AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 5.12 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.12 of AP Environmental Science – Introduction to Sustainability.
Questions List
Topic 5.12
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: STB-1.A.1
Environmental sustainability involves conserving resources for which group?
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Topic 5.12: Introduction to Sustainability
Learning Objective: STB-1.A
Explain the concept of sustainability.
Essential Knowledge: STB-1.A.1
Sustainability refers to humans living on Earth and their use of resources without depletion of the resources for future generations. Environmental indicators that can guide humans to sustainability include biological diversity, food production, average global surface temperatures and CO₂ concentrations, human population, and resource depletion.
Essential Knowledge: STB-1.A.2
Sustainable yield is the amount of a renewable resource that can be taken without reducing the available supply.