcity.

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Multiple choice questions: 1. Which of these is NOT where water can be naturally stored based on the water cycle? a. Atmosphere b. Oceans c. Urban buildings d. Groundwater 2. Which country withdraws the most freshwater every year for agriculture, industry, and domestic uses? a. Canada b. India c. Russia d. United States 3. What sector uses the most fresh water? a. Industry b. Municipal (domestic) c. Agriculture d. None of the above 4. Which regions of the U.S. DON’T have the most severe droughts? a. The northeast b. The southwest c. The south d. The great plains 5. Which livestock is more water intensive? a. Sheep b. Cow c. Pig d. Chicken

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