Chapter 14: Environmental Health

True/False: Evidence of global climate change can be found in the fact that ice sheets are shrinking and glaciers are receding at unprecedented and rapid rates.

Which factor does not influence population growth?

Evidence of unchecked population growth is manifested in which of the following areas?

Which country is projected to have the largest increase in population in coming decades?

A control measure for population growth, ________ population growth, proposes that each couple produce two or fewer offspring to allow the population to stabilize or decrease.

Air pollutants that occur due to human causes are referred to as ________.

The ozone layer's rapid depletion is caused by the release of chloroflurocarbons (CFCs); these chemicals are released mostly through the use of ________.

Photochemical smog is a mix of particulates and gases that forms when oxygen-containing compounds of nitrogen and hydrocarbons react in the presence of sunlight; it is sometimes called ________.

________ is a weather condition whereby smog forms due to a cool layer of air being trapped under a warmer layer of air, thus preventing circulation.

The ________ measures how clean or polluted air is and notes health effects that can happen within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air.

True/False: Your carbon footprint refers to your relationships established with significant others throughout life.

The BP oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico is said to be caused by ________ sources.

A source of indoor pollution known as ________ is a mineral compound used to insulate vinyl flooring, roofing materials, heating pipe coverings, and many other products in buildings constructed before 1970.

________ is a colorless, strong-smelling gas released from building materials or new carpet in a process called off-gassing.

________ is a colorless, odorless gas found in soil that can penetrate homes through cracks or other openings in the basement or foundation.