A) global demand for petroleum has led to more drilling.
B) strip mining has destroyed a portion of the mountain range.
C) the rainforest is a dangerous place.
D) ecotourism has created a new economy around ancient ruins.
E) competition for forest land has created conflict with other economic activities.
G) None of the above
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A) Deep, rich soils like those in the US Midwest
B) Traditional beverages brewed through fermentation
C) Wild relatives of row crops used in traditional farming
D) Long-term supplies of food
E) Land set aside in which no crops are grown
G) A) and C)
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a) Deriving economic benefit should not ...View Answer
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A) ineffective fertilizers for growing food.
B) the finite lifespan of the sun.
C) high populations of humans.
D) insufficient advancements in technology.
E) eroding infrastructure.
G) A) and B)
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A) can tolerate high harvest levels.
B) are intolerant to being harvested.
C) have the same maximum sustainable yield as organisms that mature slowly.
D) are typified by large, hardwood trees.
E) are generally considered to be pests.
G) A) and D)
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A) rice.
B) wheat.
C) beef cattle.
D) apples.
E) deer.
G) A) and C)
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A) optimizing; competing
B) maximizing; exclusive
C) minimizing; essential
D) abandoning; ancient
E) intensifying; economic
G) None of the above
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A) Lobsters
B) Honey
C) Gasoline
D) Crude oil
E) Pristine forests
G) A) and B)
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A) Water used for generation of hydroelectricity
B) Agricultural crops
C) Hydroponically grown tomatoes
D) Silk worms
E) Free-range chickens
G) B) and D)
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A) The forest is being used for lumber and lumber production is non-sustainable.
B) It is better to replace a diverse ecosystem with a monoculture.
C) The newly planted trees will always be approximately the same size as they grow and the best habitat for wildlife has diversity in tree size.
D) Lumber companies are not interested in sustainable development and should not be allowed to harvest trees.
E) Burning trees is a better forest management system than cutting them for lumber.
G) A) and C)
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A) Proper land use planning requires unanimous agreement among all those in the community.
B) Land use planning is limited to the local scale.
C) Designating certain land to provide green space is not land use planning because the green space is never developed.
D) Reserving a high fraction of the land within a community for industrial development may be an acceptable form of land use.
E) Land use planning cannot occur at an international level because the United Nations does not own property.
G) B) and E)
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A) Harvesting of biotic resources is easy to manage because biotic resources always grow back.
B) Because the supply of abiotic resources is finite, recycling and reuse are key components in sustainable development.
C) Despite the growing population of humans, abiotic resources cannot be depleted.
D) Earth is far too resilient for humans to make a lasting impact.
E) Human ingenuity can overcome all the mistakes we make.
G) A) and E)
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A) Fixed quotas in which a specific number of individuals are harvested each year
B) Banning of harvesting regardless of the population health
C) Seasonally adjusted harvesting to account for cycles in reproduction
D) Issuing a limited number of permits for harvesting
E) Limiting harvesting to a specific sex or age within the population
G) A) and B)
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A) requires careful management for both biotic and abiotic resources.
B) is ultimately unsustainable regardless of management practices.
C) to the point of extinction is called underexploitation.
D) cannot be managed to allow a balance between economic advantages and impacts on populations.
E) for nonrenewable resources inevitably leads to complete resource depletion.
G) None of the above
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A) Using weapons to control dwindling resources
B) Fracking (cracking rock for enhanced natural gas extraction)
C) Confined feeding operations for mass production of animals
D) Installing motion detectors that automatically turn of lights in empty rooms
E) Encouraging economic growth to stimulate the search for new and alternative resources
G) None of the above
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A) Environmental factors
B) Food availability
C) Habitats
D) Predators
E) All of the above
G) None of the above
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