Renewable Resources and Sustainability Quiz

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What best describes a renewable resource?

Replenished by natural processes within hours to centuries

Which country is NOT part of the more-developed countries group?

China

What does Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measure?

Economic growth

What do tradeoffs most specifically refer to in the path to sustainability?

<p>Trading quality of life issues for ecological enhancements</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long has life been sustained on Earth according to the text?

<p>For approximately six billion years</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a sustainable yield?

<p>The highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used without reducing its available supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the three principles of sustainability?

<p>Reliance on solar energy, biological diversity, and nutrient cycling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are resources called nonrenewable?

<p>Derived from solar capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of recycling?

<p>Collecting and remelting aluminum beer cans</p> Signup and view all the answers

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