Chapter 3: 14.

From an economist’s standpoint, probably the

1. Name the atmospheric layer closest to the
groundA.Troposphere
2. The most abundant gas on the earth’s
atmosphere isC.Nitrogen
3. What atmospheric layer has most of the clouds?
D.Troposphere
4. What is the safe level of noise intensity for
humans?Up to 80 decibels
5. According to statistics from the UNhow many
deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to
outdoor air pollution?3.7 million
6. Facemasks are often used in China during air
pollution episodes. What is the percentage range of
ambient air particles that are filtered by standard
facemasks?48–75%
7.True or false; environmental pollution exposure
during pregnancy is not a risk factor for pre-term
(premature) birth.B. False
8. Which of the following forest landscape
restoration activities is the most efficient at
removing carbon from the atmosphere?Planted
forests and woodlots
9. True or false; biomass burning in one home can
be a source of indoor air pollution for several
homes.A. True
most sensible goal for our society is to..continue
searching for ways to minimize the sum of pollution
and pollution control costs.
15. An economist would MOST LIKELY agree with
which of the following statements? Pollution is
MAINLY attributable to...human choices.
16. What proportion of the Earth's surface is
covered by water?70%
17. What proportion of the world's population lives
on the driest half of the planet?85%
18. On average, how many children die each day
from diarrhoea caused by unsafe water and poor
sanitation?2,000
19. How much of the world's fresh water is
available to drink?1%
20. What proportion of hospital patients in
developing countries are being treated for diseases
caused by poor water and sanitation?one in two
21. The duration and intensity of droughts have
generally increased. Since 1900 how many people
have died as a result?11 million
22. What is a healthy soil?A living soil

10. Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty 23. What percentage of food comes from our soils?
cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of 95%
which infectious disease in children?Tuberculosis
24. In which layer of soil is most of the organic
11. Evidence suggests that certain foods can help matter located?Top soil
protect against the effects of environmental
pollutants on the health of fetuses and therefore
25. A single gram of healthy soil contains…Millions
pregnant women are encouraged to consume
of organisms
them. Which of the following is an example of a
protective food from the prenatal ‘epigenetics
diet’?All of the above

12. Which of the following statements is MOST

accurate? The problem of pollution is...

worldwide, though U.S. consumers contribute more

to pollution per capita than consumers elsewhere.

13. At present, the PRIMARY means by which

government intervenes to control the nation’s
pollution problem is through...direct regulation.