Performance Benchmark N.12.B.2
Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in
countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S
1st Item Specification: Identify the benefits and hazards of the environmental impact of
human activities (e.g., consumption, conservation, and cultural and social practices).
Depth of Knowledge Level 1
1. One concern about human activities and resource consumption patterns is
A. a lack of information about cultural behaviors that influence conservation efforts.
B. too many advertisements inform the public about conserving water.
C. local governments have concerns other than being worried about resources.
D. parents and grandparents provide cars for teenagers who overdrive.
2. Using public transportation rather than private automobiles to conserve energy is practical
because
A. less people would leave their cars at home.
B. less pollution would be generated over time.
C. more pollution would be generated by buses.
D. people would spend more time on the road.
3. The environmental impact of the cultural practice of individual automobile ownership is
A. a practice that fosters conservation.
B. resource depletion of petroleum.
C. sustainable energy efforts.
D. realistic energy practices.
4. Consumptive practices refer to
A. use of clothing and reference materials by a society.
B. use of another country’s resources including satellites.
C. cost of resources among various societal groups.
D. how much and what types of resources are used by a society.
5. Which of the following fosters voluntary conservation of resources?
A. Laws
B. Taxes
C. Education
D. Deficits
6. Which of the following practices has a NEGATIVE environmental impact?
A. Using solar screens
B. Having grass lawns
C. Voluntary recycling
D. Using water-efficient toilets
7. Excessive consumptive practices that impact the environment include all of the following
EXCEPT
A. energy.
B. water.
C. food.
D. recycling.
Depth of Knowledge Level 2
8. Which of the following would be considered a non-sustainable environmental practice?
A. Using solar energy
B. Burning fossil fuels
C. Recycling glass
D. Consuming vegetables
9. The ecological resource consumption practices of the average citizen of the United States
A. is less than all other parts of the world.
B. is balanced by recycling plastic items.
C. is greater than most countries in the world.
D. contributes to sustainable living practices.
10. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) use 1/3 the electricity of a standard incandescent light
bulb. Which of the following would be true?
A. Incandescent light bulbs burn cooler than CFLs.
B. CFLs use less energy over their lifetime than standard bulbs.
C. Incandescent light bulbs last longer than CFLs.
D. CFLs release CO2 contributing to global climate change.
11. The average human consumes 2000 kcal of food per day. If one compact fluorescent light
bulb saves 570 kilowatt hour over its lifetime, how many days of food would that provide for
the average human? (hint: 1.0 kwatt hour is equivalent to approximately 900 kcal.)
A. 5 day.
B. 1 day.
C. 20 days.
D. 256 days.
12. Compared to a hunter/gatherer society, energy consumption in an industrial society is
A. less because industrial societies are more efficient.
B. less because industrial societies have different diets.
C. more because industrial societies have more technology.
D. more because industrial societies tend to be vegetarian.
13. Archeologists have evidence that the southwest region of the United States had a 40 year
drought about a thousand years ago. Most native people moved away from the area. What is
the most likely reason why these people abandoned their communities?
A. The air temperatures grew to be too hot.
B. Large mammals migrated into the area.
C. The soil characteristics changed causing drought.
D. The resources they needed for survival changed.
14. There is currently enough food produced on Earth to feed the global population, but people
still do not have enough food. What is the most likely reason for this?
A. Some people consume more food than others do and do not want to share.
B. Different communities do not like unusual foods such as peppers.
C. The world population is low and the problem is exaggerated.
D. Roads and communication are inadequate to remote populations.
Performance Benchmark N.12.B.2
Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in
countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S
Answers to Sample Test Questions
1. A, DOK Level 1
2. B, DOK Level 1
3. B, DOK Level 1
4. D, DOK Level 1
5. C, DOK Level 1
6. B, DOK Level 1
7. D, DOK Level 1
8. B, DOK Level 2
9. C, DOK Level 2
10. B, DOK Level 2
11. D, DOK Level 2
12. C, DOK Level 2
13. D, DOK Level 2
14. D, DOK Level 2