Environmental Systems & Societies SL

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Question 1 of 10

Medium1 marks

Why can the human population sustain exponential growth?

A
women are younger when they have children.
B
there has been an increase in multiple births.
C
birth rate is greater than death rate.
D
it is below its carrying capacity.

Question 2 of 10

Medium1 marks

What factors would hinder the classification of the ecosphere as a closed system?

A
The input of solar energy
B
The re-radiation to space of heat energy
C
The arrival of rocks as meteorites from space
D
The unstable state of its equilibrium

Question 3 of 10

Medium1 marks

Which of the following options closely resembles a closed system?

A
A leaf on a tree
B
A stone in a cave
C
A hot spring
D
A cloud

Question 4 of 10

Easy1 marks

Which of the following lists exclusively consists of components of renewable natural capital?

A
Fish, timber, cattle
B
Methane, the ozone layer, water vapour
C
Groundwater, hydroelectric power, solar energy
D
Rice, whales, diamonds

Question 5 of 10

Easy1 marks

What is the composition or nature of the Earth's mantle?

A
beneath the crust and the core.
B
between the core and the crust.
C
above the crust but beneath the core.
D
above both the core and the crust.

Question 6 of 10

Easy1 marks

In this model, the units most likely employed for birth rate and death rate are...

Preview
<p>In this model, the units most likely employed for birth rate and death rate are...</p>
A
percentage of total population per year.
B
numbers per square kilometre.
C
numbers per thousand individuals per year.
D
total numbers per year.

Question 7 of 10

Easy1 marks

What are the appropriate labels for the axes in population pyramids?

I
<p>What are the appropriate labels for the axes in population pyramids?</p>
II
<p>What are the appropriate labels for the axes in population pyramids?</p>
III
<p>What are the appropriate labels for the axes in population pyramids?</p>
IV
<p>What are the appropriate labels for the axes in population pyramids?</p>

x-axis

y-axis

A
age range
percentage of population
B
population size
survival rate
C
survival rate
population size
D
percentage of population
age range